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2022-04-06 20:17
Iran's efforts to neutralize U.S. sanctions reach new heights
TEHRAN – A remarkable amount of Iran’s blocked assets has been released in accordance with a deal separate from the 2015 nuclear deal, whose negotiations have come to a standstill.
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2022-02-12 18:05
Iran's oil exports hit 3-year high as nuclear talks resume
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2021-11-03 19:33
U.S. hit-and-run move thwarted
TEHRAN – In a major act of defiance, Iran announced Wednesday that it had foiled a U.S. attempt to confiscate Iranian oil in the Sea of Oman, setting the stage for further Iranian defensive acts to protect its oil exports in the face of growing threats from the U.S. to restrict Iran’s oil trade.
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2021-06-07 21:39
The big loot
U.S. sells off Iranian crude oil
TEHRAN — According to the recent document leaks, Donald Trump ordered the seizure of oil tankers carrying Iranian oil off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.
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2021-03-12 14:40
Iranian oil exports to China expected to hit record high in March
TEHRAN – Iranian crude oil exports to China are surging and expected to hit record highs in March despite the U.S. sanctions on the country’s oil industry.
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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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2019-12-06 19:03
Iran won’t relinquish right to oil export, ambassador says
TEHRAN - Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, said on Thursday that Iran will not relinquish its right to export oil now that the country is under U.S. illegal sanctions.
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2019-09-15 20:47
Iranian supertanker’s oil sold to private entity: official
TEHRAN - Iran’s ambassador to the UK has said that his country’s decision to deliver oil to a private company in Syria by Adrian Darya-1 supertanker was in no contrast to an agreement to not sell the cargo to a country under European Union sanctions.
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2019-09-15 20:40
India’s ruling BJP’s ideological allies advise Modi to ignore U.S., go for Iranian oil
(FNA) - An ideological affiliate of India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now come out and advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider New Delhi’s decision, to ignore U.S. demands not to purchase oil from Iran as it would represent a strategic setback for India.
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2019-09-07 16:59
Iranian ship unloads oil at Syrian port: report
TEHRAN – Sources have said that Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1 has unloaded its oil at a port in Syria, Tasnim quoted the Middle East Eye as reporting on Saturday.
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2019-09-03 22:09
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.
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2019-09-03 19:04
Crimea invites Iran to use its ports as a U.S. sanctions workaround: official
Crimea has offered Iran access to its ports as a way for Tehran to avoid U.S. sanctions on oil exports, a senior official in the annexed region’s Kremlin-backed administration told Russian media, according to The Moscow Times.
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2019-09-01 10:44
By Javad Heirannia
UAE is talking to Iran because it wants to withdraw from the Yemen debacle: Askari
TEHRAN – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, believes that “I think the UAE is talking to Iran because it wants to withdraw from the Yemen debacle and slowly reduce its collaboration with MBS.”
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2019-08-27 19:56
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.
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2019-08-26 20:02
Iran seeks to revive oil pipeline across Iraq to Syria amid sanctions: source
TEHRAN – Tehran has discussed with Baghdad the possibility of reopening a pipeline linking Iran and Syria through Iraqi territory to circumvent sanctions.
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2019-08-26 19:59
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".
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2019-08-26 17:52
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.
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2019-08-26 11:07
By Payman Yazdani
Indonesia interested in exchanging information, defense equipment with Iran
TEHRAN– Indonesian Ambassador Octavino Alimudin in an exclusive interview with Mehr News Agency said Indonesia is interested in exchanging information and defense equipment with Iran to fight terrorism.
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2019-08-17 20:26
India’s ties with Iran not influenced by others: ambassador
TEHRAN – The Indian ambassador to Iran says that his country’s ties with Tehran will not be influenced by other countries.
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2019-08-06 22:07
Oil trade, banking ties are Iran’s basic rights, Rouhani says in phone call with Macron
TEHRAN - In a phone conversation with French President Emanuel Macron on Tuesday afternoon, President Hassan Rouhani of Iran said oil export and banking transactions are the “most important economic rights of Iran”.
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2019-06-29 11:54
‘Not enough progress’ in Vienna talks on salvaging Iran nuclear deal
Iran's deputy foreign minister says progress has been made in Vienna talks aimed at saving the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers but the demands of the Islamic Republic are yet to be met.
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2019-06-12 22:00
Abe’s high-profile visit to Tehran
TEHRAN – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Tehran on Wednesday afternoon for talks with top Iranian leaders.
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2019-05-28 12:45
Setting dollar on fire would be attack on enemy’s weak point: civil defense chief
TEHRAN – The commander of Iran’s Civil Defense Organization has said if Iranians set to fire dollar bills it would be a direct attack on the enemy’s weak point.
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2019-05-21 11:04
By Payman Yazdani
U.S. decision to drive Iran’s oil export to zero biggest supply risk to global energy markets: Prof. Bininachvili
TEHRAN - Commenting on Saudi Arabia and UAE capabilities to make up for any shortfalls in energy supply, Dr. Albert Bininachvili says the U.S. decision to drive Iran’s oil export to zero is the biggest risk to global energy markets.
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2019-05-14 22:26
Russia says Washington is to blame for Iran’s accumulation of excess enriched uranium
TEHRAN - Tehran is unable to export enriched uranium and heavy water exactly because of U.S. sanctions that encumber implementation of certain provisions of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a Russian official has said, Sputniknews reported on Tuesday.
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2019-05-14 22:25
Iran dismisses report on alleged demand to stay in nuclear deal
TEHRAN - Tehran on Tuesday dismissed a report by Reuters which claimed that the Islamic Republic had conditioned its staying in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Europe ensuring that the country sold 1.5 mbpd of oil.
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2019-05-11 10:49
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.
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2019-05-07 21:32
Leader aide: U.S. unable to wage military war on Iran
TEHRAN - A military advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has said that the United States is not able to launch a military war against Iran.
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2019-05-07 10:35
By Javad Heirannia
Iran's oil exports are unlikely to reach zero: Ali Vaez
TEHRAN - Ali Vaez, director of the Iran program for International Crisis Group says that “The U.S. is clearly trying to push Iran to walk away from the nuclear deal. The new nuclear restrictions are aimed at pushing other JCPOA signatories to join Washington in violating the deal.”
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2019-05-04 20:04
Top reformist MP says Iran able to sell as much oil as it wants
TEHRAN – Chairman of the pro-reform Hope faction in the parliament has said Iran is the final decision-maker of how much oil it needs to export.