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Iran’s agrifood exports up 9% in 4 months to late July: IRICA

Aug 22, 2021 01:19

The Iranian customs administration (IRICA) says exports of agrifood rose by 9% in the four months to July 22 this year compared to similar period last year despite sanctions facing the country as well as restrictions imposed at borders to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
Attempts to undermine Russia’s Nord Stream 2 project doomed to failure: Lavrov

Aug 18, 2021 01:41

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says all future attempts by the US-led Western countries to undermine the Nord Stream 2 project, a sprawling undersea pipeline that will carry Russian gas directly into Germany, are doomed to failure.
US continues anti-Iran policy, imposes new sanctions

Aug 14, 2021 01:37

The US Treasury Department says it has imposed sanctions on an individual and businesses allegedly involved in trading Iranian oil despite Washington’s claims to be willing to rejoin the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Belarus tells US to cut embassy staff due to ‘hostile actions’

Aug 12, 2021 00:13

Belarus has told the United States embassy in Minsk to reduce its staff against the backdrop of the latest sanctions imposed by Washington, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry says.
Iran’s nominated oil minister says he will push for increased gas output

Aug 11, 2021 12:07

A nominee to take over the role of Iran’s oil minister in a new administrative government led by President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says he’ll push for increased natural gas output beyond the current enviable record of nearly 1 billion cubic meters (3.5 billion cubic feet) per day.
US to get nowhere with Trump’s mentality: Iranian spokesman

Aug 09, 2021 04:26

The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry highlighted the futility of the US policy of maximum pressure on Iran, reminding the White House officials that using the approach of the former US president will not produce any result other than the same failures of recent years.
Iran reports $2.91bn in tax revenues for two months to late May

Aug 09, 2021 00:10

Figures by Iran’s Supreme Audit Court (SAC) show the government collected $2.91 billion in tax revenues in the two first months of the current fiscal year.
President Raeisi: Sanctions, pressures will not dissuade Iranians from pursuing their legal rights

Aug 05, 2021 11:35

President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi said the US policy of imposing sanctions and mounting pressure on the Iranian nation will not deter the nation from pursuing its legal rights, including the right to development.
Iran central bank foreign assets up by 2.6% in June quarter to $26.4bn

Aug 06, 2021 04:35

The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has reported a 2.4% surge in its foreign assets for the first calendar quarter to June 21.
China calls on the US to end embargo on Cuba

Aug 05, 2021 05:26

China has called on the United States to immediately and fully lift its sanctions and decades-long embargo against Cuba, and to stop making excuses to interfere in and destabilize the small Caribbean island.