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US sanctions hurting Sudan’s move to democracy: PM
Oct 12, 2020 05:18The Sudanese prime minister has lashed out at the US’ sanctions against his country, saying Washington’s blacklisting of Khartoum has hampered the country’s transition to democracy.
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Iran rights council: US criminal sanctions target Iranians’ lives, health
Oct 12, 2020 02:46Iran’s top human rights council has strongly condemned recent US sanctions on Iranian financial system and banks, noting that by curtailing the country’s access to medicine and other humanitarian equipment, Washington’s sanctions are taking direct aim at Iranian people’s lives and health.
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Time to toss US sanctions in the nearest dustbin
Oct 11, 2020 18:11Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, has made a joint statement at the General Debate of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly, on behalf of 26 countries, criticizing the United States and Western countries for violating human rights, calling for the complete and immediate lifting of unilateral sanctions, and expressing grave concern on systematic racial discrimination.
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Enemy’s sanctions aim to block Iran exports: Defense minister
Oct 11, 2020 13:50Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said on Sunday that the latest round of illegal US sanctions, which targets Iran’s financial sector and major banks, is aimed at blocking the country’s exports, but will not have any effect on the Islamic Republic.
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China supports JCPOA, calls for new platform to resolve West Asia issues: FM Wang
Oct 11, 2020 12:20China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for the formation of a new dialogue forum to resolve security issues in the West Asia region, saying the major precondition for joining the forum would be the support for the multilateral 2015 nuclear deal.
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Iran’s refining capacity up by 24%, second largest in OPEC: Report
Oct 11, 2020 12:12Iran’s capacity for refining crude and other products has increased by nearly a fourth in four years to 2020 to become the second largest in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
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China calls for elimination of US unilateral measures against Iran
Oct 11, 2020 05:28Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying condemned Washington’s recent sanctions on Iran, saying the bans pose a direct threat to ordinary people’s life and health due to the continued spread of the COVID-19.
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New US bans on Iran pre-election publicity stunt: Businessman
Oct 11, 2020 03:04New US sanctions targeting the Iranian financial institutions would have no tangible impact on the current state of trade between Iran and the rest of the world, says a major businessman who believes the bans are a mere publicity stunt by the current administrative government in Washington that seeks to get re-elected in elections planned for early next month.
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Iran reports rise in non-oil exports in month to late September
Oct 11, 2020 02:51Iran has reported a significant surge in the value of non-oil exports in the month to late September amid an easing of trade restrictions meant to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
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US sanctions on Iran ‘crimes against humanity’: Envoy
Oct 11, 2020 02:39Iran’s permanent representative to Vienna-based international organizations has censured as “crimes against humanity” the unilateral US sanctions on the Islamic Republic and said Washington’s so-called maximum pressure campaign on Tehran would not be subscribed to in the country.