EU Lacks Needed Structures to Develop SPV: Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said the European Union lacks the structures needed to create the special purpose vehicle (SPV), the mechanism aimed at facilitating trade with Iran in the US sanctions era.
Iran to Produce Modern Nuclear Fuel: AEOI Chief
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi highlighted the country’s progress in peaceful nuclear technologies and said the country has started taking initial measures to develop a 20%-enriched fuel used for nuclear reactors.
Iran to Launch Nuclear Emergency Center in Coming Months: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian deputy health minister announced that the country will inaugurate a nuclear emergency medical center in the southern port city of Bushehr in the first half of the next Iranian year, which will begin on March 21.
Official: Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant Supplying Nat’l Grid Steadily
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian official said the country’s nuclear power plant near the southern port city of Bushehr has supplied around 5.5 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity to the national grid over the past eight months.
Zarif: Iran Not to Wait for Europe to Enforce SPV
NEW DELHI (Tasnim) – Iran will keep working with Europe to put into effect a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for international trade with Tehran under the 2015 nuclear deal, but would not stand by waiting for the EU, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said.
EU Lacks Power to Counter US Pressures: Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi criticized the European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying they have shown to lack enough ability to counter US pressures.
JCPOA An ‘Existential Interest’ for Europe: IAI Director
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) thinktank in Rome, Italy, described the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers as an “existential interest” for Europe, stressing that the 28-member bloc is doing everything it can to save the agreement.
Europe Slow in Meeting JCPOA Obligations: Iran’s Zarif
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) have been slow in implementing the accord since the US withdrawal.
Iran’s Nuclear Chief Says 20% Uranium Enrichment Not A Bluff
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said the country’s readiness to restart the process of enriching uranium to a purity level of 20 percent at the Fordow nuclear site in case efforts to save the Iran nuclear deal fail is not a bluff at all.
UNSC EU Members Reaffirm Commitment to JCPOA
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – European members of the UN Security Council reaffirmed their commitment and support for the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers despite US pressures.
SPV to Become Operational in Coming Weeks: Iranian Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian president's chief of staff, Mahmoud Vaezi, said the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), the mechanism devised by the European Union aimed at facilitating trade with Iran in the US sanctions era, will come into effect within two or three weeks.
Iranian Envoy Meets Top IAEA Officials in Vienna
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s ambassador to Vienna-based international organizations held meetings with senior officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Austria.
Iranian MP Questions Europeans’ Resolve to Establish SPV
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior Iranian lawmaker criticized the European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal and said they are not determined to create the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), the mechanism aimed at facilitating trade with Iran in the US sanctions era.
Iran’s Nuclear Chief Hopes SPV Will Take Effect by Year-End
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi expressed hope that a special purpose vehicle (SPV) that the European Union has developed to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will be in place by the end of December.
Russia: No Alternative to JCPOA
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow sees no alternative to the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, calling on other parties to the agreement to refrain from acts that might push Tehran out of it.
JCPOA Parties Trying to Make Up for US Withdrawal: Iran’s Araqchi
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi said Tehran and the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are planning to make up for the US exit from the accord.
Putin Calls for Enhanced Efforts to Save JCPOA
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian President Vladimir Putin urged constant efforts by all parties to the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers to save the international agreement despite the withdrawal of the United States.
Iran Not to Wait for EU’s SPV Forever: Deputy FM
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi said Tehran will not wait forever for the European Union to develop the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), the mechanism aimed at facilitating trade with Iran in the US sanctions era.
