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US knows how to break impasse, but wants to extract concessions from Iran through coercion: Zarif
Mar 18, 2021 02:45Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the United States knows exactly what it takes to resolve its standoff with Iran, but still seeks to use pressure tactics to extract concessions from the Islamic Republic.
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New US administration did nothing to make up for past mistakes: Rouhani
Mar 16, 2021 15:21President Hassan Rouhani says the former “criminal” US administration did great injustice to the people of Iran with its terrorist acts, and that the new leadership in the White House has so far failed to take any practical measure to make up for the past wrongdoings.
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Iran brought about isolation, legal condemnation for US on world stage: Spokesman
Mar 16, 2021 14:19The spokesman for Iran’s administration says not only did the Islamic Republic frustrate the US’s attempts to isolate the country and portray it as a source of security threat, but it also managed to bring about isolation and legal condemnation in the international arena for America itself.
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Iran's FM Zarif warns clock ticking for US to return to JCPOA
Mar 15, 2021 08:58Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned the United States that it might run out of time for returning to the 2015 nuclear deal, formally called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as the Islamic Republic’s presidential election approaches.
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Rights chief: Iran to appoint special rapporteur on impact of illegal US sanctions on people
Mar 14, 2021 14:03The head of the Iranian Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights says the Islamic Republic will appoint a special rapporteur to evaluate the impact of the illegal US sanctions on the Iranian nation and to protect the rights of the Iranian people in the face of Washington’s unjust restrictive measures.
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Iran reports robust growth in home appliance output
Mar 14, 2021 03:02A report shows that Iranian home appliance manufacturers have seen their output for main devices surge by up to 50 percent year on year in late February.
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Iran’s economy out of recession after two growth quarters: Chief banker
Mar 14, 2021 02:48Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati says the county’s economy has emerged from nearly three years of recession caused by US sanctions and exacerbated by the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Washington, allies continue to obstruct stability restoration in Syria: Russia, Syria
Mar 12, 2021 11:30Syrian and Russian officials say the United States continues to impede restoration of stability in the country through imposition of economic sanctions, arguing Washington is using various methods of economic and political pressure on international bodies and organizations to turn a blind eye on the repercussions of such bans.
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Russia gradually ditching US dollar in trade with allies: Duma
Mar 12, 2021 11:26A senior Russia lawmaker says his country is gradually reducing the role of the US dollar in financial transactions with allies and commercial partners, a long-pursued measure aimed at using currencies other than the greenback to offset the impacts of American sanctions.
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Sanctions lead to devastating repercussions like those of terrorism, war crimes: Takht-Ravanchi
Mar 12, 2021 08:16Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi has denounced sanctions as inhumane, immoral and illegal, saying their far-reaching, devastating and long-term consequences are as brutal and vicious as terrorism, war crimes and crimes against humanity.