Energy Policy

Before his mediation trip, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Tuesday called on Greece and Turkey to discuss their territorial claims in the Mediterranean. “A further escalation can only harm everyone, but above all those directly involved on site,” Maas said in a statement released by the German Foreign Office. …

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said working with the International Atomic Energy Agency is in line with transparency and cooperation with IAEA, adding that IAEA chief’s upcoming visit to Iran has nothing to do with trigger mechanism. Speaking on the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony of the consular services …

Permanent Representative of Russia to Vienna-based international organizations wrote in a tweet that the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency “may visit” Iran next week. Mikhail Ulyanov wrote on Friday evening, “According to knowledgeable mass media the IAEA Director Gener may visit Iran for the first time as early …

The oil market has not yet stabilised, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh told state TV on Wednesday, but added that the measures implemented by OPEC have been successful in raising crude prices. “The market is not stabilised yet for several reason including the coronavirus outbreak … But OPEC has taken …

OPEC oil producers and allies are meeting today to review compliance with oil output cuts deal, but are unlikely to change their output policy, Reuters reported, citing OPEC+ sources. The meeting instead would focus on compliance by countries such as Iraq, Nigeria and Kazakhstan, the sources said, adding that compliance …

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi reacted to the US historic failure against Iran and said Iran’s active diplomacy together with the legal strength of its nuclear deal led to the US defeat for the nth time. During the 75-year-old history of the United Nations, it was unprecedented for the …

Iranian Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna Kazem Gharibabadi urged International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to conduct a transparent probe into Saudi Arabia’s hidden nuclear program and present a report to the members. He made the request following release of information about the country’s move to build yellow …

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, on Monday, inaugurated and commissioned 286 gas supply projects in the northeastern Khorasan Razavi province through video conference, IRIB reported. As part of the mentioned projects, 77 rural areas were connected to the national gas network to increase the coverage of the national network …

Iran’s Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian announced his country’s plans to inaugurate and put into operation 250 electricity and water projects by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20). “We have decided to put into operation 250 projects by investing nearly 50,000bln tomans ($11.9bln) by the end of this …

Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations said that Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is annexed to UN Security Council Resolution 2231, and the US has legal obligations to implement. In a Thursday tweet, Majid Takht-Ravanchi wrote, “The US—with media stunts—continues to claim JCPOA has no legal …