Archiv: Mohammad Javad Zarif


19.10.2022 - 05:34 [ gulfif.org ]

Russia’s Double Game in the JCPOA Negotiations

(January 26, 2022)

However, the Russo-Iranian dispute did not end there. Instead, unrest over Ulyanov’s comments led to the voicing of broader concerns over Russia’s “domineering policy” vis-à-vis Iran. The Kremlin’s central role in the Vienna talks has touched off widespread jabs in Iranian mainstream and social media. Given Iran’s refusal to sit one-on-one with the U.S. side, Ulyanov’s release of a photo of a December 29 meeting between Russian and U.S. diplomats concerning the Iran nuclear deal, intensified the criticism.

Pro-government conservative newspapers within Iran downplayed criticisms of the Russian negotiators, which they described as psychological warfare initiated by the U.S. and Israel.

19.10.2022 - 05:04 [ Newsweek ]

Mohammed Javad Zarif Says Russia Wants to Stop U.S., Iran Nuclear Deal in Leaked Interview

(26.04.2021)

The release of the comments by Zarif set off a firestorm in Iran, where officials carefully mind their words amid a cut-throat political environment that includes the powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, ultimately overseen by the country‘s supreme leader. Zarif has been suggested as a possible candidate for Iran‘s June 18 presidential election, as well.

Zarif‘s comments might complicate talks in Vienna aimed at bringing Tehran and the U.S. back into compliance with Iran‘s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.

12.07.2021 - 16:32 [ Saeed Ghasseminejad / Twitter ]

Zarif reports to Majlis that the Biden administration so far has agreed to lift almost all sanctions including all sectoral sanctions, IRGC FTO, supreme leader‘s office … According to Zarif all banks, including CBI, will be removed from the sanction list except one.

According to Zarif Biden has agreed to annul these executive order:
13781, 13902, 13876 (Khamenei and his office), 13846 (partially), 13754, 13590, 13622, 13645, 13628

According to Zarif the Biden administration has agreed to suspend these laws:
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2012
Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act (TRA)
Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act, (IFCA)
Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)

12.07.2021 - 16:29 [ Sina Azodi / Twitter ]

Iran‘s FM @JZarif has submitted his 22nd report on the implementation of JCPOA to Majlis. Thread on the details of negotiations.

26.04.2021 - 19:57 [ Haaretz ]

In Leaked Tape, Iran‘s Zarif Says Soleimani, Russia Tried to Sabotage Nuke Deal

Zarif also blames Soleimani for being in cahoots with Russia, which “put all its weight” behind sabotaging the nuclear deal with the U.S. and world powers, as well as allowing Russian fighter jets to fly over Iran for Syrian bombing raids, letting Russia use Iranian airliners to move military personnel and equipment, and deploying Iranian soldiers on the ground in Syria.

26.04.2021 - 19:54 [ New York Times ]

Iran’s Foreign Minister, in Leaked Tape, Says Revolutionary Guards Set Policies

The recording, of a conversation in March between Mr. Zarif and an economist named Saeed Leylaz, an ally, was not meant for publication, as the foreign minister can repeatedly be heard saying on the audio. A copy was leaked to the London-based Persian news channel Iran International, which first reported on the recording and shared it with The New York Times.

12.04.2021 - 23:10 [ ORF ]

Russlands Außenminister zu Gesprächen im Iran

Inmitten der Bemühungen um eine Rettung des internationalen Atomabkommens mit dem Iran ist Russlands Außenminister Sergej Lawrow morgen in Teheran zu Besuch. Auf dem Programm stehen Gespräche mit Präsident Hassan Rouhani und Außenminister Javad Zarif.

22.02.2021 - 06:39 [ Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister of Islamic Republic of Iran / Twitter ]

There is a path forward, with a logical sequence: #CommitActMeet As the offending side, US must take corrective measures: -commit to JCPOA -effectively fulfill obligations Iran would reciprocate immediately by reversing its remedial measures.

26.01.2020 - 12:51 [ ABC News ]

Iranian FM: Tehran still willing to negotiate with US

“For us, it doesn’t matter who is sitting in the White House, what matters is how they behave,” he said, according to Der Spiegel. “The Trump administration can correct its past, lift the sanctions and come back to the negotiating table. We’re still at the negotiating table. They’re the ones who left.”

26.01.2020 - 12:50 [ Spiegel.de ]

Irans Außenminister Zarif: „Es ist ein Desaster für die Europäer, dass sie sich den USA so unterordnen“

Mohammad Javad Zarif warnt Europa vor einer Eskalation im Atomstreit. Verhandlungen mit den USA schließt er auch nach der Tötung von General Soleimani nicht aus, nennt dafür aber Bedingungen.

21.01.2020 - 17:14 [ ZDF ]

Atomwaffensperrvertrag: Iran droht mit Ausstieg

„Wenn die Europäer ihr unangemessenes Verhalten fortsetzen oder die Akte Iran dem Sicherheitsrat vorlegen, dann werden wir uns aus dem Atomwaffensperrvertrag zurückziehen“, sagte Außenminister Mohammed Dschawad Sarif laut der staatlichen Nachrichtenagentur Irna.

15.01.2020 - 01:48 [ PressTV.com ]

Zarif slams EU’s dispute mechanism as ‘a strategic mistake’

On Tuesday, the three European signatories to the Iran deal — France, Britain and Germany — formally triggered the dispute mechanism, which accuses Iran of violating the agreement and could lead to the restoration of the anti-Iran UN sanctions that had been lifted by the JCPOA.

15.01.2020 - 01:46 [ PressTV.com ]

Zarif urges E3 to stop 20 months of bowing to US diktat

Tehran has particularly been disappointed with the European trio’s failure to protect its business interests under the deal after the United States‘ withdrawal.

After patiently watching for more than a year and seeing no clear action from the other signatories of the nuclear deal, Iran invoked Articles 26 and 36 of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to let go of some of the limitations put on its nuclear work.

14.01.2020 - 18:22 [ Radio Utopie ]

Maas und Zarif: Um die Wette heucheln in Teheran

(10.06.2019)

Anstatt die Sanktionen der U.S.-Regierung nach deren einseitiger Aufkündigung des internationalen Atomabkommens (JCPOA) endlich effektiv zu umgehen, haben die Regierungen im Iran und in Deutschland die dafür notwendigen Finanzgesellschaften immer noch nicht umgesetzt.

Am 24. September letzten Jahres versprachen die Regierungen von Russland, China, Großbritannien, Frankreich, Deutschland, sowie die „Europäische Union“, auf einem Treffen der Außenminister und der E.U.-Außenbeauftragten Federica Mogherini am 24. September in New York dem Iran die Aufsetzung einer Finanzgesellschaft („Special Purpose Vehicle“), welche die durch den Vertragsbruch der U.S.A. und deren einseitigen Sanktionen verursachten finanziellen Verluste für Vertragspartner mit dem Iran (Importeure, Exporteure, Konzerne, etc, etc) auffangen solle.

Geschehen ist bis heute effektiv nichts. Die mittlerweile „INSTEX“ („Instrument in Support of Trade Exchange“) getaufte Finanzgesellschaft ist immer noch nicht arbeits-, also zahlungsfähig (wir berichteten bereits).

Heute nun stand Außenminister Heiko Maas schon wieder da, diesmal in Teheran, und redete sich heraus. Man arbeite „sehr intensiv an der Umsetzung“ von INSTEX, so Maas.

07.01.2020 - 17:13 [ Presstv.com ]

Iran FM vows proportionate response to US terror act after assassination of General Soleimani

Elsewhere in his interview, Zarif responded to a question if it was worth speaking to Trump and said, „It doesn‘t need speaking. He has to realize that he has been fed misinformation. And he needs to wake up, and apologize. He has to apologize, he has to change course.“

07.01.2020 - 14:49 [ CNN ]

Iranian foreign minister: Trump prepared to commit war crimes

Iran‘s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif says President Donald Trump doesn‘t care about international law and is prepared to commit war crimes by threatening to destroy Iran‘s cultural sites.

04.01.2020 - 22:01 [ Anadolu Agency ]

Qatar foreign minister to visit Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif held talks in Tehran on Saturday with his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, according to the official IRNA news agency.
The Qatari minister is expected to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during the visit.

03.01.2020 - 09:45 [ Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister of Islamic Republic of Iran / Twitter ]

The US‘ act of international terrorism, targeting & assassinating General Soleimani—THE most effective force fighting Daesh (ISIS), Al Nusrah, Al Qaeda et al—is extremely dangerous & a foolish escalation. The US bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism.

30.12.2019 - 19:44 [ Radio Utopie ]

Wann kaufen Russland, China, Frankreich, Deutschland, Großbritannien dem Iran endlich das angereicherte Uran ab?

(05.07.2019)

Im Mai verhängten die U.S.A. Sanktionen auch gegen den Kauf von angereichertem Uran aus dem Iran. Zweck dieses zynischen Schachzugs war den Iran dazu zu zwingen das internationale Atomabkommen (J.C.P.O.A.) nicht mehr einhalten zu können, um ihm dann dessen Bruch vorzuwerfen, nachdem man es in Washington selbst gebrochen hatte (was von Anfang an durch einen Trick folgenlos möglich war).

Anstatt nun auf die in Washington erklärten einseitigen Sanktionen der Trump Administration zu pfeifen und dem Iran das angereicherte Uran einfach abzukaufen bzw gegen gebrauchsfähiges Uran für dessen Atomkraftwerke einzutauschen – wie es das Atomabkommen vorsieht – tun nun die Regierungen in Moskau, Peking, Paris, Berlin und London wie üblich wieder einmal nichts, sitzen rum und erzählen Dreck daher.

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Was nun die verbleibenden Vertragspartner des Atomabkommens an Zynismus und Heuchelei aufbieten, bringt die Regierung Rohani in Teheran wieder mal an Unfähigkeit und Verantwortungslosigkeit auf.

Anstatt das angereicherte Uran einfach zu entsorgen, die finanziellen Verluste in Kauft zu nehmen und eine einfache Schlagzeile in Form einer Presseerklärung zuwege zu bringen, die da lautet

„Hallo Russland, China, Frankreich, Deutschland, Großbritannien: Kauft uns endlich das angereicherte Uran ab oder tauscht es wie vertraglich vereinbart gegen gebrauchsfähiges für unsere Energieversorgung!“

sondert man in Teheran sinnlose und kontraproduktive „Ultimaten“ ab, ohne der Weltöffentkichkeit zu erklären worum es überhaupt geht und feilscht stattdessen schmierig nach irgendwelchen Öl-Deals wie der hinterletzte Teppichhändler.

30.12.2019 - 19:42 [ RadioFarda.com ]

Russia‘s Foreign Minister Says Either Abide By Iran Nuclear Deal Or Kill It

Lavrov made the comments on December 30 after meeting in Moscow with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who said that the European signatories to the deal were „not taking any practical steps“ to support it.

28.12.2019 - 02:00 [ Pars Today ]

Zarif to visit Russia on Monday

“When discussing current issues on the international and regional agendas, special attention will be paid to the situation regarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear program, the Syrian settlement, developments in the Persian Gulf area and other regional issues.“

07.12.2019 - 11:16 [ Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister of Islamic Republic of Iran / Twitter ]

Israel today tested a nuke-missile, aimed at Iran. E3 & US never complain about the only nuclear arsenal in West Asia—armed with missiles actually DESIGNED to be capable of carrying nukes—but has fits of apoplexy over our conventional & defensive ones.

(06.12.2019)

29.11.2019 - 02:01 [ The Nation Pakistan ]

Iran hosts Taliban for Afghan talks

A Taliban delegation headed by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the deputy political chief and head of the political office of the Taliban in Qatar, held a meeting with Foreign Minister Zarif on Tuesday in Tehran. The Iranian minister pointed to Tehran’s readiness to help establish and boost intra-Afghan talks with the participation of the Afghan government and all other influential political groups.

11.10.2019 - 14:40 [ APnews.com ]

Iran says Chinese state oil firm withdraws from $5B deal

(06.10.2019)

Officials in Beijing didn’t immediately acknowledge their decision. Phone calls to the CNPC rang unanswered on Sunday and its website bore no mention of the withdrawal.

However, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif separately complained Sunday about the U.S. campaign against Tehran and its impact on foreign investments.

11.10.2019 - 14:18 [ tass.com ]

Russia offers to establish international organization for security in Persian Gulf

(03.10.2019)

Russia offers to establish an organization with the participation of Russia, the US, EU states and other countries in order to resolve the issues in the Persian Gulf, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed on Thursday during the plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club.

01.09.2019 - 10:32 [ rt.com ]

Iran to speed up legal process for seized British oil tanker Stena Impero – Zarif

(30.08.2019)

His comments come one week after meeting with Erik Hanell, the chief of Swedish shipping firm Stena Bulk, which owns the seized vessel. Hanell asked Tehran to release the ship and its crew of 23.

31.08.2019 - 12:40 [ Axios ]

Scoop: Netanyahu tried to reach Trump to block Zarif meeting

(29.08.2019)

Netanyahu frantically tried to get President Trump on the phone — who was in back-to-back meetings and couldn’t take the call — while his office contacted multiple senior Trump administration officials, trying to connect the two leaders.

26.08.2019 - 16:20 [ ABC News ]

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif in Beijing for talks

Zarif made a five-hour visit Sunday to the seaside resort of Biarritz, where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron and French, German and British diplomats.

He said he planned to brief Wang on „the latest developments as well as my tour of Europe and my discussions in Biarritz with our French colleagues“ in the nuclear agreement.

26.08.2019 - 06:07 [ Dr. Reza Parchizadeh ‏/ Twitter ]

Another potential stumbling block to compromise in Biarritz: Trump brought with him national security adviser John Bolton, the leading Iran hawk in his administration.

26.08.2019 - 05:46 [ CNN ]

Macron sparks confusion after inviting Iran‘s foreign minister to G7 summit

When Iran‘s Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, landed in Biarritz Sunday afternoon it appeared France‘s Emmanuel Macron, this year‘s G7 host, had pulled off an end run around his most powerful guest, US President Donald Trump.

25.08.2019 - 17:05 [ USA Today ]

Iranian official Javad Zarif arrives unexpectedly at G7 amid tensions. Trump‘s response? ‚No comment‘

Iran’s move comes as the other countries that signed on to a nuclear agreement with Iran, including France, are seeking to keep that deal in place after Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Obama-era agreement.

13.08.2019 - 17:21 [ CBS News ]

Iran warns that small but growing U.S. naval coalition in Strait of Hormuz raises the „risk of combustion“

After intense negotiations with Iranian authorities, CBS News was given rare access to Iranian-controlled waters in the Strait — one of the most volatile transit routes for the world‘s oil supply.

About 14 tankers carry crude through the Strait every single day; a combined cargo value of $1.3 billion. It‘s a lot of money, and there‘s a lot of vested interest in ensuring the flow of tankers continues unimpeded.

20.07.2019 - 18:38 [ breakingthenews.net ]

Zarif: Iran tells EU oil sales to Russia, China not enough

(18.07.2019)

Zarif told Russia‘s TASS: „We expect them to implement their obligations to normalize economic relations between Iran and other countries.“ He added: „The Europeans – both E3 and the entire EU – are part of it [the deal] and they have to implement their commitments.“

15.07.2019 - 11:41 [ John Hudson / Twitter ]

ahead of his visit to NYC for a UN summit, Pompeo limits Zarif’s movements to the UN Headquarters and the six blocks it takes to get to the Iranian mission. By ⁦@CMorelloWP⁩

15.07.2019 - 11:40 [ theIranProject.com ]

Zarif arrives in New York to attend UN meeting

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif landed in the American city of New York hours ago.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left Tehran for New York on Saturday afternoon in order to attend the annual meeting of the high-ranking officials of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

12.07.2019 - 10:58 [ ORF.at ]

Iran fordert von Großbritannien Freigabe von Tanker

Die USA verzichteten Insidern zufolge indes vorerst auf Sanktionen gegen den iranischen Außenminister Mohammed Dschawad Sarif. Was genau die US-Regierung zu dem Schritt bewogen hat, sagten die beiden mit dem Vorgang vertrauten Personen nicht.

25.06.2019 - 18:57 [ theGuardian.com ]

Iran says it will never build a nuclear weapon

Iran will never pursue a nuclear weapon, its foreign minister has claimed, saying Islam prevented the country from doing so.

Iran has previously said it is ideologically opposed to acquiring nuclear weapons and seeks nuclear power only for civilian purposes. But in the current unpredictable climate it is possible Donald Trump could pick up Javad Zarif’s remarks as a signal to talk.

21.06.2019 - 16:45 [ Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister of Islamic Republic of Iran ‏/ Twitter ]

At 00:14 US drone took off from UAE in stealth mode & violated Iranian airspace. It was targeted at 04:05 at the coordinates (25°59‘43″N 57°02‘25″E) near Kouh-e Mobarak. We‘ve retrieved sections of the US military drone in OUR territorial waters where it was shot down

11.06.2019 - 05:55 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Maas im Iran: Annäherung Fehlanzeige

Gebetsmühlenartig wiederholt Maas, dass es ja INSTEX gibt, eine Art Tauschbörse, die Franzosen, Briten und Deutsche eingerichtet haben. Das System läuft noch nicht, …

10.06.2019 - 17:59 [ Radio Utopie ]

Maas und Zarif: Um die Wette heucheln in Teheran

Anstatt die Sanktionen der U.S.-Regierung nach deren einseitiger Aufkündigung des internationalen Atomabkommens (JCPOA) endlich effektiv zu umgehen, haben die Regierungen im Iran und in Deutschland die dafür notwendigen Finanzgesellschaften immer noch nicht umgesetzt.

17.05.2019 - 16:26 [ Reuters ]

PM Abe says Japan wants to develop ties with Iran

Japan would like to maintain, and develop, its traditionally friendly ties with Iran, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday. At the start of a meeting in the Japanese capital, Abe also told Zarif that he was concerned about growing tension in the Middle East.

14.05.2019 - 20:30 [ whig.com ]

Iran foreign minister visits India amid falling oil revenue

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif met with his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, days after India decided to follow U.S. restrictions on buying Iranian oil.

03.11.2018 - 17:33 [ Sputniknews.com ]

Iranian Foreign Minister Discusses New US Sanctions With EU Officials – Tehran

„During his Friday night conversations with Mogherini as well as Heiko Maas of Germany, Margot Wallstrom of Sweden, and Denmark’s Anders Samuelsen, the top Iranian diplomat discussed with them Washington’s re-imposition of sanctions against Iran and Europe’s efforts to counter such US moves,“ the statement read.

31.08.2018 - 20:59 [ Dawn ]

‚Pakistan stands with Iran in this hour of need‘: Qureshi on US withdrawal from nuclear accord

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, who arrived in Islamabad on Thursday for a two-day visit, held detailed talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday, with both sides underlining the need to promote bilateral relations in all areas of cooperation.