The United States designates both Iran and Syria as "state sponsors of terrorism." It also designates Hezbollah a "terrorist organisation."
Iran and the European Union have agreed to start talks on various issues such as confronting terrorism, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told a joint news conference with the EU's chief diplomat, Federica Mogherini, in Tehran on Tuesday.
The European Union's Foreign Policy chief arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to discuss implementation of an agreement between for Iran to curtail its nuclear programme in return for lifting sanctions against the country, state TV reported.
"We have agreed to hold high-level talks between Iran and the European Union over different issues, including energy cooperation ... human rights, confronting terrorism and regional issues," Zarif said after meeting Mogherini.
The agreement was reached on July 14 in Vienna between Iran and the United States, France, Russia, China, Britain and Germany. It is intended to end more than a decade-old stand offover the disputed nuclear programme.
After the terms of the agreement were settled, Iran's most powerful authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Tehran had no intention of halting its backing for its regional allies, including the Lebanese Hezbollah, Syria's government and Shi'ites in Bahrain and Yemen.
The United States designates both Iran and Syria as "state sponsors of terrorism." It also designates Hezbollah a "terrorist organisation." Mogherini said the implementing the agreement "depends on political will, commitment and patience of all parties involved", adding: "The deal has the capacity to pave the ground for wider cooperation between Iran and the West."
"Regional and international cooperation with Iran is very important for us." Iran's deputy foreign minister, Majid Takhteravanchi,earlier said "mutual cooperation, the nuclear deal and regional matters" would be discussed between Mogherini and Iranian officials during her one-day visit.
On Monday, Mogherini met Saudi Arabian officials to try to alleviate the concerns of Iran's arch-rival over the agreement.The Sunni Muslim kingdom and its Gulf Arab allies accuse Tehran of meddling in Bahrain, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen.
They suspect the nuclear agreement will give Iran more leeway to back allies in proxy wars from Yemen to Syria by freeing Shi'ite Muslim Iran from international pressure and sanctions. Iranian media said Mogherini would also press for apolitical solution to the Yemeni conflict, where Saudi-led airstrikes have been launched against Iran-backed Shi'ite Houthi rebels.
"Instead of confrontation and rivalry in the region,cooperation will be for the benefit of everyone," Mogherini said. Mogherini will meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and other officials.
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