Latest Esmaeil Baqaei News & Updates

Tehran, May 27 (IANS) Deputy Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Baqeri, has said that the issue of country’s enriched uranium stockpile is not being discussed during the ongoing talks with the US, local media reported on Wednesday.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the First International Security Forum in Moscow, Baqeri said discussions about Iran’s enriched uranium reserves “are not on the agenda of the talks”.He said that Iran and the US have not yet reached a…

Tehran, May 25 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Monday said that a conclusion has been reached on a large portion of issues under discussion with the US although no specific timeframe has been set for finalising any understanding, local media reported. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Baqaei said no one can claim that the signing of an agreement is imminent, adding that political behaviour in the US was somewhat inconsistent, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News …

Tehran, May 18 (IANS) The United States has agreed to waive Iran’s oil sanctions during negotiations, Iranian media claimed on Monday citing sources.According to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency, the waiver by the US means temporary relinquishment of sanctions, while Iran insists on the removal of all sanctions against the country as part of the US commitments.The US proposed waiver of OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) sanctions until a final understanding is reached, the agency…

Tehran, May 3 (IANS) Esmaeil Baqaei, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson, denied media claims about Iran’s plan of suspension of Uranium enrichment, emphasising that Iran’s plan is focused exclusively on ending the war, media reported on Sunday.He answered media questions about 15 years of suspension of Uranium enrichment as part of Iran’s plan, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.Baqaei said, “Look, what I can say is that our plan is exclusively focused on ending the war. There are abso…

Muscat, April 26 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi met Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq on Sunday to discuss bilateral ties, regional developments, and ongoing diplomatic efforts to resolve the regional crisis. During the meeting, Araghchi briefed the Sultan about Iran’s stance on the latest developments in West Asia after the joint Israel-US strikes against Iran. He expressed appreciation for Oman’s support for dialogue and promoting efforts aimed at enhancing security and sta…

New York, April 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Saturday night cancelled his negotiators’ trip to Pakistan because of the confusion over who is in charge of Iran and the “tremendous infighting” among their leadership. After Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi landed in Islamabad on Friday, Trump’s Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt had announced that the negotiators, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and his Special Representative Steve Witkoff, would go there.She said Vice Preside…

New York, April 21 (IANS) Iran on Tuesday said it has no plans at present to send a delegation to Islamabad for talks with the United States, citing “contradictory messages” and “unacceptable actions” by Washington, further clouding prospects of negotiations ahead of the ceasefire deadline.​ Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said that Tehran currently has no intention of participating in the proposed talks in Pakistan. ​He stated that the decision was driven by what Iran v…

Washington, April 21 (IANS) US-Iran peace talks appeared to be on shaky footing as Tehran signalled reluctance to join negotiations in Pakistan and President Donald Trump adopted a hard public line, raising fresh doubts over a deal ahead of a looming ceasefire deadline.A second round of talks between the United States and Iran, expected to take place in Islamabad, remains uncertain after Iranian officials indicated they may not participate following the US seizure of an Iranian-flagged vessel, T…

Tehran, April 21 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that US “provocative actions” and ceasefire violations are major obstacles to continuing peace negotiations between the two countries.During separate phone calls with his Pakistani and Russian counterparts, Araghchi condemned US actions against Iranian commercial shipping, including the reported seizure of the container vessel Touska and its crew, and cited “contradictory positions and rhetoric of threat” from Washington, …

New York, April 21 (IANS) While the second round of talks between Iran and the United States hung in the balance, President Donald Trump said Monday that he was offering Tehran a better deal than the agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which he ripped up in 2018 as favouring Iran.​ “The deal that we are making with Iran will be far better than the JCPOA, commonly referred to as ‘The Iran Nuclear Deal’, penned by [former President] Barack Hussein Obama and Sleepy Jo…