#BREAKING In a Thursday phone call with Iran FM @Amirabdolahian , EU Foreign Policy Chief @JosepBorrellF said #ViennaTalks are in a critical point, & now Iran & US must show more flexibility in exchange of messages & try to overcome the time limit, according to @IRIMFA's account.
@Amirabdolahian@JosepBorrellF@IRIMFA Borrell has said economic guarantees are important to Iran, and EU supports realization of Iran’s demand for guarantee.
“You Iranians are tough & competent negotiators,” @IRIMFA has quoted Borrell as saying.
@Amirabdolahian@JosepBorrellF@IRIMFA Iran FM, in turn, said “the US’ move to make new requests is not logically justifiable and contradicts its desire for reaching a deal as soon as possible.”
He said effective lifting of bans shouldn’t be influenced by US excessive demands.
@Amirabdolahian@JosepBorrellF@IRIMFA Iran FM @Amirabdolahian: “The US cannot convey new messages to us through EU coordinator every day on the pretext of pressure from its public opinion. We are also under pressure of Iranian public opinion… Some issues related to our national heroes are not negotiable.”
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#BREAKING Three heavy explosions have hit the US consulate in Erbil, the Iraqi Kurdistan.
#BREAKING Footage of the Erbil attack, via @RudawEnglish correspondent, apparently involving rockets.
@RudawEnglish There are unconfirmed reports & footages that missiles/rockets have been fired from a base in Iran’s Tabriz almost at the same time as blasts hit Erbil (290km southwest of Tabriz).
Iran-backed groups say Erbil has been struck by 14 missiles. Many nearby houses have been damaged.
Thread: Iran's Foreign Minister @Amirabdolahian, who arrived in Doha on Monday evening after a visit to Muscat, told @AJArabic that "at this stage of #ViennaTalks Iran demands removal of JCPOA sanctions, but later on, we will definitely consider the lifting of all sanctions."
@Amirabdolahian@AJArabic Iran FM: Other parties to #ViennaTalks believe Iran shouldn't demand removal of all sanctions imposed by Trump after leaving JCPOA & rather want us to demand lifting of bans damaging JCPOA. That's a complication of talks. We blame it on lack of US serious will to reach good deal
@Amirabdolahian@AJArabic Iran FM on what's meant by guarantee: 1. No new bans are imposed 2. Lifted bans aren't reinstated on other pretexts like a law passed by Congress 3. Snapback is an issue, as it lets other parties to stop living up to commitments whenever they like with just a political decision
Iran's Foreign Ministry says the country has blacklisted 51 American nationals including Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, @CENTCOM chief McKenzie & former NSA O'Brien over what it calls their role in killing Soleimani in 2020 drone strike near Baghdad Airport.
@CENTCOM Iran had earlier in January 2021 imposed sanctions against Donald Trump, @SecPompeo, Christopher Miller, @stevenmnuchin1, Gina Haspel, Elliot Abrams, Andrea Gacki, @AmbJohnBolton, Brian Hook and Mark Esper for their roles in killing Soleimani.
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#BREAKING An explosion has been heard near Iran's Natanz nuclear facility, according to unconfirmed reports by Iranian news websites Tabnak and SNN.
#BREAKING Local sources have told @NasimOnline_Ir the explosion has been so heavy that it damaged doors of people's houses. Still no official confirmation.
@NasimOnline_Ir#BREAKING Iran's official news agency IRNA confirms the explosion, quoting local sources as saying that the explosion has happened in Badroud region, 20 km away from Natanz nuclear facility
In a new interview with Walla, head of #Israel's @IDF Military Intelligence Tamir Hayman says, “There is an enriched amount in volumes that we have not seen before and it is disturbing. At the same time, in all other aspects of the #Iran nuclear project, we see no progress." 1/7
“Not in the weapons project, in the financial area, not in any other sector. Therefore the period of time that still remains of two years has not changed. Because even from the moment you have a breakout, there is still a long way to go before a bomb,” he said. 2/7
“To the best of our knowledge, the directive has not changed and they are not heading toward a breakout. They are not heading toward a bomb right now: It may be in the distant future," Hayman added. 3/7
In a new interview with @lemondefr, the spokesman of #Iran’s Foreign Ministry Saeed Khatibzadeh explains the meaning of when Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says nuclear negotiations will resume “soon.” 1/6
“This is what was said the day the new Iranian government came to power. There are two things to take into account. #Iran has considered whether to resume negotiations, and we have come to the conclusion that we will certainly resume them,” he said. 2/6
“Then there is a second phase which involves the evaluation of all the negotiations that have already been conducted to clarify all the dimensions…As soon as this reassessment takes place, we will not waste an hour before arriving in Vienna,” he said. 3/6