• FM Zarif meets with visiting Swiss counterpart

    FM Zarif meets with visiting Swiss counterpart

    Sep 07, 2020 12:41

    Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif holds a first round of talks with his visiting Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis, who has traveled to Iran to mark the 100th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations.

  • Swiss FM calls for boosting scientific, tourism ties with Iran

    Swiss FM calls for boosting scientific, tourism ties with Iran

    Sep 06, 2020 08:21

    During a visit to the city of Isfahan, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has underlined the need for developing scientific and tourism relations with Iran.

  • Iran's Zarif slated to host Swiss counterpart on September 7

    Iran's Zarif slated to host Swiss counterpart on September 7

    Sep 04, 2020 04:52

    Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to host his Swiss counterpart next Monday, during a two-day visit by the latter to mark the 100th anniversary of Switzerland’s diplomatic presence in Iran that is also meant to address bilateral, regional, and international issues.

  • Swiss FM due in Tehran to expand SHTA

    Swiss FM due in Tehran to expand SHTA

    Sep 03, 2020 04:58

    A businessman says the top Swiss diplomat is planning to visit Iran in the upcoming days to discuss how his country could expand a humanitarian channel meant to help Tehran avoid the illegal US sanctions imposed on Iran.

  • First Swiss deal proved Iran funds got round US sanctions: Businessman

    First Swiss deal proved Iran funds got round US sanctions: Businessman

    Jul 28, 2020 06:11

    An Iranian businessman says a first deal with Iran under the Swiss Humanitarian Trade Arrangement (SHTA) was a sign that funds provided by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) had reached Swiss authorities despite US sanctions limiting any use of such finances.  

  • Iran contacts Swiss Embassy, warns US against harassing its airliners

    Iran contacts Swiss Embassy, warns US against harassing its airliners

    Jul 24, 2020 09:05

    Iran has contacted the Swiss Embassy in Tehran, which protects American interests in Iran, to warn that the US would be held accountable if anything happened to a Beirut-bound Iranian passenger airplane.

  • Iranian president urges more effective Swiss role against US sanctions

    Iranian president urges more effective Swiss role against US sanctions

    May 26, 2020 14:23

    President Hassan Rouhani urges Switzerland — which represents the US’s interests in Iran and has created a financial channel to apparently enable evasion of Washington’s sanctions — to play a more influential role in confronting the illegal, unilateral, and inhumane American bans.

  • Swiss humanitarian channel not enough to meet Iran’s needs: Takht Ravanchi

    Swiss humanitarian channel not enough to meet Iran’s needs: Takht Ravanchi

    May 10, 2020 16:41

    Iran’s permanent Ambassador to the United Nations says the trade channel launched by a Swiss bank to help the Islamic Republic use its overseas funds to procure food and medicine for its people amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic has so far failed to meet the country’s needs.

  • Swiss humanitarian channel yet to process a single deal for Iran

    Swiss humanitarian channel yet to process a single deal for Iran

    May 08, 2020 16:11

    A new report published in the American media shows a Swiss trade channel much publicized by Washington as a secure way of delivering humanitarian assistance to Iran at a time of sanctions has failed to process any single deal on Iranian medicine imports.

  • Red Cross allocates 500,000 Swiss francs in donation to Iran amid coronavirus fight

    Red Cross allocates 500,000 Swiss francs in donation to Iran amid coronavirus fight

    Apr 09, 2020 05:12

    The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Tehran says the organization is making efforts to create a financial channel for Iran to receive international humanitarian aid amid its battle against the new coronavirus.