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The National Iranian Copper Industry Company (NICICO) announced that it has registered a higher demand than current supply and output levels in the country.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that European countries’ withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is unlikely.

The US has been vigorously opposing the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

Rescuing Iran nuclear deal. dubbed JCPOA. is getting harder. while EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has recently said the accord is still alive and highly beneficial for the bloc.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov named US’ policies against Iran and reliance of EU countries on the US as the main causes for low chance of JCPOA survival.

The Nord Stream 2 pipeline was initially slated for completion in early 2020 with a view to being operational in mid-2020.

Iran and the remaining parties launched talks to save the JCPOA after the US withdrawal.

Europe is Russia'.s main customer for natural gas and critics fear the pipeline.

The construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline will be completed despite the threat of US sanctions because European nations have a clear economic interest in the project. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

Russia'.s Permanent Representative to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov said it should be admitted that everything the Iranians have done so far (to scale down their commitments to JCPOA) is reversible.