Canada slaps fresh sanctions on certain Iranian figures, entities

TEHRAN- In a new move Canada on Thursday placed restrictions on certain Iranian figures and entities for alleged human rights breaches.

Iran won’t leave negotiating table: Raisi

TEHRAN – Iranian President Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi has said that Iran remains committed to proceeding with negotiations in Vienna.

Iran condemns war and sanction, says both punish people indiscriminately 

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs on Tuesday said the Islamic Republic is seriously opposed to war and likened war to sanction that punish the public without discrimination.

Efforts been underway to halt Iran’s progress in modern sciences: nuclear chief

TEHRAN – Efforts have been underway by certain countries since the 1979 Islamic Revolution to halt Iran’s technological progress, especially nuclear industry, by leveling baseless accusations against the Islamic Republic, the nuclear chief said on Sunday.

Iran urges lifting of unilateral sanctions on Syria 

TEHRAN – Iran has called for the lifting of unilateral sanctions against Syria and underlined the need for carrying out recovery projects that help restore basic services to the Syrian people. 

U.S. claims of goodwill contradicts concurrent sanctions: Raisi

TEHRAN- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stressed that it is extremely absurd for U.S. officials to say that they are willing to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal to lift sanctions on Iran while simultaneously moving to impose additional sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

Foreign Ministry: Sanctions cause Iranians pain

TEHRAN— According to Nasser Kanaani, spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry, the UN special rapporteur's reports illustrate how much the US government sanctions have caused "pain" and "damage" to the Iranian people rather than the government.

Ex-FM: US calls economic terrorism sanctions, weaponizes food, medicine

TEHRAN - Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday pointed to remarks by UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan who has confirmed the U.S. bans on Iran is causing civilian deaths, saying Washington’s “economic terrorism” that is falsely called “sanctions” is killing Iranians, including children.

UN Rapporteur says greatly affected by impact of sanctions on Iranian patients

TEHRAN - The UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur has said she has been greatly affected by the impact of sanctions on Iranian citizens suffering from “genetic diseases” or “cancer”.

U.S. slaps new sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN— The United States yet again slapped new sanction on three Iranian entities and one individual.

Amir Abdollahian briefs Omani counterpart on JCPOA revival

TEHRAN— In a phone conversation with his Omani counterpart, Iran's foreign minister emphasized that Iran's recent response to the EU text was presented with the aim of speeding up and facilitating the conclusion of negotiations.

Sanctions have made Iran and Russia allies: commentary

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has turned the country into a heavily-ostracized state and opened new opportunities for Iran to build closer relations with the major global power.

Sanctions has boosted Tehran’s courage to push for an ironclad deal: analysis

TEHRAN – In a commentary Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has said “Iran’s experience of living under sanctions, has boosted Tehran’s courage to push for an ironclad deal.”

Biden administration will extend sanctions waiver on civil nuclear activities: report

TEHRAN— A State Department spokesperson confirmed to Al-Monitor that the Biden administration has told Congress that it has renewed a sanctions exemption allowing foreign cooperation on some of Iran's civilian nuclear projects.

China says U.S. should lift sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN- Fu Cong, director-general of the Department of Arms Control of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, has said that the United States should remove all kinds of illegal sanctions it had imposed on Iran.

Addiction to sanctions reflects U.S. hegemonic policy: Iran

Iran promises stern and prompt response to new U.S. sanctions

TEHRAN- No matter who is in the White House, Washington is hooked to the sanctions and utilizes them strategically, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said in reaction to the fresh sanctions the United States has placed on Iran.

Fresh round of nuclear talks to kick off in Vienna

TEHRAN — In light of a new draft proposed by the European Union to save the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the EU’s Enrique Mora left for Vienna on Wednesday.

Science diplomacy developing despite sanctions

TEHRAN – Despite U.S. sanctions, the international activities of Iranian scientists have increased year by year, so that more than 35 percent of Iranian articles in Scopus have been multi-national projects, Peyman Salehi, the deputy science minister, has said.

U.S. to return another batch of Achaemenid tablets to Iran

TEHRAN – The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago is getting prepared to return another batch of the Achaemenid tablets to the government of Iran after some 87 years of being on loan.

Senior MP: Differences with U.S. on economic benefits, sanctions not resolved

TEHRAN— Head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian parliament has said that Iran and the United States have not reached an agreement on the economic benefits of the JCPOA for Iran during their recent talks in Doha.

Despite sanctions, Iran has the strongest health system: minister

TEHRAN – Despite the sanctions that have existed since the beginning of the Islamic Revolution until today to prevent the country from progressing, Iran has the strongest health system in the region, Health Minister Bahram Einollahi has stated.

UN chief urges U.S. to lift sanctions based on JCPOA

TEHRAN — In his 13th report submitted to the United Nations Security Council on Monday, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged the United States to lift the sanctions outlined in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Sanctions censured at BRICS Summit

At the 14th BRICS Summit which was hosted by Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping denounced the “abuse of sanctions” against other nations, saying "we must abandon Cold War mentality and block confrontation and oppose unilateral sanctions and the abuse of sanctions," Xi said.