‘U.S. sanctions won’t affect Iran’s petchem exports’

TEHRAN - General Secretary of Iran's Association of Petrochemical Industry Corporation (APIC) said on Saturday that U.S. sanctions are not going to have any significant impact on Iran’s petrochemical exports.

Iran will find ways to sell its oil in the market: Pakistani expert

TEHRAN – Pakistani Energy expert and former director of operations for the World Bank Moazzam Ziad Alahdad said U.S. sanctions cannot stop Iran from doing business with the world and the Islamic republic will definitely find a way to maintain its oil exports.

Turkey defies U.S. demand for cutting ties with Iran

TEHRAN - Turkey is in cooperation with Iran working on a mechanism to keep the trade between the two sides afloat amid increasing U.S. pressures on Iran’s trade partners to cut ties, Bloomberg reported.

Ending waivers won’t stop Iran oil exports: official

TEHRAN – Iran's presidental chief of staff said the U.S. decision on ending the waivers on Iran sanctions is not going to stop the country’s oil exports.

Turkey reluctant to replace Iranian oil under U.S. pressure

TEHRAN - Turkey is not willing to replace Iranian oil with those from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as the U.S. has offered, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday quoting the Turkish Foreign Minister as saying at a reception in Ankara.

S. Korea to dispatch delegation to U.S. for talks on Iran oil sanctions

TEHRAN – South Korea is planning to send a high-ranking delegation to Washington this week for follow-up talks on a U.S. decision on ending the sanctions waivers for the country and seven other importers of Iranian oil.

Would Saudis play the U.S. puppet in Iran sanctions scenario?

The U.S. announced on Monday that the country is not going to extend the sanctions waivers which were granted to some of Iran’s oil customers in November 2018.

British bank warns about impact of ending Iran sanction waivers

TEHRAN – The British investment bank Barclays said the U.S. decision on ending the waivers on Iran oil sanctions will tighten crude markets significantly in the short term, Reuters reported.

S. Korea to continue negotiations with U.S. over Iran sanctions

TEHRAN- Following the U.S. announcement on Monday regarding the end of exemptions from sanctions on Iranian oil imports, South Korean foreign ministry said in a statement that the government has been negotiating with the U.S. at all levels to extend the waiver, and that it will continue to make every effort to reflect Seoul's position until the May deadline.

China stands by Iran, opposing unjust U.S. sanctions

TEHRAN - Chinese foreign ministry announced on Monday that the Asian country is consistent about opposing unilateral U.S. sanctions against Iran, Reuters reported on Monday.

Iran says U.S. can’t realize “Zero Iran oil” plan

TEHRAN – Following reports that the U.S. is planning to end the waivers on Iranian oil sanctions, a source with the Iranian oil ministry said Washington cannot drive Iranian oil exports to zero.

Trump’s dilemma with Iran: to extend waivers or not!

These days one of the major factors which is affecting the oil market is the U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions and their consequences. The imposition of sanctions on Venezuela, reimposition of sanctions on Iran, comments on Libya, the impact on Saudi Arabia and OPEC decision making, are just some of the scenarios in which Trump is the lead actor.

Iranian graphic designer Aidin Arjomandi misses judging Adobe awards due to U.S. sanctions 

TEHRAN – Iranian graphic designer Aidin Arjomandi stated that he had to forego judging at the 2019 Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA) due to sanctions imposed on Iran by the Trump administration.

Japan seeking extension of sanctions waiver to keep buying Iranian oil

TEHRAN – Japan is seeking to convince the U.S. government to extend the waivers on Iran oil sanctions, S&P global Platts reported quoting a Japanese government official as saying on Wednesday.

S. Korea in talks with U.S. to extend waiver for Iranian oil imports

TEHRAN - South Korea is still negotiating with the United States for extending the sanctions waiver on Iranian oil imports, Yonhap reported quoting a Korean government official as saying on Tuesday.

'U.S. move against IRGC indicates its failure in anti-Iran economic measures'

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati underlined that the U.S. designation of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a ‘terrorist organization’ shows its failure in anti-Iran economic pressures and policies.

Sanctions on Iran have negative effects on energy markets: Novak

TEHRAN - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said the U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela are having a negative impact on global energy markets.

Iranians are paying for U.S. sanctions with their health

Ali only had two hours to save his baby's life. He careened through traffic and sped along highways to an east Tehran government pharmacy. When he saw some 800 people queued outside the facility, he dropped to his knees. Like him, they were waiting to obtain state-funded medications.

By Morteza Rahmani

Sanctions 'blessing in disguise' for Iran to unlock potentials

TEHRAN – Months have passed since U.S. President Donald Trump started his hawkish game against the Islamic Republic, but Tehran is still finding ways to sidestep the effects of the sanctions and push its plans forward in the oil and gas sector.

By Damir Nazarov

Multipolar strategy of Iran

Mohammad Ghaderi, chief editor of the Tehran Times, says Iran and Russia can establish strategic partnership in the multipolar world.

U.S. tells Canada to prepare for extradition of Huawei CFO: RT

The U.S. has informed Canada it will start formal extradition proceedings for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, nearly two months after she was arrested in Vancouver under the claim that she violated unilateral U.S. sanctions against Iran. 

By Mohammad Ghaderi

India, Iran have potential to strengthen ties in the current situation: ambassador  

TEHRAN – New Delhi’s top diplomat to Tehran is of the opinion that under the current circumstances that the Islamic Republic has come under sanctions by Trump’s White House, India and Iran can use their capacities in a positive way to strengthen ties. 

By Ebrahim Fallahi

The impact of U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil industry, market in focus

Right from the day Trump withdrew from Iran’s nuclear deal, announcing his plan for cutting Iranian oil exports to zero, the oil scholars and experts all around the world begun contemplating the impacts of this decision on the Iranian oil industry especially on the country’s oil exports.

‘Sanctions exception for Chabahar an opportunity to develop transit’

TEHRAN- Chabahar Port’s exemption from the new round of the U.S. sanctions on Iran is an opportunity for development of transit via this port, Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Head Mohammad Rastad told ILNA on Saturday.

“U.S. support for Saudi Arabia, Israel emboldened them for atrocity”

Zarif: U.S. sanctions will not work

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that although U.S. sanctions on Tehran hurt, they will not work.

Russia opposes U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil industry

TEHRAN – Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak voiced concern over the impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran, Reuters reported.

Iranians’ progress cannot be stopped, Rouhani says

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that the Iranians’ progress cannot be stopped, expressing confidence that Iranians will overcome the problems resulting from the return of sanctions.

By Javad Heirannia

EU help to Iran is not serious: Hunter

TEHRAN - Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, tells the Tehran Times that that “Europe wants to keep Iran committed to JCPOA, and thus makes some vague promises, but it is not willing to give Iran serious help.”

By Javad Heirannia

Europe able to resist U.S. sanctions on Iran, but unwilling to do: Chomsky

TEHRAN – Noam Chomsky asserts that Europe is able to resist U.S. sanctions on Iran, but will probably be unwilling to do so.

Indian refiners worried over U.S. sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN – Indian refineries are getting worried about the risks that U.S. sanctions on Iran could impose on their profitability, Economic Times reported citing Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL).