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Iran to scale back nuclear deal commitments: Tasnim

Iran will announce further moves on Monday to scale back compliance with an international nuclear pact that the United States abandoned last year, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday. “Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation tomorrow at the Arak heavy water site will...

British envoy denies Iran summons over tanker attacks claim

Britain's ambassador to Iran on Sunday denied he was summoned by the Iranian foreign ministry after London accused Tehran of "almost certainly" being responsible for tanker attacks in the Gulf. "Interesting. And news to me," ambassador Rob Macaire said in a tweet a day after the Iranian...

Iran, EU officials meet on nuclear deal amid tensions

Iran's deputy foreign minister met a top EU diplomat Saturday to discuss the future of the troubled nuclear deal, state media said, amid rising tensions between Tehran and Washington. The meeting in Tehran between Abbas Araghchi and Helga Schmid, deputy to EU foreign policy chief Federica...

Iran renews nuclear pact ultimatum amid tensions with U.S.

Iran will continue scaling back compliance with a nuclear deal unless other signatories to the pact show “positive signals”, the Iranian president said on Saturday as tensions with the United States escalated over tanker attacks in the Gulf region. Iran stopped complying in May with...