U.S. economic sanctions

2022-06-22 20:33

Iran, Russia upgrade ties

TEHRAN – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Iran late on Wednesday amid a flurry of diplomatic visits to Tehran by countries facing Western sanctions.

2022-03-09 17:23

‘Achievements in empowering women are undeniably remarkable despite sanctions’

TEHRAN – Zahra Ershadi, Iran's ambassador and deputy representative to the United Nations, has said that Iran has made significant progress in empowering women, despite U.S. illegal and inhumane sanctions.

2022-03-04 17:44

‘Sanctions run counter to UN Charter, Sustainable Development Goals’

TEHRAN – Illegal sanctions against nations are in a clear contradiction with the UN Charter and Sustainable Development Goals, Department of Environment chief Ali Salajegheh, has said.

2022-02-13 18:00

By Faranak Bakhtiari

You sanction it, we build it

TEHRAN – Knowledge-based companies are breaking U.S. monopoly by manufacturing sanctioned items to meet the needs of the domestic market while saving large amounts of foreign currency.

2021-03-15 22:06

High voter turnout expected in Iran presidential election

TEHRAN – Iran is slowly moving toward an early election fever, with several unofficial candidates privately organizing their campaign staff to prepare for one of Iran’s most consequential elections that could determine Iran’s trajectory for years to come.

2020-10-12 18:01

Unilateral coercive measures may hamper global efforts to combat pandemic: Iran’s health minister

TEHRAN – Unilateral coercive measures may not only hamper effective interventions in combating the pandemic but in general terms, will hinder our global goals and regional commitment to achieve Universal Health Coverage, Health Minister Saeed Namaki said.

Knowledge-based companies in full swing to tackle sanctions

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.

2020-07-10 17:41

U.S. political approach fails in global coronavirus fight, Iran says

TEHRAN – The United States has practically failed in the fight against COVID-19 by taking a political approach toward the global crisis, said Iranian Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Mohammad Shariatmadari.

2020-02-05 19:42

Denmark's biggest pharmaceutical company to launch production line in Iran

TEHRAN – Denmark's ambassador to Tehran, Danny Annan, has said the country’s largest pharmaceutical company will begin production in Iran within the next two months.

Frame grab from a video published by Fars News Agency shows Swiss Ambassador to Tehran Markus Leitner’s posing with medicine cartons inscribed with the Swiss flag after their transfer into the country.

2020-02-03 18:39

Iran receives medicine under Swiss financial mechanism

TEHRAN – Some 180,000 packages of medicine needed for cancer patients and transplant operations entered Iran on Sunday following the implementation of Swiss payment mechanism.

2020-01-08 22:04

Trump backs away from further military conflict with Iran

President Trump backed away from further military confrontation with Iran on Wednesday after a barrage of missiles fired at American troops in Iraq, the New York Times reported.

2020-01-08 16:50

South Korea pursues resumption of humanitarian trade with Iran

TEHRAN – The South Korean foreign ministry has decided to continuously pursue the resumption of trade in humanitarian products with Iran through won-based accounts at Korean banks, IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.

2020-01-04 18:28

Health ministry pursuing to provide medicine for SMA patients

TEHRAN – The Ministry of Health is trying to provide medicines for patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and other rare diseases, IRIB news agency reported on Friday.

2019-11-26 10:08

* By Mohammad Ghaderi

Some important points about recent unrest in Iran

It is not possible to trace recent events without considering the key factors influencing them.

2019-11-10 14:58

By Yuram Abdullah Weiler

Hitting brick walls: Iran brooks another year of U.S. economic terrorism

“We have now, for a full year, tried to find banks that are able and willing to transfer money from donors to support our work for Afghan refugees and disaster victims in Iran, but we are hitting brick walls on every side.” —Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council Jan Egeland

2019-10-21 17:56

Government: Maximum pressure unable to bring Iranians to their knees

TEHRAN – Government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Monday that the U.S. has gained nothing by adopting the policy of maximum pressure against Tehran, noting such approaches are unable to bring the Iranian people to their knees.