Maas is due in Tehran on Monday where he is supposed to have talks about the Iran nuclear deal that was abandoned by the United States in May last year.
The United States sanctioned Iran's largest petrochemical holding group on Friday for supporting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Mehr news agency in Iran reported on Thursday June 6 that Pakistan has released 6 Iranian sailors who were detained in Pakistan.
Iran says European countries have failed to fulfil their obligations in the nuclear deal with Tehran, also called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Iran has chosen to "step back and recalculate" after making preparations for an apparent attack against U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf region.
Mediation efforts between the United States and Iran have received a boost with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas announcing plans to visit Iran to prevent the country from leaving the nuclear agreement.
The head of Russia's largest state-owned oil company has claimed the United States is using sanctions against energy-producing countries to find markets for growing output from Texas.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Iran has fully complied with the world’s atomic watchdog and its nuclear issue is separate from its missile program.
A Russian diplomat has said that Moscow is in talks with Europeans to be included in the trade mechanism created by three European powers to ease sanctions pressures on Iran.
The unresolved mystery of attacks on four oil tankers off the cost of the United Arab Emirates is on the UN Security Council agenda on Thursday, June 6.
Shinzo Abe plans to travel to Iran next week, officials said Thursday, the first visit by a Japanese prime minister in more than four decades as Tokyo hopes to mediate between Washington and Tehran.
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