sanctions

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.
Zarif: US removal of sanctions will lead to Iran reversal of JCPOA measures

Mar 07, 2021 14:09

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said if the United States takes practical steps to remove the illegal sanctions it has unilaterally imposed on Tehran, the Islamic Republic will reciprocate the measure by reversing steps it has taken to reduce its commitment under the 2015 nuclear deal with the world powers.
US must lift ‘unjustifiable’ Iran bans, take sincere steps on JCPOA: China

Mar 07, 2021 14:03

China’s foreign minister has urged the United States to demonstrate good faith and remove ‘unjustifiable’ sanctions it has imposed on Iran as quickly as possible in order to save the multilateral nuclear deal of 2015.
Iran urges EU to drop threats, adopt mutual respect to resolve nuclear standoff

Mar 07, 2021 08:52

President Hassan Rouhani has criticized the Europeans’ inaction toward reviving the multilateral 2015 nuclear deal, saying negotiations based on “mutual respect” and free from “threat and pressure” is the best means of resolving the current standoff.
US allows transactions on Iranian funds in Iraq: Reports

Mar 07, 2021 02:56

Media reports and sources have suggested that an Iraqi bank holding billions of dollars of Iranian funds has been allowed for a first time in years to process transactions involving the funds after gaining a waiver from US sanctions against Tehran.