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'We'll see what happens,' Trump says of easing illegal sanctions on Iran
Sep 12, 2019 00:21US President Donald Trump has refused to rule out easing of illegal sanctions on Iran amid tensions between Washington and Tehran.
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Iran exports 22.5m tons of petchem worth $12bn: official
Sep 11, 2019 01:57A senior Iranian oil ministry official says exports of refined products derived from crude have topped 22.5 tons, generating an income of $12 billion a year for the country.
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Load and unload surge at Iran’s ports despite US sanctions
Sep 11, 2019 01:48Iranian authorities say ports north and south of the country have seen increased processing activity over the past six months despite American sanctions that have sought to negatively impact trade with the country.
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Iran sanctions curbing global scientific progress: Top journal
Sep 11, 2019 01:31The British medical journal BMJ Global Health says US sanctions on Iran, a leading country in the world for science, are curtailing global scientific progress.
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US resorting to ‘extortion,’ not Iran, Zarif tells Pompeo
Sep 08, 2019 02:13Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed the latest claim by his American counterpart about Iran's nuclear "extortion" after the Islamic Republic announced that it has fired up advanced centrifuges to boost its enriched uranium stockpiles.
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US imposes sanctions on Iran’s shipping network
Sep 05, 2019 01:10The United States has imposed sanctions on an Iranian shipping network – several tankers, companies and insurance firms -- accusing it of supplying millions of barrels of oil to Syria.
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Iran to further retreat from nuclear deal if Europe takes no action by Thursday
Sep 04, 2019 02:06Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic will further lower its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), unless the European signatories to the accord take action to salvage the pact by Thursday.
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Finnish top diplomat confirms talks on credit facility for Iran in exchange for oil sale
Sep 04, 2019 01:37Finland’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto has confirmed reports that Iran would be able to resume its oil sale under a new initiative by France, which seeks to provide Tehran with a crucial credit facility to help save a nuclear deal that has suffered as a result of US sanctions.
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Iran posts trade surplus of $61 million till late August
Sep 04, 2019 01:25Iran has reported a trade surplus of nearly 61 million for the period covering the initial five months of the Iranian calendar year.
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France: Saving Iran’s nuclear deal hinges on ‘US waivers’ from bans
Sep 04, 2019 01:15France says efforts aimed at saving a 2015 multilateral nuclear deal on the Iranian nuclear program hinges on the United States’ provision of waivers from the sanctions it has unilaterally and illegally re-imposed on Tehran.