Ali Bagheri said meeting with EU's Enrique Mora would include discussion of lifting 'cruel sanctions' imposed after US pulled out of 2015 pact

Iranian Foreign Ministry says Enrique Mora's visit is to follow up on matters of shared interest, particularly Iran-EU relations, Afghanistan and the 2015 nuclear agreement

'Countries that did not condemn terrorist acts against Iran’s nuclear site are not qualified to comment on inspections there,' Tehran's nuclear chief says

Iranian ambassador to IAEA denies Tehran blocking UN inspectors from Karaj centrifuge component manufacturing facility in violation of recent agreement

European Union foreign policy chief speaks with Iranian top envoy on sidelines of UN General Assembly, stresses importance of negotiations to save faltering 2015 pact

Josep Borrell condemns 'unlawful attack' on Israel-linked Mercer Street vessel; Tehran continues to deny allegations

Foreign Ministry appears to rule out mutual trust-building measures, reiterates all US sanctions must be removed before it takes any steps toward compliance with deal

Washington says it is open to direct negotiations, but scenario unlikely; Tehran continues to insist US must remove sanctions before it stops breaching the accord

EU says Friday meeting to focus on possible US return to 2015 accord, which Biden has vowed to rejoin if Tehran comes back into compliance

European diplomats quoted by Reuters deny any link between the planned sanctions and efforts to revive nuclear talks