Spokesman denies China canceling investment plans in Iran
SHANA — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi denied rumors that Chinese investors had backed down on bankrolling projects in Iran’s oil…
Sanctions Against Iran
Ex-FM: Iran waiting for Europe’s practical steps on SPV
FNA – Former Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Kamal Kharrazi underlined the need for the European Union to implement its promise to establish…
Iran oil exports: 8 waivers and the OPEC meeting
European Council on Foreign Relations | Sara Vakhshouri: Iran’s oil exports are likely to remain limited in 2019, with significant negative impact on…
Iran urges EU to press Washington on Airbus deliveries -ISNA
Reuters – Iran called on the European Union on Monday to press U.S. authorities to allow delivery of Airbus passenger aircraft purchased…
‘Europe holding nuclear deal hostage to corner Iran’
Press TV – Here is a rough reproduction of an editorial by Mohammad Safari, editor-in-chief of Iran’s Persian-lanuage Siasat-e-Rooz (Daily Politics) newspaper.…
SPV to replace SWIFT: Iran’s former UN envoy
Trend News Agency – If there is a special purpose vehicle (SPV), there will be no need for physical transfer of money,…
China attempts to boost economic ties with Iran
MENAFN – China aims to boost its relations, particularly economic ones, with Iran, the assistant foreign minister of China told the Islamic…
US sanctions on Iran threaten Iraq’s energy supply
Aljazeera – There is a fight over energy in Iraq between the United States and Iran. Iraq relies on Iranian gas for…
Iran gov’t confident OPEC will reach deal on output cuts
Sputnik – Iranian officials say OPEC’s recent decision to cut output will reflect positively on the Islamic Republic’s economy, as Tehran is…
SPV delay to inflict bigger economic cost
Financial Tribune – The Special Purpose Vehicle, a dedicated non-dollar payment channel created by Europe to keep trade flowing with Iran in…
What would the end of OPEC mean?
RT – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries – the oil market institution that has exerted an unyielding power over the…
Sanctions an opportunity to enhance nonoil exports
MNA – Under the condition when the US unilateral sanctions on Iran’s economy has reduced the country’s main source of income i.e.…
Iranian experts conduct C-check of first Airbus delivered after JCPOA: Official
Tasnim – CEO of Iran Air Farzaneh Sharafbafi said the country’s aviation experts have managed to conduct the C-check of the first…
UK university tells Iranian student: go home and get tuition fees in cash
The Guardian – Iranian university students in the UK are facing suspension from their courses because of President Trump’s newly reimposed sanctions…
Iran beats Rick Perry to the punch in Iraq
Washington Examiner – Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s mission to Iraq this week may have been undermined by a delegation of Iranian advisers…
IOTC localizes electric valve actuators
SHANA – The Iranian Oil Terminals Company successfully developed the savvy to manufacture electric actuators for industrial valves in oil and petrochemical…
President Trump’s claim that Democrats gave Iran $150 billion
The Washington Post | Glenn Kessler: “The Democrats and President Obama gave Iran 150 Billion Dollars and got nothing, but they can’t…
OPEC has shown it can reach deal despite splits: Iran oil minister
Reuters – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh praised OPEC on Saturday for what he said was the producer group’s ability to reach…
Iran can teach ‘art of evading sanctions’ to others: Zarif
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran will not change its policies under the US sanctions, adding that the…
With sanctions reimposed, some Iranian American businesses say they’re back at square one
Los Angeles Times | Sarah Parvini: Alex Helmi walked through the stacks of Persian rugs in his gallery and admired each bundle…
Health min.: India, a good opportunity to counter sanctions
MNA – Visiting Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Dr. Seyed Hassan Hashemi to India said here on Sat. that India…
Hyflux suspends contract for desalination package in Iran
The Straits Times – Water treatment firm Hyflux has suspended a contract for a plant in Iran – a move that is…
Russia’s Rosneft quits Iran, $30B of potential joint investments
Oil Price – Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft has decided to quit Iran and the possibility of US$30 billion worth of joint…
Iran fully exempt from OPEC deal to reduce oil output: Zanganeh
Tasnim – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said the country has completely been exempted from a resolution by the Organization of…
S.Korea imports no Iran oil in November despite sanctions waiver
Reuters – South Korea did not import any Iranian oil for the third straight month in November, customs data showed on Saturday,…
Iran falls to sixth biggest oil supplier to India in November, from fourth in October
Reuters – India’s monthly oil imports from Iran plunged to their lowest in a year in November with Tehran dropping two places…
Circumventing their own sanctions: US expands exports to Iran
Sputnik – Despite the re-imposition of sanctions against Iran, the US has significantly increased its exports of goods and services to the…
Oil ends lower on Iran comments despite Libya, OPEC supply cuts
Reuters – Oil ended lower on Wednesday after reports that Iran’s oil minister said divisions exist within the Organization of the Petroleum…
CBI calls on banks, exchange shops to buy ordinary people’s dollars
MNA – As the prices of foreign currencies against that Iranian rial continued to fall on Wednesday, the Central Bank of Iran…
India did not let Russian-owned refinery buy Iranian oil: Iran minister
Reuters – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Wednesday that, because of U.S. sanctions, India had refused to allow a Russian-owned…
Greece to become hub for Iran transit to Europe
IRNA – A recent memorandum of understanding to streamline transport between Iran and Greece will turn the European country into a hub…
EU ensuring Iran on starting SPV mechanism in 3 weeks
FNA – EU officials are reiterating in contacts with Iranian officials that they would start using the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) mechanism…
OPEC offsets Iran oil loss, sees lower 2019 demand
Reuters – OPEC said on Wednesday it had offset a drop in sanctions-hit Iranian oil exports and lowered the 2019 forecast of…
Unjust sanctions have negative impact on health of Iranian people: Minister
IRNA – Health Minister blasted the US for imposing unilateral and unjust sanctions against the Iranian nation which will adversely influence the…
Iran airlines need 500 planes, official mulls Sukhoi: reports
Reuters – Iran needs some 500 planes and would likely back buying the Sukhoi Superjet 100 if Russia is willing to sell…
CNPC suspends investment in Iran’s South Pars after US pressure: sources
Reuters – China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has suspended investment in Iran’s South Pars natural gas project in response to U.S. pressure…
US, EU exports to Iran soar despite sanctions
Press TV- The US and Europe diverge on the need to uphold a landmark nuclear deal with Iran, but their trade path…
Canada frees CFO of China’s Huawei on bail; Trump might intervene
Reuters – A top executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd was granted bail by a Canadian court on Tuesday,…
CBI governor: Iran opens financial channels with some countries
MNA – Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said Tue. that Iran has opened financial channels with a number…
Iraq to seek exemption from US sanctions on Iran: PM
Reuters – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday he would send a delegation to the United States to seek…