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Iran making progress in search of new funds to fight coronavirus: Chief banker

Mar 27, 2020 10:31

Iran’s chief banker says efforts for accessing new sources of hard currency to fight the new coronavirus pandemic have borne fruit.
China's Xi offers help to US but Trump intensifies sanctions on countries

Mar 27, 2020 09:57

President Xi Jinping says China is ready to help the US with the fast-growing coronavirus outbreak, as Washington steps up its sanctions policy against world countries.
Iran slams ‘baseless’ US accusations against Venezuela’s president

Mar 27, 2020 09:53

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has slammed Washington’s “baseless” accusations against the Venezuelan president as the pinnacle of “obscene unilateralism” and a flagrant violation of international law.
Putin calls for sanctions 'moratorium' amid pandemic

Mar 27, 2020 00:10

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for the lifting of the illegal sanctions on various countries that are hindering the global fight against the new coronavirus.
US imposes new illegal sanctions on Iranian and Iraqi individuals, companies

Mar 26, 2020 14:21

The United States has imposed new illegal sanctions on 20 companies, officials and individuals in Iran and Iraq, despite growing global pressure on the US to end the illegal sanctions on Iran as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic.
Zarif: Even pandemic won’t stop US propaganda against Iran

Mar 26, 2020 03:54

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has blasted his American counterpart Mike Pompeo for keeping up a “third-rate propaganda” barrage against Tehran even at a time when the world is busy fighting a deadly coronavirus pandemic.
Iranian businessman says pandemic could help Iran restore global economic position

Mar 25, 2020 13:11

The coronavirus pandemic may lead to a drastic change in Iran’s economic position in the world given that many countries are now pressing the United States to ease its illegal and unilateral sanctions on the country to help it fight the virus, says a major Iranian businessman.
Rouhani: UNSC likely to discuss plan to lift sanctions on Iran

Mar 25, 2020 03:45

President Hassan Rouhani said a plan would be under debate in the United Nations Security Council for lifting all of the sanctions against Iran because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Iranian, Russian FMs discuss coronavirus outbreak, world developments

Mar 25, 2020 02:48

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discussed efforts to counter the coronavirus outbreak.
KSA, USA both accustomed to imposing medical sanctions: Iranian adviser

Mar 25, 2020 02:42

An adviser to Iran’s parliament speaker lambasted the Saudi and American officials for proceeding with the common policy of sanctions and wars against other nations, even amid the coronavirus pandemic.