Doha, July 19 (IANS) Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held talks here on Sunday with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih Al-Zaidi, calling for the implementation of the US-Iran peace memorandum of understanding (MoU).The two sides urged all parties to commit to dialogue and implement the understandings under the MoU, according to a statement released by the Emiri Diwan, the administrative office of the emir.They called for ensuring the freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz…
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Tehran, July 19 (IANS) Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said that the US violation of a recently signed peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran once again proved that US President Donald Trump’s signature is worthless and invalid, according to Iranian media.He made the remarks in a message to the Iranian people carried by Iranian media, in which he addressed the country’s important issues, Xinhua news agency reported.Khamenei said the frequent US violations of the MoU, which was…
Tehran, July 19 (IANS) Iran has ceased the fulfillment of its obligations under the peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States as Washington has violated its commitments under the deal, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi said. In an interview with state-run IRIB TV, Gharibabadi said the United States has effectively violated or suspended “all its commitments” under the MoU, stressing that Iran is now focused on defending itse…
Tehran, July 18 (IANS) Iran has suspended its commitments under the recently-signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States, country’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, announced on Saturday.”We were in negotiations, and unfortunately, the Americans themselves, in violation of their obligations under the Memorandum of Understanding, took these aggressive actions,” Gharibabadi said in response to a question about the future of negotia…
Tehran, July 5 (IANS) A senior Iranian diplomat warned that the Strait of Hormuz is not a “theater” for transregional powers’ military display.”Iran, as the responsible authority and guarantor of security in the strait, warns against any military movement in the sensitive waterway,” Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi wrote on social media platform X.The strait’s security is the sole responsibility of Iran and Oman, Gharibabadi said, dismissing a …
Tehran, July 2 (IANS) Iran’s main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, on Thursday warned that any US interference in the Strait of Hormuz will be met with the Iranian armed forces’ “decisive and swift” response.In a statement carried by Iranian media, the headquarters stressed that the strait is not the “aggressive US playground,” but the territory of Iran’s “undisputed sovereignty,” with its security and stability considered a red line for the Iranian military, Xinhua news …
Doha, June 30 (IANS) Qatar confirmed on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are in Doha but will not hold direct meetings with the Iranian officials.Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said at the weekly press briefing that the US delegation would instead meet with mediators to discuss progress in implementing the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran.Al-Ansari also noted that th…
Tehran, June 29 (IANS) A senior Iranian diplomat said on Monday that technical talks between the working groups of Iran and the United States were not scheduled for this week, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency.Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, made the remarks in an address to reporters, rejecting media reports that technical talks would be held in the Qatari capital Doha on Tuesday.However, Gharibabadi, who heads Iran’s deleg…
London, June 26 (IANS) Nearly 2,500 seafarers aboard 115 vessels have been evacuated from the Strait of Hormuz since the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) launched an evacuation operation for stranded seafarers earlier this week, IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said on Friday.Speaking at an online press conference, Dominguez said the preliminary figures covered the first three-and-a-half days of the evacuation operation.The IMO on Tuesday announced the evacuation framework, recom…
Tehran, June 26 (IANS) Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on Friday underlined his country’s position on maritime navigation rules and transit arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz.”Safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz under vague arrangements, parallel routes, or decision-making outside Iran’s considerations as the coastal state is not guaranteed,” Gharibabadi wrote on X.”Any valid framework must be based on coordination with Iran and the provisions of paragraph 5 of the Isl…