Parliament plans to cut Iran budget’s reliance on oil
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian legislator said a motion will be proposed to the country’s parliamentarians which, if approved, will completely cut…
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Minister views falling oil prices as next enemy move after failure of sanctions against Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi said the plot to lower crude prices to hit Iran was put into action after…
Iran to strengthen economic power despite drop in oil price
Tehran, Jan 13, IRNA – A senior official said on Tuesday that Iran is to boost its economic power by cooperating with…
Rouhani: Iran to raise non-oil exports to deal with crude fall
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated that the country plans to raise its non-oil exports to deal with oil price drop.…
Official urges Oil Ministry to deal with oil price drop properly
Tehran, Jan 13, IRNA – Chairman of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture Yahya Ale-Eshaq expressed hope that with regard…
Low oil price “plotters” to regret
TEHRAN Jan 13(Shana)–Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said the countries that have driven oil prices down will regret their act. “The oil…
Venezuela, Iran plea for oil cut hits Gulf OPEC brick wall
(Reuters) – A diplomatic push by Venezuela and Iran for an OPEC oil output cut has failed to soften the refusal of the group’s Gulf members…
Iranian MP urges consensus among OPEC against oil price fall
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior Iranian lawmaker said that members of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) should adopt a united…
OPEC restructuring, a must
TEHRAN Jan 12(Shana)–Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro travelled to Tehran as part of his diplomatic efforts to curb falling oil prices. The price…
Iran daily: Supreme Leader — “enemies using falling oil prices as political weapon”
The Supreme Leader has renewed the Iranian regime’s allegation — and betrayed its economic concern — that other countries are using falling…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan. 11
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 19 of them. IFP has…
Common enemies use oil as political tool: Leader to Maduro
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says enemies are using oil as a political tool to exert pressure on…
Iran’s coverage: US confirms Kerry, Zarif meeting in Geneva next week
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: US State Department confirms Kerry-Zarif meet in Geneva The US State Department…
Rouhani wants Iran-Venezuela tight cooperation against falling crude prices
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Venezuela and other members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to launch…
VP terms oil price fall good opportunity for Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Vice-President Ali Akbar Salehi downplayed the effects of falling oil prices on the country’s determination to make further progress,…
Iran daily: “West’s intervention in Syria to blame for mass killing in France”
Iran’s Speaker of President Ali Larijani (pictured) has blamed this week’s killing of 12 people at the French magazine Charlie Hebdo on Western intervention in Syria.…
Iran’s coverage: Iran, OPEC states pursuing sliding oil prices, Zanganeh says
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran, OPEC states pursuing sliding oil prices: Minister Iran and other members of…
Brent falls below $50, lowest since 2009
The price of Brent oil has plunged under USD 50 a barrel for the first time in the past five and a half…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan. 8
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 14 of them. IFP has…
Iran, OPEC states pursuing sliding oil prices: Minister
Iran and other members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are pursuing the issue of falling oil prices, says Iran’s…
MP: Less dependence on oil indicative of attention to resistance economy
Tehran, Jan 7, IRNA – A member of Majlis Plan and Budget Commission said reduced dependence on oil in the budget bill…
Parliamentarian: Iran to increase oil investments
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian lawmaker Ali Mohammad Ahmadi stressed the need for increasing investments in the oil industry, given the downward trend of…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan. 6
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 20 of them. IFP has…
Iran’s coverage: Iran’s FM Zarif to go to Parl. to respond to MPs on Tue.
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Zarif to go to Parl. to respond to MPs on Tue. Deputy…
Official: Reduced oil share will cause no economic earthquake
Tehran, Jan 5, IRNA – Presidential chief of staff Mohammad Nahavandian says oil share in the country’s economy is not as such…
Oil price to fluctuate in $70-$90 range: minister
Tehran, Jan 5, IRNA – Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has predicted an oil price of $70 and $90 in the coming…
Iranian speaker raps certain Muslim states’ oil policy
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani deplored certain Islamic countries for providing a glut of oil for the world market…
Iran parliament to consider plan for oil exports cut
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian lawmaker unveiled plans for tabling a motion in the parliament obliging the administration to cut crude oil…
Iran says Saudi Arabia should move to curb oil price fall
(Reuters) – Falling world oil prices will hurt countries across the Middle East unless Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, takes action to…
‘Saudi Arabia enjoying perfect storm in oil market’
An oil analyst says Saudi Arabia is enjoying a “perfect storm” in the crude market as prices plunged to their lowest level…
Iran’s coverage: Iran says new U.S. sanctions violate spirit of nuclear talks
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Afkham: New US sanctions against Geneva agreement Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham…
No single country to blame for oil price fall
TEHRAN Dec 31 (Shana)–Iran’s Foreign Ministry has dismissed speculation that a single country should be blamed for the ongoing oil price fall,…
Iran’s coverage: Iran starts construction of 2 more nuclear power plants in Bushehr
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Official: Iran starts construction of 2 more N. power plants in Bushehr…
FM dismisses alleged correspondence with Saudi Arabia
Tehran, Dec 28, IRNA – An official at Foreign Ministry on Sunday dismissed ‘unauthentic’ reports by certain section of the media about…
Dropping prices a challenge for petrochemical sector
TEHRAN Dec 28 (Shana)–After falling oil prices in world markets, Iranian petrochemical sector faces the challenges of falling the value of petrochemical…
Oil prices to damage Riyadh more than Tehran
TEHRAN Dec 27 (Shana)–The ongoing oil price slide will inflict more damage on Saudi Arabia than on Iran, an MP has said.…
Gov’t safeguards economy against oil price fall
TEHRAN Dec 28 (Shana)–Iran’s first vice-president said the government has adopted measures to cushion the economy against impacts of oil price fluctuations.…
Iran’s coverage: Comprehensive nuclear deal within reach, Zarif says
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iranian FM: Comprehensive nuclear deal within reach Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad…
Iranian president assures nation of higher oil prices
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed confidence that crude prices will be back to normal soon. “The oil price cannot remain…
Iran has options to finance deficit
TEHRAN Dec 24 (Shana)–Iran has options to finance budget deficit resulting from a sharp drop in oil prices, the head of Petrochemical…