Zarif urges world to “stop aiding war crimes” as US sanctions impede Iran’s anti-corona fight
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif slammed the ‘immoral’ US sanctions as ‘economic and medical terrorism’. “US has gone from…
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US continues to block Iranian assets needed to buy medical equipment to fight COVID-19: Foreign Ministry official
Press TV – Iran rejects reports that the United States has agreed to grant sanctions waivers to certain countries in order to…
Veep: US blocks shipment of pharmaceutical drug, basic items to Iran
IRNA – Iranian First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Saturday that US tells lies that their sanctions do not include pharmaceutical…
Iran, Russia send joint letter to UN chief to push lift of unilateral sanctions
IRNA – A group of countries including Iran, Russia, Venezuela, China, North Korea, Cuba, Nicaragua and Syria, sent a joint letter to…
Calls for removal of anti-Iran sanctions growing: UN envoy
Tasnim – Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi said a growing number of countries and international organizations are calling…
Confusion over Iran waiver as Russia blames US for virus flare-up
Press TV – Russia has called for the urgent removal of US sanctions against Iran, arguing that the bans have led to…
US extends Iraq waivers but intensifies Iran sanctions as COVID-19 breaks records
Press TV – The US has once again extended a waiver allowing Iraq to import Iranian electricity and natural gas, but at…
Efforts for unfreezing Iran’s assets, getting loan from IMF on positive track: CBI
Tasnim – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdonnaser Hemmati said the CBI is making all-out efforts to provide funds…
Iran describes new sanctions as example of inhuman US policy
MNA – The Spokesperson of Iranian Mission to the United Nations Alireza Miryousefi described the new anti-Irani sanctions as an example of…
US will let coronavirus kill many: Iranian scientist detained in US
Press TV – An Iranian scientist detained by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has said that ICE’s handling of the…
Even US in need of aid against COVID-19 yet refuses to lift anti-Iran sanctions: Zarif
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says even the United States, the world’s largest economy, needs others’ help to fight…
US imposes fresh sanctions on Iranian individuals, companies amid Coronavirus crisis
Reuters – The United States has imposed sanctions on 15 Iranian individuals and five companies in Iran under a counter-terrorism program, according…
Zarif slams Pompeo for spreading ‘third-rate propaganda,’ hatred amid coronavirus pandemic
Press TV – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has blasted his American counterpart Mike Pompeo for keeping up a “third-rate propaganda”…
8 countries write to UN chief to demand lifting of unilateral sanctions amid pandemic
Press TV – Eight countries have called on the United Nations (UN) chief to ask for the lifting of unilateral sanctions on…
Iran’s infrastructure power shown off in combating COVID-19: Shamkhani
MNA – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said that the miracle of infrastructure power of…
Russia calls on US to lift Iran sanctions ASAP amid coronavirus outbreak
MNA – In his telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wed., Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that…
US told it’s time to lift Iran sanctions amid COVID-19 pandemic
Press TV – Top diplomats and officials from all around the world are increasingly urging the United States to remove its unilateral…
Iran envoy urges all states to defy US sanctions
IRNA – Iran’s Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations in New York Majid Takht Ravanchi said on Wednesday that the US fails…
Americans join campaign against US sanctions on Iran
IRNA – American people have launched a campaign against the US sanctions on Iran urging the US Department of Treasury to lift…
Top banker: Iran may get part of frozen assets
Tasnim – A portion of Iran’s frozen financial assets will likely be freed for the purchase of medicine and basic commodities, the…
Diplomat: EU to support Iran in fighting COVID-19
IRNA – Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić-Radman in a phone conversation with his Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif elaborated on EU…
Sanctions on Iran, others facing coronavirus must be urgently re-evaluated: UN
Press TV – The United Nations rights chief says any sanctions imposed on Iran, among other countries grappling with the coronavirus pandemic,…
Pakistan, French FMs discuss lifting US anti-Iranian sanctions over phone
MNA – Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian held a phone conversation on Tue.…
US using COVID-19 to express hostility: Iran’s Shamkhani
Tasnim – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani lambasted the US authorities for resorting to the coronavirus outbreak…
Chinese envoy: US sanctions create humanitarian crisis in Iran
IRNA – China Ambassador to the United Nation Zhang Jun said in a message that US sanctions have created critical situation in…
Iran Medical Council writes to UN, urges removal of sanctions
Press TV – It’s a letter that should never be returned to the sender. That’s according to the head of Iran’s Medical…
Intensifying US sanctions amid coronavirus pandemic contravenes human, UN norms: Rouhani
Press TV – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the United States’ move to prevent the dispatch of medical and humanitarian aid and…
EU to provide 20 mln euros in humanitarian aid to Iran
Reuters – The European Union will send 20 million euros in humanitarian aid to Iran, which is subject to U.S. sanctions, to…
Pakistan FM pens letter to EU’s Borrell to lift Iran sanctions amid coronavirus outbreak
MNA – Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Mon. penned letter to EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell and emphasized…
Iran doubts US’ claims over COVID19
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry in a twitter message reacted to the remarks of the US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortegas and…
Iran president: US offer of coronavirus aid ‘biggest lie in history’
Press TV – President Hassan Rouhani says the US offer to help Iran in its fight against the coronavirus is “one of…
Iranian artists ask colleagues across globe to stand up to US sanctions
Press TV – A group of Iranian artists active in various fields of arts, including filmmaking and music, have penned a letter…
Zarif: US impeding global fight against COVID-19
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message praised the global campaign for lifting sanctions, saying the US is…
Defenders of health to amaze world despite US sanctions: Iran’s top security official
MNA – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said on Mon. that Iran’s health defenders will…
Outbreak of novel coronavirus exposes humanity to a great test
MNA – The Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri on Mon. said that outbreak of novel coronavirus,…
Pakistan PM asks Trump to lift Iran sanctions
IRNA — Prime Minister of Pakistan who believes that US sanctions against Iran are cruel and unfair has once again called upon…
Qatar sends new aid shipment to Iran
Tasnim) – The second consignment of medical items dispatched by the Qatari government arrived in Iran on Saturday to help the country…
Ayatollah Khamenei: US ‘most evil’ enemy of Iran, its virus aid offer strange
Press TV – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has described the US “the most evil enemy of the…
Trump aides clash over military escalation with Iran
NYT – Sharp debates among top administration aides reveal divisions in how to confront Iran and its Shia militia proxies in Iraq.…
Britain refusing to deliver face masks ordered by Iran: Deputy minister
Press TV – An Iranian deputy health minister says Britain is refusing to deliver protective face masks that Iran ordered and paid…