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2021-07-17 21:06
One-sided justice is my ideal!
TEHRAN— July 17 marks the World Day for International Justice. The Day of International Criminal Justice is celebrated by honoring individuals working to advocate the fundamental human rights of victims affected by criminal acts. People also come together around the world to host events promoting international criminal justice and support for the International Criminal Court.
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2021-05-09 18:12
By Farrokh Hesabi
Sports minister Soltanifar slams U.S. sanctions against Iran
TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Sports and Youth, Masoud Soltanifar, slammed the international sanctions against Iran and mentioned them as the root of “the most of the current problems of Iran’s sports” in a webinar with provincial sports managers on Sunday.
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2021-04-10 17:07
Medical equipment export grows by 23% despite sanctions
TEHRAN – The export of medical equipment experienced a growth rate of 23 percent over the past [Iranian calendar] year (March 2020-March 2021) despite U.S. sanctions, Mohammad Reza Shanehsaz, head of the Food and Drug Administration, said.
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2021-03-16 04:20
FFIRI releases statement on choosing Bahrain as Group C host
TEHRAN - The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has released a statement on choosing Bahrain as host of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Group C.
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2021-03-14 22:36
Russia can play constructive role in bringing JCPOA back to life
TEHRAN – The failure of a European-led process to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal could create ripe conditions for Russia to take charge of the process and play a greater role as a party that enjoys good relations with both sides of the dispute.
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2021-03-14 18:57
By Zahra Mirzafarjouyan
Prof. Smith told MNA: No difference between Biden, Trump on Riyadh
TEHRAN– Stating that there will be no difference between Biden and Trump on Saudi Arabia, Prof. Robert Smith said that rhetoric about Riyadh might be different, but not much else as it is a key strategic ally in the region.
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2021-02-15 14:20
By Zahra Mirzafarjouyan
Involving Iran's rivals in JCPOA talks to lead to failure
TEHRAN– Stating that involving Iran's rivals in JCPOA talks would mean the failure of any talks even before it starts, Shireen Hunter said that Macron wanted to curry favor with the Saudis in the hope of getting lucrative contracts.
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2021-02-01 16:45
Iran to IAEA: All nuclear measures will be reversed if U.S. lifts all sanctions
TEHRAN - Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has explained the reasons of the approval of “Law on Strategic Action to Lift Sanctions and Protect the Interests of the Iranian Nation” by sending a letter to the IAEA.
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2021-01-09 17:50
Tehran, Havana form ‘strategic alliance’ to produce COVID-19 vaccine
TEHRAN - Kianoush Jahanpour, spokesman for Iran's Food and Drug Administration, has said Iran and Cuba have formed a ‘strategic alliance’ through working jointly on a project for producing a potential coronavirus vaccine.
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2020-12-13 18:31
Director Majid Majidi calls U.S. sanctions on Iran crime against humanity
TEHRAN – Majid Majidi, whose “Sun Children” is Iran’s submission to the 2021 Oscars, has said that the U.S. sanctions on Iran over the past 40 years have been a crime against humanity.
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2020-12-09 23:17
Iran ambassador to Yemen thanks Trump for sanctioning him
TEHRAN – Following the United States' decision to impose sanctions on Iran’s ambassador to Yemen, the Iranian envoy thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for imposing sanctions on him.
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2020-11-27 15:22
IIF sees a growth of 4.4% for Iranian economy if sanctions lifted
TEHRAN - The Institute of International Finance (IIF) said Iran’s economy could grow 4.4 percent next year despite the negative impacts of the pandemic if the sanctions are lifted.
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2020-11-18 22:04
FM Zarif outlines give-and-take approach to revive JCPOA
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has introduced a give-and-take approach to help ease tensions over a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, conditioning Iran’s return to the deal on the U.S. compliance with it.
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2020-11-18 17:55
IRCS, Austrian Red Cross seek enhanced co-op
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) chief, Karim Hemmati, and the Austrian Red Cross secretary-general, Michael Opriesnig, discussed enhanced cooperation between the two national associations in a video conference on Wednesday.
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2020-11-16 23:36
Parliament to review ‘strategic bill to lift sanctions’ at first opportunity
TEHRAN – The Iranian Parliament’s strategic bill to lift the United States sanctions on Iran will be submitted to the Parliament’s presiding board at the earliest opportunity, a senior lawmaker sitting on the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee told the Islamic Consultative Assembly News Agency (ICANA) on Monday.
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2020-10-22 10:46
By Mohammad Mazhari
Fly-by-night countries
Tehran Times analytical report on main countries that have frozen Iranian assets
Due to the United States’ unilateral sanctions against Tehran, it is estimated that about $150 billion of Iranian assets are being frozen in other countries. By blocking about $7 billion of Iranian oil assets, South Korea is one of the major countries that refuses to release them. It is followed by Iraq and Japan.
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2020-10-14 20:13
The right to defensive arms
TEHRAN – As a UN arms embargo on Iran nears its end, Iran appears to be poised to exercise its right to freely buy and sell arms while securing the support of the remaining parties to a 2015 nuclear deal.
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2020-10-11 14:08
By Javad Heirannia
New U.S. sanctions on Iran will disrupt import of medicine, food: international business professor
“U.S. sanctions on Iran are an act of war”
TEHRAN – Professor Hossein Askari, who teaches international business at the George Washington University, says the recent U.S. unilateral financial sanctions are cutting off Iranian banks from the international banking system, thereby making import of medicine and food by Iran much more difficult.
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2020-10-06 23:31
26 countries criticize sanctions amid Covid-19
TEHRAN – Speaking on behalf 26 countries, Zhang Jun, the Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations, issued a joint statement on Monday at the General Debate of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly, calling for an immediate lifting of unilateral sanctions, criticizing Western countries for violating human rights, and voicing concern on racial discrimination.
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2020-10-06 22:59
Rouhani calls on countries to ignore U.S. sanctions
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has called on the global community to disregard U.S. sanctions and to avoid being complicit in “U.S. inhumane measures” against Iran, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
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2020-10-06 00:01
Iran’s tourism achieves growth despite sanctions: minister
TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism sector achieved a growth [of almost ten percent year on year] in the previous Iranian calendar year 1398 (March 2019-March 2020) despite the adverse effects of the U.S. sanctions, Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Saturday.
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2020-10-04 22:13
U.S. seeking collapse of Iranian economy: vice president
TEHRAN – First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri has denounced the U.S. “unprecedented” pressure on Iran, saying the main goal of the pressure was to bring the Iranian economy to collapse.
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2020-09-26 18:37
There will be no dead end
Iran boosts oil exports sharply in September
TEHRAN- The latest reports on Iran’s oil exports indicate that the country has risen oil exports sharply in September in defiance of the U.S. sanctions.
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2020-09-23 20:05
U.S. seeks regime change in Iran, Rouhani says
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the U.S. is pursuing the policy of regime change in Iran but it failed to do so.
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2020-09-23 19:38
Iran helps Venezuela export its oil: Bloomberg
TEHRAN – An Iranian supertanker, which has delivered a cargo of oil condensate to Venezuela last week in defiance of U.S. sanctions, is now loading Venezuelan oil to export it, Bloomberg reported.
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2020-09-21 12:17
By Zahra Mirzafarjouyan
China, Russia next targets if U.S. wins in undermining Iran
TEHRAN – Pointing to U.S. unlawful move to reimpose sanctions against Iran and importance of confronting its unilateralism, Cartalucci said China and Russia are next targets of the U.S. if it will be successful in undermining of Iran.
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2020-09-16 19:26
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Knowledge-based companies in full swing to tackle sanctions
TEHRAN – Domestic knowledge-based companies are now flourished to the extent that 300 Iranian products have replaced the sanctioned foreign ones, helping the country to take steps toward a knowledge-based economy to reduce the impact of sanctions.
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2020-09-08 18:28
Shahram Mokri: Iran sanctions big obstacle to joint film projects
TEHRAN – Iranian director Shahram Mokri, whose latest drama “Careless Crime” was screened at the 77th Venice Film Festival, has said the U.S. sanctions on Iran have put a big obstacle in the way of the countries and companies eager to cooperate with Iran in the film industry.
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2020-08-03 23:20
Seoul somehow shooting itself in the foot by refusing to release funds
Seoul may lose Iranian market forever
TEHRAN-Iran and South Korea are locked in a dispute over Seoul’s decision to block Iranian assets due to U.S. sanctions. An analyst tells the Tehran Times that the South Korean procrastination could impinge on Seoul-Tehran ties and lead to South Korea’s loss of the Iranian market.
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2020-07-21 15:54
By Mohammad Mazhari
American Caesar act cannot affect the Syrian economy: Syrian politician
TEHRAN - A member of the National Reconciliation Committee in Syria stresses that the American Caesar act cannot paralyze the Syrian economy, and Damascus's collaboration with its neighboring countries will continue.
