The sanctions have less to do with human rights situation in the South Asian country and more to do with the changing regional dynamics and China’s growing influence in the Indian Ocean, believe experts.

The top Iranian diplomat says if the Western parties come forward with constructive initiatives, the talks can proceed much faster

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has lambasted fresh US sanctions against a number of the country’s officials and entities over rights allegations, saying the intensification of anti-Iran measures will fail to create leverage.

Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) has blasted the US for the imposition of unilateral sanctions against various countries, saying the coercive measures have undermined global development goals at a time that the world is struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

The Islamic Republic will by no means renegotiate its previously negotiated nuclear issues.

Iran’s top negotiator says the upcoming talks of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)’s commission will not about the nuclear issue, which is already resolved, but will rather focus on the US withdrawal from the 2015 multilateral deal and its illegal sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

US hostility toward Iran since its 1979 Islamic Revolution remains hard-wired, an American writer and political analyst says.

Iran says the US continues to disregard orders issued by the ICJ, which have been handed down in cases filed by Iran against the US and vice versa.

EU officials say the 27-nation bloc could benefit from Iran's vast energy reserves if US sanctions against the Islamic Republic are removed.

The United States needs to re-examine its policy toward Iran as the Islamic Republic is “extremely unlikely” to fall apart under foreign pressure and sanctions, says a panel of US-based experts.