• EU making progress on protecting Iran trade: French FM

    EU making progress on protecting Iran trade: French FM

    Jun 01, 2018 08:05

    French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says the European Union has made some progress on measures to protect the bloc's companies from US sanctions on Iran but they are still insufficient.

  • US imposes new sanctions against Iran

    US imposes new sanctions against Iran

    May 31, 2018 01:25

    The United States has imposed sanctions on several Iranian individuals and organizations, including Evin Prison and the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), over “human rights abuses” and “censorship.”

  • Leader’s aide puts forward proposals to counter US breaches

    Leader’s aide puts forward proposals to counter US breaches

    May 30, 2018 19:33

    A senior adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has put forward a number of propositions to develop the country’s nuclear capabilities and counter US breaches of the Iran deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), weeks after President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the agreement.

  • US sought total confrontation with Iran by leaving JCPOA: Russia

    US sought total confrontation with Iran by leaving JCPOA: Russia

    May 30, 2018 09:41

    The Russian foreign minister says the United States chose to pull out of the 2015 nuclear agreement with an eye to “a total confrontation with Iran.”

  • Lukoil puts Iran plans on hold over US sanctions

    Lukoil puts Iran plans on hold over US sanctions

    May 30, 2018 09:36

    A Lukoil official has been quoted as saying that Russia’s second oil producer has put its plans to develop projects in Iran on hold in the face of US sanctions.

  • Iran: Total has 60 days to get US exemption

    Iran: Total has 60 days to get US exemption

    May 30, 2018 08:18

    Total has 60 days to get exemptions from US sanctions in order to proceed with a $2 billion project to develop Iran's giant South Pars gas field, Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh has said.

  • Corporate exodus tests EU ability to keep Iran trade flowing

    Corporate exodus tests EU ability to keep Iran trade flowing

    May 30, 2018 07:24

    The EU’s ability to protect Iran’s benefits from the 2015 nuclear deal is being seriously tested as business exodus from the Islamic Republic continues.

  • German FM vows to assist Iran's economy if it adheres to nuclear deal

    German FM vows to assist Iran's economy if it adheres to nuclear deal

    May 29, 2018 10:15

    German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says Berlin is prepared to help Iran improve its economy and business ties while Tehran remains committed to a landmark nuclear agreement it signed with major powers in 2015.

  • Swiss firm disappointed to lose Iran deal to China

    Swiss firm disappointed to lose Iran deal to China

    May 29, 2018 06:41

    The Swiss firm Stadler Rail says it is disappointed that it has to ditch a $1.4 billion railway deal in Iran because of US President Donald Trump’s decision to reimpose sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

  • India will not follow US sanctions on Iran: India's Swaraj

    India will not follow US sanctions on Iran: India's Swaraj

    May 28, 2018 12:13

    India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj says New Delhi will keep trading with Iran and will only follow sanctions imposed by the United Nations and not those imposed by any other country, such as the United States, against the Islamic Republic.