Iran and the six world powers will resume nuclear negotiations in New York in February to finalise a comprehensive agreement on the dispute, an official said Monday. The new series of nuclear negotiations will be held in the presence of Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and representatives […]
The US Monday started to ease some of the economic sanctions on Iran after the Islamic republic took “concrete actions” in curbing its controversial nuclear programme. US Secretary of State John Kerry has approved waivers, offering limited sanction relief on Iran’s oil exports, financial transactions and trade in gold and precious metals, among others, Xinhua […]
Iran does not need to produce 60 percent enriched uranium, the country’s nuclear chief Ali-Akbar Salehi said here Saturday. The remarks of Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), Ali-Akbar Salehi, came in response to the rapporteur of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, who said in December that his […]
Iran wants Japan to help it build nuclear power plants, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has said. The official said he believed Iran and Japan could work together to build facilities that generate electricity. The Japanese leaders are aware of the idea, and it will become one of the key issues linking the two […]
Iran’s football club Tractor Sazi Tabriz have parted company with their head coach Majid Jalali. The decision, made after six months, came following the weak results of Tractor Sazi Tabriz in its recent matches. The club is currently sixth in Iran Professional League (IPL), six points behind leader Esteghlal of Tehran, reports Xinhua. “I have […]
Iranian football club Esteghlal’s defender Pejman Montazeri Saturday joined Qatar’s Umm Salal. Montazeri will replace Australian defender Sasa Ognenovski in Umm Salal, reports Xinhua. The Iranian 31-year-old signed an 18-month deal with Umm Salal for an undisclosed fee. The Iranian international defender joined Esteghlal in 2007 and has won two Iran league and two Iran […]