News Archive - 2 April 2021

The upcoming Vienna meeting will be held with the aim of examining the possible return of the United States to the JCPOA, and only the current members of the JCPOA (Iran and the P4 + 1) will attend it, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, answering a question raised by...

“At virtual JCPOA JC meeting, Iran & EU/E3+2 agreed to resume in-person talks in Vienna next Tues,” Zarif tweeted referring to today’s JCPOA Joint Commission that was held online. “Aim: Rapidly finalize sanction-lifting & nuclear measures for choreographed removal of all sanctions, followed by Iran ceasing remedial measures,” added the...

"The virtual meeting of the Joint Commission of JCPOA is over. Discussions were quite businesslike and will continue", said Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna in his tweeter account. "The impression is that we are on the right track but the way ahead will not be easy and will...

Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the spokesman for the Yemeni army announced that the Yemeni forces have managed to target King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia. According to Saree the base had been struck with two Qasef-2K drones “with high precision" and that the attack was “part of a legitimate...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov commented over tensions in the country's relations with the European Union and the escalation of the crisis in relations between Moscow and Washington. It is up to Russian President Vladimir Putin to decide when the country’s Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov will return to...

At least 36 people have been killed with many more injured after a train in Taiwan derailed inside a tunnel after striking a truck, The Mirror reported. The country's Transport Ministry said 36 people had "no signs of life" after the disaster in the east of Taiwan on Friday, while...

The compensation for the losses and damages "will reach over 1 billion dollars," Rabie told a local TV channel on Wednesday. "This is the right of the state and we will not give it up", Xinhua reported. The 224,000-ton Panama-flagged ship was grounded in the vital Suez waterway on March...

The celebration of Nowruz needs a happy ending to make it perfect, so on the last day of this celebration people go outdoors to celebrate the end of the Nowruz holidays. On the 13th day of Farvardin, which falls on April 2 in normal years and April 1 in leap...

The 23 members of coalition, known as OPEC+, made an agreement during the 15th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting held via video conference on Thursday to raise crude oil output by 350,000 bpd in May and June, and by 450,000 in July, SHANA reported.  Therefore, crude oil output cut...

Speaking to Nour News, an informed source rejected the report, noting that America has not offered such a proposal. Some media outlets claimed that Washington has asked Iran to stop %20 uranium enrichment and receive $15 billion of its frozen assets in European banks in return. According to a law...

"The #US Department of State welcomed the virtual meeting of the Joint Commission of #JCPOA with participation of #Iran and other Parties to the nuclear deal. Another confirmation of significant changes in the US position which need now to be translated into practical actions,” Russia's Permanent Representative to the International...

According to Khatibzadeh, the visit will be made as part of political consultations between the foreign ministers of Iran and Russia and upon Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's invitation. Negotiation on various aspects of bilateral relations, regional issues, especially the latest developments in the Caucasus, Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan,...

Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari made the announcement on Friday, saying that the total number of coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 1,908,974 with the death toll standing at 62,876. According to Lari, 4,005 patients are in critical condition while over 1,633,949 patients have recovered. So...

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi leads the Iranian delegation in the meeting. The European Union said in a statement on Thursday that representatives of China, France, Germany, Russia, Britain, and Iran will meet virtually on April 2 to discuss the prospect of a possible return of the United States...

Iran has already increased the number of its IR-2m machines, which are far more efficient than the IR-1, at the Natanz plant. The UN nuclear agency reported on March 8 that Tehran had begun enriching uranium with the third cascade of advanced IR-2m centrifuges at its Natanz nuclear facility. The...

In a letter to Dato Windsor John, the AFC Secretary-General, the Iranian federation cites recent attacks against Riyadh as the main concern. “As regards to the war situation of Riyadh and considering the most recent missile attacks to the city, our club Foolad Khuzestan is very concerned and worried about...

Representatives of China, France, Germany, Russia, Britain, and Iran met virtually on Friday to discuss the prospect of a possible return of the United States to the JCPOA, also known as the Iran nuclear deal. The Joint Commission chaired on behalf of EU High Representative Josep Borrell by the Deputy...

TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) – Tehran's parks and promenades were closed to the public on National Nature Day to prevent the spread of the virus, by order of the Coronavirus Prevention and Combat Headquarters, for the second year in a row.