French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Iran to respect its nuclear obligations as the world focuses its attention on the coronavirus pandemic.

Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi, said on Wednesday that the Islamic Republic's nuclear activities were continuing despite the novel coronavirus outbreak in the country.

In its latest move to garner diplomatic support against Iran for having launched a military satellite, the U.S. State Department issued a statement on April 25 calling on other countries to “reject” Iran’s move.

Is the U.S. ready to change the Iran sanctions and its stance of the nuclear deal abandoned in 2018?

The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on April 30 said the rights of the United States under the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 are separate from the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has renewed his vow to use all means available to extend a ban on conventional arms sales to Iran beyond October.

Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations says Moscow will oppose any attempts by the United States to extend the arms embargo on Iran and reimpose UN sanctions against Tehran.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif on May 14 lashed out at the U.S. President Donald Trump and the Special Representative on Iran Brian Hook's threats to trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Iran.

France, Germany and Britain on Saturday criticized a U.S. decision to end sanctions waivers allowing work on Iranian nuclear sites designed to prevent weapons development.

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