President highlights Iran’s progress in energy sector despite sanctions, COVID-19
Tasnim – President Hassan Rouhani highlighted Iran’s major advances in the water treatment and electricity industries, saying the administration takes pride in…
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Turkish politician believes anti-Iran sanctions unfair
MNA – Fateh Arbakan, Turkey’s new leader of the Welfare Party, described US unfair sanctions against Iran amid the COVID-19 unacceptable. In…
President Rouhani: Iran’s oil industry not to be halted by sanctions
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced that the US unilateral sanctions have failed to bring Iran’s energy projects to a halt.…
US imposes sanctions on companies operating in Iran’s metals sector
Reuters – The United States on Thursday blacklisted four companies in Iran’s metals sector, as well as one German and three Emirati…
Sanctions can not impede Iran from development: Rouhani
MNA – Inaugurating three major oil projects via video conference on Thursday morning, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that sanctions can not…
US puts sanctions on five Iranian ship captains for bringing oil to Venezuela
Reuters – The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on five Iranian ship captains who delivered oil to Venezuela, and Secretary of…
Iran’s economy in desperate need of solutions
Al-Monitor | Ali Dadpay: Amid a drop in global oil prices, even relief from US sanctions may not be enough to save…
Huawei CFO’s lawyers say she is falsely accused by US
The Wall Street Journal | Jacquie McNish: Lawyers for Huawei Technologies Co. finance chief Meng Wanzhou told a Canadian court that the…
Iranian oil shipments to China rebranded in Malaysia to circumvent sanctions
Radio Farda – Like its Latin American ally, Venezuela, Iran appears to be rebranding its crude oil destined for China in Malaysia…
Defying Trump, Iran aims to keep offloading gasoline glut to Venezuela
Reuters | Bozorgmehr Sharafedin: Iran could send two to three cargoes a month in regular gasoline sales to ally Venezuela, sources say, helping…
Turkey renews opposition to US sanctions on Iran
AP — Turkey on Monday reiterated its opposition to U.S. sanctions on neighboring Iran, saying the coronavirus pandemic has shown that the…
Iran’s coronavirus fight collides with US sanctions
Bloomberg | Marc Champion and Golnar Motevalli: Iran was among the earliest countries to suffer a major Covid-19 outbreak, and now is…
Manufacturing gives Iran a lifeline
Bloomberg | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: Earlier this month, Mohammad Bagher Nobakht, the official responsible for planning Iran’s state budgets, told parliament he planned “to…
Iran economy to return to positive growth zone in 2021: WB report
Press TV – A new report by the World Bank Group has projected that Iran would be able to restore its positive…
US sanctions unable to halt Iran’s progress: Rouhani
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the US sanctions on the country have failed to prevent the Islamic Republic from making…
Iran pushes South Korea to release trapped billions: Q&A
Bloomberg | Golnar Motevalli: The head of Iran’s central bank, Abdolnaser Hemmati, provided written answers to questions from Bloomberg about the Islamic…
US attempts to revive Iranian sanctions can put UN Security Council in crisis — diplomat
TASS – “I think it’s outrageous that the US administration now tries to freely pick and choose what serves its interests in…
New York prosecutors drop Iran sanctions case against Maltese bank chair
Reuters – Federal prosecutors in New York have dropped a criminal case charging the Iranian former chairman of a Maltese bank with…
Iran will never surrender to illegal US pressures, says Foreign Ministry
MNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi slammed the newly-imposed sanctions against Iran, highlighting that the country will never give in…
Iran to take legal action if S Korean banks fail to release funds: CBI chief
Tasnim – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran called on South Korean banks to release Iran’s oil money frozen under US…
Russia, China build case at UN to protect Iran from US sanctions threat
Reuters – Russia and China have started making the case at the United Nations against Washington’s claim that it can trigger a…
Intel: US sanctions Iran shipping line after humanitarian deferral ends
Al-Monitor | Bryant Harris: The Donald Trump administration sanctioned an Iranian shipping line and its Chinese subsidiary today after a six-month humanitarian…
Iran’s coverage: Iran says it will execute man convicted of spying on Gen. Soleimani for CIA
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran says it will execute informant who led CIA to General Soleimani…
Iran to receive new planes: Official
Tasnim – Head of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran said the country is going to get new passenger planes in the…
US sanctions imposed on Iranian shipping network over proliferation take effect
Reuters – U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran’s shipping network took effect on Monday, months after they were announced in December following accusations…
Surge in production, key to resolve problems for entering new century: Pres. Rouhani
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pointed to the current year’s motto entitled ‘surge in production’ and added, “surge in production is…
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei takes off the gloves in fight against US
The Wall Street Journal | Dan Strumpf: Internal communications show how Chinese telecom giant pivoted to counter Washington’s charges with lawsuits, reorganization;…
Iran sanctions case being dropped by US despite conviction
Bloomberg | Chris Dolmetsch: In a rare move, federal prosecutors are seeking to withdraw a criminal case against an Iranian banker who…
US sanctions reach brink of crime against humanity: Iran’s UN envoy
Tasnim – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said Washington’s move to keep up sanctions against various countries amid the coronavirus pandemic…
US has taken hostage health of 83 million Iranians: Rouhani
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani condemned the unjust sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran which is affecting the civilians.…
Tehran signals its oil trade legitimate: Japanese expert
Iranian Diplomacy | Payman Yazdani: Sachi Sakanashi believes that message of Iran’s move to send oil tankers to Venezuela is that Tehran’s…
Iran’s 5th tanker ‘Clavel’ to enter Venezuelan waters in few hours
MNA – The fifth Iranian oil tanker, ‘Clavel’, has approached the Caribbean Sea and will enter Venezuelan waters in a few hours.…
US warns governments, firms against aiding Iran fuel shipments to Venezuela – envoy
Reuters – Seeking to deter further shipments of Iranian fuel to Venezuela, the Trump administration has quietly warned foreign governments, seaports, shipping…
France, Britain, Germany ‘regret’ US end to Iran nuclear waivers
Reuters – France, Germany and Britain on Saturday criticised a U.S. decision to end sanctions waivers allowing work on Iranian nuclear sites…
Shamkhani lauds crew of Iran’s oil tankers for humiliating US sanctions
Tasnim – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani paid tribute to the crew of the oil tankers that have…
AEOI slams US’ decision to blacklist Iranian nuclear scientists
IRNA – The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran in a statement which was released in reaction to US’ decision to blacklist two…
Banned together: Iranian ships in Venezuela defy US blockade
Sputnik – The arrival of the Iranian fuel vessels on the Venezuelan coast shows that there is an alternative to the US-imposed…
Iran claims it circumvents US sanctions with shipments to Venezuela
Al-Monitor – Venezuelan officials welcome the second Iranian tanker carrying gasoline to the Latin American nation; three more vessels are on their…
Iran-Venezuela trade has nothing to do with US: Rouhani
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani highlighted that the United States has no right to intervene in legal trades between independent states.…
Iran ships fuel to Venezuela, flouting US pressure on its foes
The Wall Street Journal | Kejal Vyas & Benoit Faucon: The first of five tankers carrying Iranian fuel has reached gasoline-starved Venezuela…