University professor argues joining FATF will narrow down pressure on Iran

TEHRAN – A university professor has opined that the core of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is monetary transparency, so joining to the body will remarkably slow down international pressure on Iran. 

Zarif: If Iran cannot reap JCPOA benefits others will suffer too

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced in the Astana Club meeting on Tuesday that if Iran cannot reap the economic benefits of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) definitely the other sides will suffer too.  

By staff and agency

Next EU chief backs reducing dependence on dollar in defiance of U.S. sanctions on Iran

Charles Michel, the next president of the European Council, has backed efforts to reducing role of the United States’ dollar and increasing the international role of the euro.

It’s illogical that we comply with nuclear pact but you remain onlooker, Rouhani tells the West  

President says U.S. sanctions unable to bring Iranians to their knees 

TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani laid emphasis on Monday on inefficiency of pressures on independent nations, reiterating that U.S.-imposed sanctions will never bring the proud Iranians to their knees. 

IranAir to resume flights to Rome after ban on rival airline

TEHRAN – Iran’s flag carrier Homa, known internationally as IranAir, is scheduled to resume flights to the Italian capital Rome after rival airline Mahan Air was banned from the European country’s airspace, Press TV reported.

IRGC says U.S. sanctions against armed forces to firm Iranians’ will to counter enemies  

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), in a statement published on Friday, condemned the U.S. fresh sanctions against Iran’s armed forces, saying the move will make the revolutionary forces to counter the enemies more strongly. 

Leader says 1953 coup marks beginning of U.S. hostility against Iran 

TEHRAN – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution said on Sunday that the U.S. enmity against Tehran dates back to a Washington-sponsored coup against the legal government of Iran in 1953, noting that the U.S. in now weaker than that time but more “barbaric and flagrant”.

Zarif: New U.S. regulations targeting Iran’s medicine imports

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif said on Sunday that the new U.S. regulations is even targeting imports of medicine by Iran.

NAM capable of neutralizing US sanctions: Rouhani

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has censured the United States for dominating the international monetary system and misusing dollar, saying the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is capable of countering Washington's illegitimate actions and making its sanctions ineffective.

Rouhani: Iran to continue resisting against foes’ plots, pressures

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday night that the only way to foil enemies’ plots is to resist against their pressures.  

U.S. sanctions jeopardizing global trade system: envoy

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy ambassador to the UN, Es’haq Al-e Habib, says Washington’s illegal sanctions have endangered the international trade system, calling on the international community to break its silence over what he called an “unprecedented threat”.

Iran Air posts annual profit despite U.S. sanctions

TEHRAN - Iran’s National Airline (Iran Air) has reported a surge in operating profits for the past Iranian calendar year (ended in March 2019) despite a surge in aviation costs resulted from the U.S. sanctions on the country.

Foreign Ministry: Iran’s next step to reduce nuclear commitments to be ‘more decisive’

TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Sunday that Iran is ready to take next step in reducing nuclear commitments more decisively.

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That U.S. sanctions are harming Iranians patients is not a mythology: Foreign Policy

In an article published by Foreign Policy on Wednesday, it has been illustrated that how sanctions are taking tolls Iranian patients.

By Mehdi Sepahvand

Zarif says while in UN he was told to go to White House or be sanctioned

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told a press conference on Monday that while he was in New York the Americans told him that if he did not accept to go to the White House to meet President Donald Trump he will be sanctioned in two weeks.

Mogherini's Adviser: EU Will Continue Efforts to Save JCPOA despite US Ban on Zarif

TEHRAN – A special adviser to European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini described the Trump administration’s move to sanction Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as “paradoxical”, noting that it will not affect Europe’s efforts aimed at saving the JCPOA.

Sanctions on Zarif shows U.S. irrationality: Education Ministry

TEHRAN - In a statement issued on Saturday, the Ministry of Education strongly condemned the U.S. administration for sanctioning Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, IRNA reported.

By Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh

May Iranian economy resuscitate from doldrums

TEHRAN – Inflation rate (the increase in consumer prices besides those of the producer), as one the main economic indices, has skyrocketed during the past recent year, i.e. as of the US withdrawal from the JCPOA, May 8, 2018. 

World Trade Organization allows China to sanction U.S. over Obama-era tariffs

TEHRAN- An appeals court judge at the World Trade Organization (WTO) says the United States did not fully comply with its ruling and could face Chinese sanctions if it does not remove certain tariffs that break WTO rules.

By Afshin Majlesi

Is Iran safe for Americans to visit?

TEHRAN – The matter of security in Iran is essentially considered as a complex question for any U.S. citizen willing to visit the Islamic Republic.

Singer Mohammad Motamedi says U.S. sanctions hit medical treatment in Iran 

TEHRAN – Iranian vocalist Mohammad Motamedi has said that due to the U.S. sanctions on Iran, doctors in the country are struggling with a critical shortage of specialized drugs and medical instruments to treat their patients.

‘Russia prepared to help Iran for oil exports if INSTEX not realized’

TEHRAN - Russia is ready to help Iran with oil sales and its banking sector if the European trade mechanism is not launched, Interfax cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Friday.

Suspicious oil tankers incident in tandem with U.S. sanctions on Iran: Larijani

TEHRAN – The suspicious acts against the oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman go along with U.S. economic sanctions against Iran, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday.

Health Ministry denies shortage of wound dressings for EB patients

TEHRAN – While reports published on Monday claimed that U.S. sanctions hindering wound dressing import, threatened the lives of Iranian Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) patients, an official with Health Ministry announced that there are a sufficient amount of wound dressings in the country for the current year ending on March 19, 2020.

Pakistan to pay a heavy price if Iran takes legal action on IP: Pak min.

TEHRAN – Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Tuesday that halting the multi-billion dollar Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project is going to cost Pakistan a heavy penalty, IRNA reported.

By Payman Yazdani

Even massive inspections not to prevent the sale of Iran’s oil: energy expert

TEHRAN - Visiting Research Scholar in the CESP Omid Shokri believes that even with massive inspections the U.S. will not be able to drive Iran’s oil export to zero.

Iran, Pakistan explore ways of boosting energy co-op

TEHRAN - Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost and Special Assistance to Pakistani Prime Minister on Petroleum Nadeem Babar held talks on Wednesday on the expansion of mutual energy ties.

‘U.S. sanctions present opportunity for Iran, Cuba to expand trade ties’

TEHRAN – The U.S. sanctions on Iran could be considered an opportunity for Iran and Cuba to expand economic ties in line with politic cooperation, the Ambassador of Cuba in Iran Alexis Bandrich Vega said on Tuesday.