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Iran studying various options on official digital currency: CBI chief

Feb 15, 2021 02:52

Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati says the bank is considering various options on how it can issue an official digital currency amid a global race to modernize payments systems and reduce the risks related to privately issued cryptocurrencies.
UN envoy in Venezuela denounces US sanctions

Feb 14, 2021 13:00

During a press conference in Caracas, UN Human Rights envoy, Alena Douhan, spoke about her preliminary assessment of her visit to Venezuela to evaluate the effects of the US blockade against the Latin American nation.
Iran’s aluminum output rises by 65% y/y in late January: Report

Feb 14, 2021 03:06

Iran has churned out 65 percent more aluminum in the 10 months to late January as the country’s metals and mining sector keeps growing in a blow to the US sanctions targeting its trade of metals.
Iranian official: US must lift sanctions practically, verifiably before rejoining JCPOA

Feb 13, 2021 03:03

A senior Iranian official has reaffirmed that Tehran will return to full compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal only after the US lifts all the sanctions imposed on the country by the Trump administration and after Iran will be able to verify the termination of those sanctions.
In rebuke to E3, Zarif challenges trio to lay out fulfilled JCPOA duties

Feb 12, 2021 15:48

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has challenged the commitment of the three European parties to the nuclear deal of 2015 signed between Tehran and major world powers after the trio claimed that Iran risks losing the opportunity to fully realize the agreement by starting to produce uranium metal.
Biden should avoid 'terrorist' Trump’s path, make up for past crimes: President Rouhani

Feb 11, 2021 09:46

President Hassan Rouhani has urged the new US administration to take a new path in dealing with Iran and move to make up for the crimes committed by former president Donald Trump against the Iranian nation, saying the world has no doubt that the pressure policy against Iran has failed.
As initiator of chaos, US must take 1st step to revive Iran deal: MEP

Feb 11, 2021 04:06

A member of the European Parliament (MEP) has blamed the United States for the chaotic situation surrounding the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major world states, saying Washington bears the responsibility to take the first step towards reviving the accord.
Iranian tractors crush US sanctions, plow European farms

Feb 11, 2021 03:32

When the US Treasury imposed sanctions on Iran Tractor Manufacturing Company (ITMC) in October 2018, the largest tractor manufacturer in West Asia and North Africa pledged to respond to the measure by ramping up exports.
Iranians hold motorcycle, car rallies to mark 42nd Islamic Revolution Anniv.

Feb 11, 2021 03:27

Iranians from different walks of life have marked the 42nd anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in a different way this year due to the coronavirus outbreak.
99.7% of Iranian villages electrified, well above global average of 79%

Feb 11, 2021 03:13

Some 42 years after the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the country is celebrating the fact that almost all villages in the country have been electrified, up from only seven percent when the Revolution took place.