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The European Union's political director Helga Schmid and Iran's deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, center from left, wait for a bilateral meeting as part of the closed-door nuclear talks with Iran at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, July 28, 2019. (AP)
July 28, 2019, 4:14 pm
World powers meet Iran in Vienna in bid to salvage nuclear deal
Diplomats examining the accord after Iranians flout the uranium stockpile and enrichment limits set out in the 2015 agreement
By AP
Abbas Araghchi (Center R), political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, and Helga Schmid (Center L), Secretary General of the EU's External Action Service (EEAS), take part in a meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) attended by China, France, Germany, Russia,the UK and Iran on July 28, 2019 at the Palais Coburg in Vienna, Austria. (ALEX HALADA / AFP)
July 28, 2019, 4:08 pm
Iran says UK’s seizure of tanker is a breach of nuclear deal
At Vienna summit, deputy FM tells remaining signatories of ailing 2015 pact they ‘must not create any obstacles’ to Tehran’s oil exports
By Jastinder KHERA
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian gives a press conference with his Moroccan counterpart in Rabat on June 8, 2019. (FADEL SENNA / AFP)
July 24, 2019, 8:04 am
France stresses need for Iran to respect nuclear accord
Paris urges Tehran to ‘make the needed gestures’ to save pact amid soaring tensions, and with remaining signatories set to meet Sunday
By Elaine Ganley
President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, July 3, 2019. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
July 10, 2019, 1:31 pm
Rouhani warns of ‘repercussions’ over British detention of oil tanker
Iran continues to threaten UK over ‘mean and wrong’ seizure of ship said to be carrying crude to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, says London to blame for insecurity in region
By TOI staff and AFP
File: An Iranian worker at the Uranium Conversion Facility at Isfahan, 410 kilometers south of Tehran, January 2014. (AP /Vahid Salemi)
July 7, 2019, 10:08 am
Iran says it is breaking nuclear deal’s limit on uranium enrichment
Apparent violation of the pact comes a week after Tehran announced it had exceeded its caps on stockpiling low-enriched material
By TOI staff and Agencies
In this April 9, 2018 file photo, released by an official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani listens to explanations on new nuclear achievements at a ceremony to mark "National Nuclear Day," in Tehran, Iran. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP, File)
June 29, 2019, 7:47 pm
Iran says it will soon exceed enriched uranium limit under nuclear deal
Iranian official says talks in Vienna with remaining signatories to 2015 accord ‘could not satisfy Iran’s just demands’
By TOI staff and AP
In this April 9, 2018 file photo, released by an official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani listens to explanations on new nuclear achievements at a ceremony to mark 'National Nuclear Day,' in Tehran, Iran. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP, File)
June 28, 2019, 7:35 pm
Iran says progress made at nuclear meeting but ‘still not enough’
Deputy FM says he’ll report back to Tehran for decision, but country will continue to reduce commitments to uranium caps unless ‘expectations are met’
By KIYOKO METZLER and Philipp Jenne
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who is also a senior nuclear negotiator, speaks with media in his press conference in Tehran, Iran, on January 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 29, 2019, 8:39 am
Iran ready for dialogue with Gulf states, its deputy FM says
Abbas Araghchi meets with his Qatari counterpart in Doha, expresses readiness for talks on stability and security of the region
By Stuart Winer
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter transports cargo from the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during a replenishment-at-sea operation in the Arabian Sea, May 19, 2019. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Darion Chanelle Triplett/U.S. Navy via AP)
May 23, 2019, 5:25 pm
Senior German diplomat in Tehran hoping to salvage nuclear deal
Fearing ‘real risk of escalation,’ Berlin sends envoy after Iran warns that Germany, France, Britain, China, Russia have 2 months to develop plan to block US sanctions
By David Rising
Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of capital Tehran, Iran, April, 9, 2007. (Hasan Sarbakhshian/ AP/File)
May 7, 2019, 9:04 pm
Iran to announce reduced commitment to nuclear deal, may restart enrichment
French diplomat says Europe could reimpose sanctions if Iran pulls out of deal as Tehran hints at retaliatory actions on anniversary of US leaving pact
By Agencies and Stuart Winer
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who is also a senior nuclear negotiator, speaks with media in his press conference in Tehran, Iran, on January 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
January 31, 2019, 7:32 pm
Iran welcomes EU trade mechanism meant to skirt sanctions as ‘first step’
Iranian deputy FM calls on Europeans to honor commitments made to Tehran under deal meant to curb its nuclear program
By AFP
Abbas Araghchi (C), Iran's chief nuclear negotiator arrives at the Austria Center Vienna after another rounds of talks between the EU 5+1 on May 16, 2014 in Vienna. (photo credit: AFP/DIETER NAGL/file)
September 29, 2018, 7:18 pm
Iran says it expects EU to set up mechanism to bypass US sanctions by November
Since Trump’s pullout from nuclear accord, European countries have begun working on payment system to allow oil companies and businesses to continue trading with Tehran
By TOI staff and Agencies
Iranian nuclear negotiator and deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. (YouTube screen capture/Channel 4 News)
June 10, 2018, 4:18 pm
Iran postpones debate on joining UN convention on terror financing
Fearing that move will harm its ties with terror groups Hamas and Hezbollah, Tehran approves delay to see whether nuke deal survives
By AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at a session of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum on May 25, 2018, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (AFP/Kirill Kudryavtsev)
May 25, 2018, 7:29 pm
Putin: Collapse of Iran deal could hurt Israel’s security
As Iranians meet with signatories in Vienna in effort to save ‘dying’ accord, Russian leader warns drastic shifts in US policy endanger global stability
By Agencies
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif holds talks with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictured) at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing on May 13, 2018. (AFP Photo/Pool/Thomas Peter)
May 14, 2018, 11:30 am
Iran FM in Moscow as Russia moves to save nuclear deal
Putin seeking to boost role as Middle East power player, after intervening on behalf of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria
By AFP
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