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President Rouhani: US must honor commitments, lift sanctions for diplomacy to survive

Mar 11, 2021 03:19

President Hassan Rouhani has told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the US must honor its commitments and lift sanctions on Iran if it seeks a diplomatic end to the stalemate surrounding the 2015 landmark nuclear agreement.
Iran-Cuba vaccine cooperation sends signal of independence to White House

Mar 11, 2021 01:55

Iran’s cooperation with Cuba on manufacturing a COVID-19 vaccine is indicative of a strong and clear signal to Washington that its illegal sanctions will not cripple an independent country, says an Iranian expert on geopolitics.
Iran rejects step-for-step JCPOA revival: Senior security official

Mar 10, 2021 08:44

A senior security official says Iran is opposed to a step-for-step return to the 2015 nuclear deal, adding that the country only accepts the lifting of sanctions in a verifiable manner before returning to full compliance with the multilateral agreement.
2015 nuclear deal implemented only by Iran not other signatories: Zarif

Mar 10, 2021 03:42

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran is the only participant to the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), to has fulfilled its commitments under the landmark accord and that the rest of the signatories have failed to deliver on their obligations.
President hails Iran’s success in withstanding sanctions

Mar 10, 2021 03:32

President Hassan Rouhani admired the Iranian people’s resistance against the economic war imposed by enemies, saying the time has come for the termination of the sanctions.
US sanctions two Iranians on allegations of ‘human rights violations’

Mar 10, 2021 03:18

The United States has imposed sanctions on two Iranians for what it calls “violations of human rights.”
West's unilateral sanctions impede Iran’s fight against drug trafficking: Envoy

Mar 08, 2021 13:30

Iran’s ambassador to international organizations in Vienna says unilateral sanctions imposed on Iran by Western countries, topped by the United States, are hampering the Islamic Republic’s fight against smuggling of illicit drugs.
Nuclear deal standoff: Iran says US driving on wrong side of road

Mar 08, 2021 09:43

Iran has touched on the unilateral US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, saying Washington has been driving on the wrong side of the road and therefore it needs to make a U-turn to “a complete commitment, an effective implementation and then a return” to the deal.
Iran to unveil homegrown hovercraft

Mar 08, 2021 09:36

Iran’s first homegrown hovercraft will come into operation within the next year, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said.
US dollar on downward slope in Iran on reports about foreign funds

Mar 08, 2021 02:34

The US dollar has lost part of its value against the Iranian currency rial after unconfirmed reports suggested that Washington authorized transactions on Iranian funds in Iraq and other countries.