Although, the Iranian officials considered the agreements with Saudi Arabia to be the result of the ineffectiveness of the sanctions, the lack of permission for flights from Iran to Jeddah can be a sign of the ineffectiveness of these agreements.

The Iran Project - Iran has robustly decried the recent sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union over the country's response to protests that occurred last year.i The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Naser Kanani denounced the sanctions as "unconstructive behavior" and called for a new policy based on ...

The Iran Project - The United States has recently imposed another round of sanctions on more than two dozen Iranian individuals and entities, as well as media networks on the death anniversary of Mahsa Amini. The sanctions were announced by the US Department of Treasury and targeted 29 individuals and entities allegedly involved in the "violent ...

The Iran Project - Iran's defense minister has stated that all Western arms sanctions on Iran will be lifted in the coming weeks, and Iran is prepared to expand its defense and strategic ties with independent countries, particularly Muslim and regional nations. Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani, in an article published in the Arabic-language ...

The Iran Project - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei stressed the necessity for efforts to neutralize anti-Iran sanctions in tandem with the negotiations for their removal. The Leader made the remarks during a Wednesday meeting with President Ebrahim Raisi and members of his cabinet in Tehran on the occasion ...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has emphasized the need for the existence of cooperation among independent states towards neutralization of the predicaments that they commonly face, including Western sanctions. The chief executive made the remarks during a joint press conference with his Nicaraguan counterpart, Daniel Ortega, in Managua,...

Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi says the parties to negotiations to remove anti-Iran sanctions must avoid politicized and unconstructive behavior. In a 90-minute phone conversation with his French counterpart Emanuel Macron on Saturday, Raeisi said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has repeatedly verified Tehran's full compliance with ...

An Iranian army commander says the enemies cruel sanctions against Iran are doomed to failure and have had no impact on the work of the countrys experts so far, as their resolvewill render the sanctions ineffectual. Second Brigadier General Massoud Jafari, commander of Shahid Lashgari Air Base of the Iranian Armys Air Force in Mehrabad, said on ...

A senior Iranian diplomat has warned of the severe consequences of sanctions on civilians, especially women and children, urging an end to unilateral sanctions on countries. Speaking before a Tuesday UN Security Council meeting on the protection of civilians and ensuring their security and dignity in conflict, Irans Ambassador and Deputy Permanent ...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said here on Tuesday that independent countries through promoting level of their relations and meeting each others needs can nullify threats and sanctions of the global dominating powers. Preisdent Raisi made the remarks in a meeting while receiving credentials of the new Cuban Ambassador to Tehran Alberto Gonzlez ...

Tasnim A group of Iranian lawmakers have proposed a motion that reporters from countries advocating the anti-Iranian sanctions should be barred from entering the Islamic Republic. More than 160 Iranian parliamentarians have signed the motion, according to which reporters from the countries that support the sanctions against Iran will be refused ...

November 12, The Iran Project - In an attempt to sell oil to the Iranian private sector, the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has started large scale offering of crude oil with a million barrels atthe Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX). On the Sunday (Nov. 12) session of the market, a total of 700,000 barrels of crude oil was traded at the IRENEX....

October 27, The Iran Project - Amid loomingIran sanctions, powers such as China, Russia as well as Europe announced theirreadiness for continuingeconomic cooperation with the Islamic Republic, stressing support for the internationally-endorsed nuclear deal. On Wednesday (Oct. 24),Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying at her weekly press ...

IRNA Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said the country will use all legal and political means to secure the release of Iranians detained on the pretext of illegal US sanctions. Zarif made the remarks in a meeting with families of some Iranians detained in various countries on sanctions-related charges on Monday. The families were ...

MNA Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami has said the Islamic Republic of Irans progress cannot be stopped because it is enjoying huge human resources and other sources of power. According to the Public Relations Department of the Iranian Defense Ministry, Brigadier General Amir Hatami said in a ceremony in Tehran attended by the ...

ISNA Vice president of Sanat Khodro Azarbaijan (Azarbaijan Vehicle Industry Co), Fariborz Zarei said, Given the investment of SAIC Motor automotive manufacturer group in Iran, Sanat Khodro Azarbaijans activity wont be affected by US unilateral sanction against Tehran. During a press conference, Zarei said, MG Automotive Industry has been found in ...

Oil Price | Cyril Widdershoven: An old doomsday scenario has been revived again by Iranian officials. Iranian president Rouhanistatedon Tuesday in Bern, Switzerland that his country could block the Strait of Hormuz for all Arab shipping traffic if Washington fully implements its zero oil export targets for Iran in the coming months. Rouhani, ...

Reuters - EU lawmakers gave approval on Wednesday for the European Investment Bank (EIB) to do business in Iran, overcoming a blocking attempt and keeping alive plans to save the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran that Washington has abandoned. The EIB, the European Unions not-for-profit long term investment arm, is a key pillar of the blocs attempts ...

Reuters - Brent crude oil edged up on Wednesday after a second successive drop in U.S. crude inventories driven by an outage at the Syncrude Canada oil sands facility, which usually supplies the United States. Brent crude futures were up 7 cents at $77.83 a barrel by 0915 GMT, while U.S. crude futures were down 17 cents at $73.97 a barrel. U....

FNA- Iran and Switzerland have agreed to cooperate against possible US sanctions Tehran's imports of medicine and basic pharmaceutical materials needed to produce drugs. "Although the sanctions apparently do not include drugs, foodstuff and related materials, past experience has proved that they will include these fields too and the financial restrictions ...