Rouhani: Portuguese welcomed to trade with Iran
Irans Hassan Rouhani has received credentials of Portuguese new Ambassador to Tehran Joao Jose Corte Real.The incoming ambassador arrived in Tehran on Sunday and had met Foreign Minister Zarif earlier on Sunday.
US setbacks in Mideast behind Iran new sanctions: Senior MP
A senior Iranian lawmaker says the defeats of US-backed terrorists in the Middle East prompted Washington to impose new sanctions against the Islamic Republic, adding that the new US sanctions amount to a violation of Tehrans nuclear agreement.
Minister shrugs off US restrictions on sale of medical equipment to Iran
Iranian Health Minister Seyed Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi made assurances that the country will face no problem after a recent decision by US President Donald Trump to expand a list of medical equipment requiring federal authorization for sale to Iran.
China blocked $18bn of Irans petrodollars
A report by a leading Iranian newspaper says the country has at least $18 billion still blocked in China in what appears to be a result of complications related to previous sales of oil to Beijing during the years of sanctions.