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Zarif: Iran isolated US by sticking to nuclear deal

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday defended Iran’s decision to stay in the 2015 nuclear deal after US President Donald Trump’s decision last May to abandon the landmark agreement.

Japan’s Cosmo Oil loads first Iran crude cargo after US waiver

Cosmo Oil started loading its first Iranian crude oil cargo, the latest Japanese refiner to resume import of Iranian oil more than two months after the US sanctions waiver was granted, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told S&P Global Platts on Monday.

Germany: EU will soon launch Iran funding scheme

Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday that the European Union is on the verge of setting up an alternative channel to send money to Iran that would side-step US sanctions against the Islamic republic.

Afghan President Ghani calls for ‘serious talks’ with Taliban

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Monday the Taliban should “enter serious talks” with his government, after the militants and the US both touted progress during unprecedented negotiations in Qatar last week.

UN envoy urges Yemen combatants to withdraw from lifeline port

The United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths urged warring parties on Monday to quickly implement a troop withdrawal from the port of Hodeida, acknowledging that proposed timelines had slipped while the country stood on the brink of famine.

Zarif: UAE strategic mistakes made ties ‘unacceptable’

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said ties with the UAE have drifted into an “unacceptable” lane due to the strategic mistakes the Arab country’s leaders have made over the past years.

Analyst: Cooperation with EU beyond SPV to grant Iran more concessions

Iran’s cooperation with the EU beyond the special purpose vehicle (SPV) could grant Iran further concessions.

Chief: IRNA, people’s platform to expressively voice demands

Although Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) is a national and state media, it serves as a platform from which people can expressively voice their demands, said the news agency’s managing director.

Iran’s deputy FM on European tour

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi embarked on a three-nation tour of European nations.

Lavrov: Iran, Russia, Turkey to meet on Syria in February

The Russian, Turkish and Iranian presidents are scheduled to meet on Syria in February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.

Tehran Times

Shipping line established between Chabahar Port, 3 Indian ports
A shipping line was established between Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar and three Indian ports of Mumbai, Mundra, and Kandla, an official in Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) announced.

‘If Israel starts a war it will lead to recapture of occupied lands’
The deputy head of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps has said any fresh malign move by Israel against Iran will be responded by the recapture of the occupied lands from the Zionist regime.

Bahrain’s Supreme Court upholds SheikhAli Salman’s life sentence
Bahrain’s highest court has upheldlife sentences against three opposition leaders, including top cleric Sheikh Ali Salman,on charges ofspying for Qatar,a judicial source said Monday.

Europe’s vague future

The EU does not have a quiet time! The activity of the nationalist and extremist groups and movements in Europe has created a lot of concerns among the leaders of the European Union.

UN envoy says truce holding after 184 Saudi-led violations

Yemen has accused Saudi Arabia and its allies of repeatedly violating a ceasefire in the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah, reached in the Swedish capital Stockholm last month.

Ceremony held to honor volunteer physicians

A ceremony to pay homage to volunteer physicians was held in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran on Monday.

Tehran: U.S. after dividing Iran and Europe through Warsaw summit

The Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the U.S. aims to create division between Iran and some Euro-pean countries by holding an anti-Iran summit in Warsaw, Poland, next month.

Iran has isolated U.S., Zarif says

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that the 2015 nuclear deal, internationally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), has isolated the U.S. and put it in a “complicated situation”.

Iran to consider offensive tactics against threats: military advisor
Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military aide to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said on Monday that Iran will consider “offensive” approach if enemies pose threats against the country.

Iraq must move away from economic reliance on Iran: British official
Iraq must wean itself off economic reliance on Iran and become more energy self-sufficient, Britain’s foreign office minister for the Middle East said on Sunday.

Araqchi meets Amano in Vienna
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi met with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano in Vienna on Monday.