Excessive sanctions threatening U.S. economy: Iran FM

TEHRAN – The Americans’ excessive use of sanctions against others will hurt the U.S. economy as well, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told reporters in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Wednesday

Talks with Washington to preserve Iran deal “constructive”: France’s Le Maire

TEHRAN – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire who has traveled to Washington as part of a plan to offer Iran a $15 billion economic lifeline and rescue the Iran nuclear accord said his talks with U.S. counterpart Steven Mnuchin was “constructive”.

France dangles $15 billion bailout for Iran in effort to save nuclear deal

A senior Iranian delegation arrived in Paris on Monday to work out the details of a financial bailout package that France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, intends to use to compensate Iran for oil sales lost to American sanctions. In return for the money, Iran would agree to return to compliance with a 2015 nuclear accord, The New York Times reported on Monday.

Iran to take third step on JCPOA if EU fails to act: Rounahi to Macron

TEHRAN– In a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday, President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will further reduce its commitments under the JCPOA if Europe does not abide by its obligations under the deal.

Zarif: U.S. violent unilateralism abolishes global order

TEHRAN – Iran’s foreign minister has said the “violent unilateralism” relentlessly pursued by the United States has posed a serious threat to the international system and other countries.

By Afshin Majlesi

Eye-opening experience: As many Americans as possible should visit Iran

TEHRAN - Judith Bello, a long-time American peace activist, who has visited Iran for two times, believes such a journey “will be an eye-opening experience”.

By Javad Heirannia

Cost of import of pharmaceutical in Iran has increased and reduced availability of medicine: Finaud

TEHRAN - Marc Finaud, the former French Foreign Ministry spokesman, says that the Trump administration maintains exemptions from sanctions on humanitarian goods, but because of its banking sanctions against Iran also applicable to third countries, the cost of import of pharmaceutical in Iran has increased and reduced availability of medicine.

By Javad Heirannia

From the perspective of China, Iran is a major partner: Adib-Moghaddam

TEHRAN-Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies at the London Middle East Institute believes that “From the perspective of China, Iran is a major partner, not only in terms of hydrocarbon imports, but also because of a comparable strategic vision of a multipolar world order and a new EurAsian century which is behind the One Belt initative.”

By Javad Heirannia

Prospect for INSTEX is not good: Paul Pillar

TEHRAN – Professor Paul Pillar, who was CIA intelligence analyst for 28 years, tells that the Europeans still want to save the JCPOA. 

By Javad Heirannia

Economic benefits foreseen in INSTEX will not meet requirements of Iran: Heinonen

TEHRAN - Olli Heinonen, the former deputy director general for safeguards at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), tells the Tehran Times that “It appears at this stage that the economic benefits foreseen in INSTEX are at best limited and will not meet the requirements of Iran.”

Iran to take 3rd nuclear step on September 6: FM

TEHRAN – Iran’s foreign minister has said the country will begin suspending more of its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers on September 6.

Ties with India age-old, small pressures will not affect relationship: Iran

(India Today) – Amid U.S. sanctions, Iran on Monday said "small pressures" will not affect its age-old ties with India and that the current phase in the relationship will "pass". 

Iran says it will not negotiate missile work, wants to export more oil

TEHRAN - Iran wants to export a minimum of 700,000 barrels per day of its oil and ideally up to 1.5 million bpd if the West wants to negotiate with Tehran to save a 2015 nuclear deal, two Iranian officials and one diplomat told Reuters on Sunday.

Iranian Foreign Ministry blacklists U.S.-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has added the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and its director, Mark Dubowitz, to the sanctions list of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran says sanctions threaten fight on transnational crimes

TEHRAN – The United States’ unilateral and illegal sanctions on Iran have posed major threats to fighting transnational organized crimes such as drug trafficking, according to Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations.

Defense official: Iran has precision-guided missiles not revealed yet

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy minister of defense has said the country has accurate missiles it has not unveiled in order to be able to surprise its enemies.

Iran’s power of resistance is unlimited, says IRGC chief

TEHRAN – Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said the enemy’s power to pressure Iran is limited but “our power of resistance is unlimited.”

President says unity will disappoint enemies

Rouhani, cabinet team renew loyalty to Imam Khomeini

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his cabinet team on Saturday visited the shrine of Imam Khomeini in south of Tehran to renew their faithfulness to the founder of the Islamic Republic.

U.S. sanctions’ deadly effects under spotlight in Tehran photo exhibit 

TEHRAN – “Silent War”, an exhibition of photos putting a spotlight on U.S. sanctions and their deadly effect on medical treatment in Iran, will open in the Iranian Artists Forum on Friday.

Europe should pre-purchase Iran’s oil through INSTEX first: CBI chief

TEHRAN – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has said that the Europeans should show their sincerity about their Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) by ordering Iran’s crude.

Iranian parliament moves to retake oil money from UK, U.S. after 1953 coup 

TEHRAN – Members of the Iranian parliament (Majlis) have presented a 10-point anti-U.S. plan to the Majlis presiding board, a member of the board revealed on Sunday.

Renaming supertanker not aimed to bypass U.S. sanctions: envoy

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad has said the renaming of the Iranian oil tanker, Grace 1, has no relations with circumventing the U.S. sanctions.

IRCS: Sanctions hindering pharma raw materials import

TEHRAN – Problems in transferring money from foreign banks and using foreign exchange has been hindering the import of pharmaceutical raw materials into the country for a long time, announced the director of medical supply department at the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS).

Culture of martyrdom has protected Iran against pressure: Zarif

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that culture of altruism and martyrdom has protected the country against foreign pressure.

Trump’s sanctions on Iran block way for any kind of dialogue: professor

TEHRAN – A professor of political science and international relations at the University of California believes that U.S. President Donald Trump’s sanctions on Iran block the way to any negotiation and diplomacy.

The notion of negotiation has been destroyed in mentality of Iranian people, General Salami says 

IRGC chief: Iran has tied security to progress

TEHRAN – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said on Wednesday that for Iran security and progress are interdependent. 

Health official: U.S. claim not banning medicine and humanitarian aid is ‘ridiculous’

(ILNA) - The deputy health minister of Iran has said that the American claim that medicine, food and humanitarian aid are not subject to sanctions is “ridiculous".

Solving problems must be main objective in policy making: Rouhani

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that solving people’s problems must be the main objective of policy making and decision making.

Official borders open to foreign travelers without passport stamps

TEHRAN – All Iranian border crossings let foreign nationals in without passport stamps according to a presidential decree that orders for the waiver of physical stamping on travelers’ passports upon entering or leaving the country, Interior Ministry’s spokesman has said.

Abu Dhabi can’t afford to keep Iran out of Dubai

TEHRAN – An economic commentator says the financial contribution of Iranians in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates’ business center, has been so large over the past years that Abu Dhabi, the Arab country’s political capital, would have to pay a heavy price to continue to keep Iranians out of Dubai under U.S. sanctions.