Tag: Iran nuclear deal
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EU leaders committed to Iran nuclear deal, concerned over Trump’s decision
European Union (EU) leaders have voiced their commitment to the Iran nuclear deal and its full implementation by all sides, despite US President Donald Trump’s decision to decertify Iran’s compliance with the deal. The leaders of France, Germany and Britain, in a joint statement issued by 10 Downing Street on Friday, said they were concerned …
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October 14, 2017 -
Israel hails Trump’s decision on Iran nuclear deal
Israel has welcomed US President Donald Trump’s decision not to certify the landmark nuclear deal with Iran and also hailed his remarks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Trump’s remarks on Friday as a “courageous decision”, Xinhua news agency reported. In a video statement released by the Prime Minister’s office, Netanyahu said the move has …
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October 14, 2017 -
Trump speech shows US isolated in opposing nuke deal: Rouhani
President Donald Trump’s speech in which he outlined an aggressive new strategy against Iran shows the US is “more than ever isolated in its opposition to the nuclear deal”, President Hassan Rouhani said today. Rouhani spoke in a televised address after Trump gave a much anticipated White House speech in which he “decertified” his support for …
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October 14, 2017 -
France’s Macron ‘considers’ trip to Iran after Rouhani invite
French President Emmanuel Macron is considering visiting Iran after speaking by phone with his Iranian counterpart as US President Donald Trump said he was “decertifying” the nuclear deal with Tehran, the Elysee presidential office said today. Macron told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that France remained committed to the 2015 nuclear agreement which, besides the United …
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October 14, 2017 -
Iran violating the spirit of nuclear deal: Trump
Condemning Iran as a “fanatical regime”, President Donald Trump today threatened to terminate the landmark Iran nuclear deal if Congress and US allies fail to amend the agreement in “significant ways”. In his hard-hitting speech from the White House, Trump accused Iran of violating the spirit of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, known as the …
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October 14, 2017 -
Russian FM stresses need to honour Iran nuclear deal
All parties involved in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear program should abide by it, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. The minister held a telephone conversation with the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and the two sides discussed the current situation around the nuclear deal, according to a …
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October 13, 2017 -
Nobel winning anti-nuclear group urges Trump not to quit Iran deal
The nuclear weapons disarmament campaign group that won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize has urged US President Donald Trump to uphold the Iran nuclear deal to “avoid causing any more conflict.” “We really call on the US government to continue to certify and stay in this deal,” Beatrice Fihn, director of the International Campaign to …
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October 10, 2017 -
Trump expected to decertify Iran nuclear deal soon
US President Donald Trump has planned to announce next week that he will “decertify” the landmark Iran nuclear deal, a move that could lead to the potential collapse of the agreement. Trump was expected to roll out a broader US strategy on Iran, in which his decision on the nuclear deal was an important part, …
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October 6, 2017 -
Trump says Iran has not lived up to ‘spirit’ of nuclear deal
US President Donald Trump today insisted Iran has not acted in keeping with a deal to curb its nuclear program, days before he must decide on the future of the accord. “They have not lived up to the spirit of the agreement,” said Trump, who appeared poised to withhold certification of Iran’s compliance, leaving Congress …
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October 6, 2017 -
Trump weighs ‘decertifying’ Iran nuclear deal
President Donald Trump has railed against a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program, but officials say that far from scrapping it, he is considering kicking the decision to Congress. Ahead of an October 15 deadline, several officials familiar with White House deliberations said, Trump has made it clear he does not want to certify Iran’s …
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October 4, 2017 -
US Defense Secretary indicates support for Iran nuclear deal
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday that it was in America’s national interest to stay in a landmark deal clinched between Iran and six world powers to curb Iran’s nuclear programme. Mattis’ remarks at a congressional hearing came at a time when US President Donald Trump is weighing whether to abandon the deal …
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October 4, 2017 -
Hezbollah leader accuses Netanyahu of ‘starting regional war’
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday of undermining the Iran nuclear deal and igniting a war in the region. “He (Netanyahu) is currently working with (US President Donald) Trump to undermine the deal and to lead the region into a war,” Nasrallah said in a televised speech marking …
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October 2, 2017 -
Iran nuclear deal must be ‘revisited’: Tillerson
The United States is looking for support from its allies to persuade Iran to re-open talks on the nuclear deal, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said today. “We do need the support of our allies, our European allies and others, to make the case as well to Iran that this deal really needs to …
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September 20, 2017 -
Obama not to sign bill that undermines Iran nuclear deal
The White House said US President Barack Obama would not sign any bill in his final months in office that would undermine the Iran nuclear deal.
November 23, 2016 -
Obama not to sign bill that undermines Iran nuclear deal
The White House said US President Barack Obama would not sign any bill in his final months in office that would undermine the Iran nuclear deal.
November 23, 2016