Middle East Monitor - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said yesterday that his country, as well as Turkey and Azerbaijan, have agreed to use local currencies in commercial transactions. Cooperation between Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran is important for the region, and we agreed to trade in our domestic currencies, Zarif said during the ...

IRNA Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif says the world community has withstood the US' sanctions. 'The world community has withstood the US sanctions as is testified by the neighboring and European countries' strong resistance against Washington's unilateral action,' said Zarif in an interview with IRNA on the sidelines of his trilateral meeting ...

MNA Sixth trilateral meeting of ministers of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Azerbaijan, and Turkey was held in Istanbul today. A final statement was issued by the three foreign ministers after Istanbul meeting which is as follows: At the invitation of H.E. Mr. Mevlt avu?o?lu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey and with participation ...

ByAssociated Press ISTANBUL Senior European and Iranian diplomats were set to meet in Istanbul on Tuesday to seek common ground on Tehran's disputed nuclear drive, officials said. The meeting, to be held at a secret location and closed to the press, will start at 10:30 am (0730 GMT), according to Maja Kocijancic, a spokeswoman of EU foreign ...

By Bloomberg Irans deputy chief nuclear negotiator said his meeting with a European Union official that aimed to establish common ground for another round of talks on the countrys atomic program was positive. Ali Baqheri said that during his July 24 meeting in Istanbul with Helga Schmid, the EU foreign policy chiefs deputy, we managed to move ...

By The New York Times Envoys for Iran and the group of six nations negotiating with it over its nuclear program met in Istanbul on Tuesday in an effort to narrow differences. There was no indication whether they made progress, and no indication when another meeting might be held. The discussions followed a meeting on July 3 between lower-level technical ...

This article was written byJeremy Herb for the Hill blog on July 9, 2012. A new meeting between senior European Union and Iranian officials has been scheduled later this month as the two sides struggle to find common ground in negotiations over Irans nuclear program. The deputies of the two chief negotiators, EU foreign policy chief Catherine ...

Tehran's interim Friday Prayers Leader HojjatoleslamKazzem Seddiqi says the West remove or ease sanctions against Iran during negotiations in a bid to prove its goodwill and gain the Iranian nation's trust. Addressing thousands of prayers at Tehran University Campus, Ayatollah Seddiqi said it would be beneficial to all if the Group 5+1 act rationally ...