Iran, Russia can use capacities to counter US sanctions: Majlis speaker
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says Iran and Russia enjoy important capacities that can be used to counter the US sanctions imposed…
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US sanctions Iranian drone manufacturer
US authorities on Friday imposed sanctions on six Iranian citizens who, according to Washington, are allegedly associated with supplies of drones to…
US sanctions on Iran don’t support ‘protests’, but deepen suffering: Chomsky
The US sanctions have severely harmed the Iranian economy, incidentally causing enormous suffering, according to American writer, academic and political analyst Noam…
Germany in secret talks to buy Iranian oil amid sanctions
German government is negotiating with Iran to buy oil due to the Russian sanctions, media have reported. The chief economist of the…
Iran’s chief banker signals foreign funds could be unfrozen soon
Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Ali Salehabadi has signaled that billions of dollars in Iranian funds blocked in other countries because…
Oppressive, illegal US sanctions fail to impede Iran’s progress: President Raisi
President Ebrahim Raisi says the “illegal and oppressive” sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran have failed to impede the Islamic…
‘US’ unilateral coercive measures against Iranians violate int’l law, human rights’
The top Iranian rights official has blasted the US and its allies for their unilateral coercive measures (UCM) against Iranians, saying the…
Imposition of unilateral sanctions, unlawful, against human
The first deputy of Iran’s Judiciary considered the imposition of unilateral sanctions, imposition of will and coercion against the law and violation…
Iran tanker to return after failed US attempt to steal cargo
Iran’s Embassy in Greece says an Iranian oil tanker is to head back to the country soon, after a failed attempt by…
Russian FM in Iran to intensify cooperation amid US sanctions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has huddled with Iranian officials just after arriving in Tehran late Wednesday for talks on boosting trade…
Iran’s 1st bioethanol plant complete by 85%
The construction of Iran’s first bioethanol plant has made 85% progress, according to Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine, and Trade. Once completed,…
South Korea says it will discuss frozen funds with Iran and US
South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin has said his country will need more talks with both Iran and the United States to…
Sanctions being used as method of war against civilians
Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations called on the UN Security Council to hold certain states responsible for using economic sanctions…
President Raisi reaffirms pledge to neutralize sanctions
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi once again said that his administration will not tie the country’s progress to the removal of sanctions, reiterating…
UN rapporteur: Human rights in Iran severely affected by US sanctions
A top UN human rights official has slammed the United States for its brutal sanctions regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran,…
Traders hail Iran’s decision to scrap tax on import of foreign currency
Foreign currency traders in Iran have hailed a decision by the government to scrap a tax on import of foreign currency into…
US admin. should have the courage to correct past mistakes: Iran FM on sanctions
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the United States’ current administration should have the courage to correct its predecessor’s mistakes concerning re-imposition of…
Iran’s barter trade bypassing US sanctions gains momentum
Iran’s campaign to bypass US-led sanctions is moving into higher gear as more countries, especially in Asia and Latin America, soften up…
30 Iranian nationals incarcerated abroad on charges of circumventing US sanctions: Official
A high-ranking Iranian Judiciary official says a total of 30 Iranian nationals are being held behind bars abroad on charges of circumventing Washington’s…
Iran-Oman trade increases to new record high under sanctions
The volume of trade between Iran and Oman in the last Iranian year of 1400 increased to a new record more than…
IRNA say Iran will access billions worth of funds blocked abroad over US sanctions
Iran’s official IRNA news agency says that the country will soon access a large tranche of its hard currency funds that have…
New ill-intentioned sanctions show US misses no chance to pressure Iranians: Foreign Ministry
Iran has slammed the newly-imposed US sanctions as yet another sign of Washington’s ill intent in treating the Iranian nation, saying the…
US sanctions continue threatening Iranian people’s right to health: Envoy
An Iranian envoy to the United Nations has denounced the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the US as a “serious threat” to…
US grants Iraq 120-day waiver to import energy from Iran
The US has granted Iraq another 120-day sanctions waiver enabling continued cross-border imports of energy from Iran without triggering penalties, a State…
Raisi to Macron: Any deal in Vienna must result in sanctions removal
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has told his French counterpart that any agreement between Iran and the P4+1 group of countries must involve…
Record-breaking oil exports sign of maximum pressure failure
Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi said that record-breaking Iranian oil exports is a sign of the failure of the US maximum…
‘Iran wants guarantees next US govt. won’t re-impose bans’
Tehran’s ambassador to Moscow says Iran is seeking guarantees during the talks in Vienna that no sanctions will be re-imposed on the…
Tehran, Moscow developing mechanism against sanctions
The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that Tehran and Moscow are creating a mechanism to protect the two countries trade and financial…
Malaysia minister ‘impressed’ by Iran’s progress despite US sanctions
Visiting Iran amid celebrations of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, a Malaysian minister expresses praise for the Islamic Republic’s resilience throughout 43…
Sanctions against Iran sign of US’ imprudence, weakness
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami said that US sanctions against Iran and its peaceful nuclear program…
Iran’s rial gains after US restores sanctions waiver
The Iranian rial has strengthened against major international currencies after the United States restored sanctions waivers to the country, a move seen…
Iran says restoration of nuclear sanction waivers not enough
The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has reacted to the restoration of sanction waivers to some countries cooperating with Iran by…
US restores sanctions waiver to countries cooperating with Iran under JCPOA
The administration of US President Joe Biden has provided some sanctions relief to the countries that had nuclear cooperation with Iran under…
Gov’t spox reacts to US visa denial for some Iranian wrestlers
Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi in reaction to the US visa denial for some Iranian wrestlers said that the anti-people and…
Iran’s maximum resistance triumphed over US maximum pressure
Referring to the US officials’ remarks about their failure in maximum pressure policy against Iran, President Raisi said that it shows that…
US architect of Iran sanctions leaves negotiation team
A senior member of the US team negotiating with Iran has left his post as reports reveal differences of opinion on the…
Iran terms US seizure of IRIB domains an attempt to disrupt freedom of expression
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Wednesday that the US seizure of the domains of IRIB websites is an example…
World must be made aware of Trump’s inhumane crime against Iranian nation: President Rouhani
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says documents revealing the severity of the economic war launched against Iran during past years through the imposition…
US lifts sanctions on 3 former Iranian officials, 2 companies
Washington announced on Thursday it had removed sanctions on three former Iranian officials and two companies that previously traded Iranian petrochemicals, a…
Iran’s Leader: Sanctions must be lifted first; then we’ll carry out our commitments
Supreme Leader of the Islamic revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei stressed here on Wednesday that “Sanctions must be lifted first; then we’ll…