Iran UN envoy says US unilateral sanctions on Iran are crime against humanity
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi has said that the sanctions…
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Iran emerging victorious from 3-year economic war: President Rouhani
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says during the past three years, the country has been engaged in a full-fledged economic war with its…
US envoy to Iran says more sanctions coming, urges Biden to maintain leverage
The Trump administration plans to tighten sanctions on Tehran during its final months in power, the top U.S. envoy on Iran said…
Iran’s Leader urges focus on nullifying sanctions
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called on the Iranian officials to concentrate efforts on thwarting and overcoming the…
More foreign firms eager to work with Iran: Spokesman
A growing number of foreign companies have shown enthusiasm for cooperation with Iran recently, the Iranian administration’s spokesperson said. Speaking at a…
Unilateral sanctions clear violation of UN Charter, intl. law
Iran’s Permanent Representative to International Organizations says the United States’ unilateral sanctions against other nations are clear violation of human rights and…
Iran will seek international justice against US over medical sanctions
A senior official at Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education said on Monday that Iran will lodge a complaint against US…
US imposes new sanctions on Iranian companies
The US imposed new sanctions on a number of Iranian officials and companies on Wednesday. The new batch of sanctions targeting the…
US economic terrorism against Iran failed legally, morally: Pres. Rouhani
President Hassan Rouhani says the United States has failed in the immoral and illegal economic terrorism it has been waging against the…
FM Zarif says Biden can swiftly lift Iran sanctions via three executive orders
Stating that the lifting of sanctions and Iran’s return to its commitments will not take time, Foreign Minister Zarif said that Biden…
G77, China call for immediate lifting of sanctions against Iran
he Group of 77 (G77) and China have highlighted the negative effects of unilateral sanctions on the Iranian nation’s prosperity, calling for…
Iran blames US sanctions for vaccine payment problems
U.S. sanctions are preventing Iran from making advance payment to the global COVAX facility set up to provide COVID-19 vaccines to poorer…
US sanctions hampered Iran from combating COVID-19: Oil minister
Iranian Petroleum Minister Bijan Zangeneh said on Thursday sanctions imposed by the United States have hampered Iran from combating COVID-19. The sanctions…
Iran has exported 700,000 bpd of oil since March – Fars
Iran’s average oil exports have been 700,000 barrels per day since March, the country’s deputy head of Budget and Planning organisation said…
US imposes Iran-related sanctions on individuals, companies
The United States on Tuesday imposed Iran-related sanctions on six companies and four people, accusing the network of supplying sensitive goods to…
Iran’s oil industry will not yield to US sanctions: Minister
Iran’s oil industry will not succumb to sanctions imposed by the United States, the oil minister said on Monday in comments carried…
US must stop economic war against Iran, return to path of law: Foreign Ministry spokesman
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says the new US administration must make up for its past measures and stop its economic war against…
Trump administration plans “flood” of sanctions on Iran after defeat in election
The administration of lame-duck President Donald Trump is reportedly planning a flood of new sanctions against Iran in coordination with Israel and…
FM Zarif to Biden: Abandon Trump’s ‘disastrous lawless bullying’
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reacted to the result of the latest presidential vote in the United States and the…
Pres. Rouhani says next US admin. to surrender to Iranian nation
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the next US administration, whether Democrat or Republican, will give in to the will of the…
Iran UN Envoy slams US unlawful sanctions
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi said on Tuesday that the…
Iran Parl. gearing up for ‘strategic’ measure to counter sanctions
The urgency of a strategic plan to counter anti-Iran sanctions was approved at the open session of the Iranian Parliament on Monday.…
Iran’s Rouhani: Sanctions have failed to break us
President Hassan Rouhani says the United States’ sanctions have failed to break down Iran’s resistance, expressing certainty that the Iranian nation will…
US-sanctioned Iranian plane lands in Venezuela -lawmaker, data
An Iranian plane owned by a company sanctioned by the United States for allegedly shipping weapons to Syria landed in Venezuela on…
Future US president must first compensate Iran for damage before rejoining nuclear deal: Govt. spokesman
Tehran says the future American president will first have to compensate Iran for the damage the US has done to the nation…
Fresh bans show US hostility toward Iranians has no limit: Envoy
Iran says the US’ move to impose sanctions against already blacklisted entities shows the country’s hostility toward Iranian people has no limit.…
Iran’s oil minister says Tehran’s oil industry will not yield to US pressure
Iran’s oil minister said on Twitter on Monday that Tehran’s oil industry will not yield to pressure from the United States. Minister…
US issues new Iran-related sanctions targeting state oil sector
The United States on Monday imposed fresh Iran-related sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic’s oil sector, including the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum, in…
US signals India’s work in Iran’s Chabahar port is exempt from sanctions
Keen to remove wrinkles ahead of the in-person Indo-US 2+2 ministerial meeting, the US has sought to assuage India’s concerns regarding Chabahar…
FATF bows to US pressure, agrees to toughen rules on Iran
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global anti-money laundering watchdog, has agreed to a demand by the United Sates to toughen…
Sanctions against Iran amid COVID-19 crisis ‘Cynical’: Russia’s Medvedev
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev described as “cynical” the sanctions imposed by Western countries against nations like…
Iran puts US envoy to Iraq in sanctions list: FM spox
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh announced on Friday that the Islamic Republic has sanctioned the US Ambassador in Baghdad Matthew Tueller…
Iran amb. reacts to US sanction on him
In reaction to the US sanction on him, Iran’s Ambassador to Baghdad said, “The US move made me more determined.” “I was…
Chaos-hit US sanctions three Iranian entities over election meddling claims
The US administration has imposed sanctions on three Iranian organizations over accusations of running a disinformation campaign targeting the upcoming US presidential…
US says it blacklisted Iran’s ambassador to Iraq
The United States on Thursday blacklisted Iraj Masjedi, Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq, saying he has for years overseen the training and support…
Iran to host Eurasia econ. meeting with eye on busting sanctions
Iran is to host an economic meeting of Eurasian countries next month as it eyes to strengthen its team-up with the sprawling…
US attempts to impose unilateral sanctions doomed to failure: Iran
The Iranian Foreign Ministry says any attempts by the “sanctions-addicted” US to impose unilateral restrictions on Iran will fail as the move…
Russia slams US ‘wrong approach’ over new Iran-related sanctions against Chinese firms
Russia has blasted the United States for adopting yet another “wrong approach” in the wake of new Iran-related sanctions targeting Chinese companies,…
US blacklists Chinese entities, individuals for dealing with Iran
The United States on Monday said it blacklisted two Chinese men and six Chinese entities for having dealt with Iranian shipping company…
US court sentences Iranian CEO to 23 months over alleged sanctions violations
A court in the US state of Minnesota has sentenced an Iranian national to nearly two years in federal prison over accusations…