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US snapback push against Iran 'theatrical performance': Russia
Sep 20, 2020 06:21Russia has censured a unilateral declaration by the United States on the restoration of UN sanctions against Iran as a “theatrical performance” that aims to mislead the international community.
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Iran calls US attempt to ‘snapback’ sanctions ‘null and void’, urges UN to block it
Sep 20, 2020 05:10Iran says the US’ claim about the return of the UN Security Council’s sanctions against Tehran as per the so-called “snapback” mechanism is “null and void”, calling on the UN and its Security Council to block any attempt to reinstate the bans.
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UN chief says will take no action on US 'snapback' push against Iran
Sep 20, 2020 02:47The United Nations secretary-general says “uncertainty” prevents him from taking any action on a US declaration that all UN sanctions have been reinstated against Iran.
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Iran says no need for European arms, will buy weapons from Russia, China
Sep 20, 2020 01:33Iran’s foreign minister says the country will meet its strategic needs by purchasing weapons from Russia and China, and has no need for European weapons once the UN embargo is lifted in October.
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US sanctions on Iran didn’t work, won’t either: Russia’s Lavrov
Sep 18, 2020 10:25Russia has censured the United States for leveling “futile” accusations against Iran in a bid to demonize the Islamic Republic, saying the sanctions that Washington has imposed on Tehran in the past to strangle it “did not work before and will not work now.”
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US imposes illegal sanctions on several Iranian entities and individuals
Sep 18, 2020 02:48The United States has imposed fresh illegal sanctions on a number of Iranian entities and individuals over alleged attempts to launch a malware campaign.
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US not JCPOA participant anymore, can’t return Iran sanctions on 9/20: Zarif
Sep 18, 2020 01:19Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says despite recent remarks by the US secretary of state, Washington cannot re-impose the UN sanctions on Tehran on September 20 -- which is one month after the US demanded activation of a sanctions snapback mechanism inside the Iran nuclear deal -- because the US is not a party to the agreement anymore.
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After failure at UN, US says will work to hinder arms trades with Iran with its own action
Sep 17, 2020 03:17Following a humiliating failure at the UN Security Council to secure an extension of the arms embargo against Iran, the United States has threatened to use its “secondary” sanctions to block any arms trades with Tehran after the expiry of the UN ban next month.
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US only after destroying Iran econ., ruining lives, UN court told
Sep 17, 2020 00:49Iran’s legal advisor in the country’s ongoing complaint to the United Nations’ top court over US sanctions warns the tribunal about Washington’s exclusively destructive ambitions towards Tehran.
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Iran’s shipping lines reports $778 mln in revenues despite US sanctions
Sep 17, 2020 00:30The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line Group (IRISL) says revenues of the company topped $778 million in the year ending June 21 despite a series of harsh US sanctions seeking to choke off the country’s trade.