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EU top officials to meet on Egypt violence
The European Union (EU) says it will hold a meeting next week to discuss the situation in Egypt in the wake of…
Senior MP: EU should show good will by easing sanctions
TEHRAN (FNA)- A prominent Iranian lawmaker called on the European Union to adopt a more serious attitude towards Iran, reiterating that the…
Iran’s new president to return Zanganeh to oil ministry-source
DUBAI: Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani is expected to return respected former oil minister Bijan Zanganeh to the post he held for eight years until hardline President Mahmoud…
Iran’s pivot to the East
Iran was traditionally a trading partner of Western economies. Even post-revolutionary Iran relied more on trade with Western rather than Eastern partners…
Israel meets Europe envoys over EU ban
Israeli officials have met with three top European envoys over a plan by the EU to ban its members from having any…
World Bank says received no payments from Iran in six months
(Reuters) – Iran has not paid back any of its loans to the World Bank for more than six months, the bank said on…
Iran’s rugmakers struggle to keep centuries-old industry alive
TEHRAN — This capital’s vast bazaar is home to, by most estimates, the highest concentration of handmade rugs in the world, with…
Muslim Brotherhood condemns EU silence on Egypt coup
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has condemned the European Union’s refusal to denounce the military coup that ousted President Mohamed Morsi. Freedom and Justice…
Europe’s top court rejects sanctions against Saudi businessman
(Reuters) – Europe’s highest court ruled on Thursday that EU sanctions on Saudi businessman Yassin Kadi were unjustified and that governments had…
EU settlement directive angers Israel
The Israeli regime is angered by the European Union’s new directive that bans the EU’s dealing with Israeli settlements built beyond 1967…
Strategic market consultant: Iran at the crossroads
Tehran, YJC. — Chris Cook a former director of the International Petroleum Exchange believes that the election of President Rouhani represents a…
RBI, SEBI to issue fresh warnings on Iran funds
NEW DELHI, JUL 7: To check flow of Iran money into the Indian banking system and capital markets, financial regulators RBI and…
Ahmadinejad: Iranian nation able to bypass sanctions
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad played down efficiency of the western sanctions, and underlined that Iranians will continue bypassing embargos and…
EU threatens to suspend data-sharing with U.S. over spy reports
(Reuters) – The European Union is threatening to suspend two agreements granting the United States access to European financial and travel data…
Rohani must curb impacts of anti-Iran sanctions: Rafsanjani
The chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council says the country’s next administration should try to reduce the impacts of the “cruel” US-engineered sanctions…
Gulf-EU ministerial meeting calls for Syria political settlement
AFP – The Gulf Arab nations and the European Union pledged Sunday to pool their efforts to help convene a peace conference on…
Before piling on new sanctions, give Rouhani a chance
There is widespread agreement in Washington that Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons is unacceptable and that all options should remain on the…
More economic turmoil in Iran after presidential election
Iran is suffering a new round of economic instability after the unexpected victory of moderate president-elect Hassan Rohani earlier this month. Although the national currency, the…
UANI launches Switzerland campaign, calls on Swiss companies to end irresponsible business with Iran
UANI Launches Switzerland Campaign, Calls on Swiss Companies to End Irresponsible Business with Iran Today, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) launched its Switzerland Campaign,…
Is it the sanctions?
For over a year now, those in the sanctions policy and legal worlds have been discussing the difficulties that food and medicine…
Report: U.S. group tracking Iran’s possible sanctions violations
United Against Nuclear Iran, a privately financed group founded by former ambassadors and Middle East experts, tracks movement of Iranian ships, the New…
International nuclear mafia behind Iran sanctions: Analyst
A recent article says the “international nuclear mafia” has engineered the sanctions against Iran because of Tehran’s attempt to break their monopoly…
Netanyahu pushes EU to mount pressure on Iran
Israel is pressing the European Union to take a more aggressive stance on Iran’s nuclear energy program, which Tel Aviv’s allies, especially…
Congress not won over by Rouhani victory in Iran
WASHINGTON — The surprise election of pragmatic former nuclear negotiator Hassan Rouhani has won few converts on Capitol Hill, but new sanctions legislation could…
Russia urges softening of Iran sanctions amid nuclear hope
Russia on Tuesday urged the West to consider relaxing sanctions against Iran, saying there was unprecedented hope of a breakthrough in the…
UK’s Supreme Court quashes British sanctions on Iranian bank
(Reuters) – The UK’s highest court has ruled that the British government was wrong to have imposed sanctions on an Iranian bank…
Relaxed Iranian sanctions tipped to hit UAE laptop trade
Laptop shipments to the UAE are expected to fall by as much as 20 percent following the relaxation of some sanctions on…
Iran in numbers: How cost of living has soared under sanctions
Iran has lived under Western sanctions for years, but after Mr Ahmadinejad restarted the country’s nuclear programme, the international community ramped up…
A sanction for (almost) every reason
I suppose the President has gotten tired of Congress getting all of the attention when it comes to imposing new sanctions on…
Tehran’s bazaar in quiet revolt over Ahmadi-Nejad’s tax rises
With this month’s presidential election less than two weeks away, the windows of the ironware shops in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar should be…
Unilateral, illegal sanctions no solution to N-issue: Iran Spokesman
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi says unilateral sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic cannot resolve the issue of Tehran’s nuclear energy…
Iran’s medical shortages: Who’s responsible?
Siamak Namazi, a Middle East specialist whose career spans the consulting, think tank and non-profit worlds, is currently a consultant based out…
Iran’s largest private bank in EU legal battle
Bank Mellat, Iran’s largest private bank, has urged the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to quash a move by the European Council…