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US fines Standard Chartered $1.1bn over Iran transactions
Apr 11, 2019 00:35London-based Standard Chartered has been fined $1.1 billion by US authorities for allegedly breaching sanctions against Iran and other countries.
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Make US troops leave Iraq as soon as possible: Ayatollah Khamenei
Apr 07, 2019 00:19Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Baghdad government should expel US forces from Iraq as soon as possible.
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Iran, Iraq to boost trade ties, cooperation in terror fight: President Rouhani
Apr 06, 2019 23:52President Hassan Rouhani says Iran and Iraq are keen to expand their cooperation in the fight against terrorism and smuggling while seeking stronger ties in the power, gas and oil sectors.
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Zarif decries Pompeo's comments about flood assistance as 'fake news'
Apr 03, 2019 01:07Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed claims by United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo that Washington seeks to contribute to relief operations following nation-wide floods in Iran as "fake news."
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‘US planning new sanctions against Iran’
Apr 03, 2019 00:42The administration of US President Donald Trump is planning to impose additional sanctions on Iran that would target areas of its economy that have not been struck before, according to a senior administration official.
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Zarif: US waging ‘economic terrorism’ against Iran
Apr 02, 2019 01:13Iran’s foreign minister says the US is waging “economic terrorism” against the Islamic Republic by employing restrictive measures that are troubling the relief efforts targeting flood-stricken people across the country.
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Trump will learn Iranians never submit to pressure: FM Zarif
Apr 01, 2019 00:53Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says US President Donald Trump is grasping "at every straw" to portray his failed policies on Tehran as a success, stressing that Iranians will never bow to pressure.
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Iraq needs to import electricity from Iran for 3 years: Parliament speaker
Mar 30, 2019 00:49Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi says he hopes the United States will keep waiving sanctions on energy imports from neighboring Iran, noting that the Arab country will need to purchase electricity from the Islamic Republic for three years.
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Turkey defies US with more imports of Iranian gas
Mar 26, 2019 08:09Iran is increasing its natural gas exports to a number of countries, including Turkey which plans to raise imports from its energy-rich neighbor, a senior official says.
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Defying US sanctions, Iran inaugurates new South Pars gas field phases
Mar 17, 2019 12:19Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has inaugurated four new phases of the huge offshore South Pars gas field in a move, which has been seen as a clear sign of the failure of US sanctions against the country.