We are not happy to see sanctions against Iran, says OPEC secretary general

TEHRAN - OPEC Secretary General, Haitham Al Ghais, has said that sanctions against Iran distort the normal flow of oil in the global market.

Pakistan not to attach importance to U.S. sanctions: FM

TEHRAN - Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has pointed to the importance of President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Pakistan, noting that Islamabad does not care about the United States sanctions and will do whatever is in line with its national interests.

U.S. adds to Iran sanctions in support of Israeli regime

TEHRAN - The U.S. ramped up its sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, designating four people and two companies it says were involved in "cyber activity" on behalf of the country's military.

German-Iranian Chamber of Commerce opposes new sanctions

TEHRAN - The Germany-Iran Chamber of Commerce spoke out against new sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic in response to its legitimate attack on Israel.

Biden unlikely to intensify sanctions on Iran's oil sector: report

TEHRAN – A Reuters report on Tuesday said the Biden administration is unlikely to take any dramatic sanctions action on Iran's oil exports after Iran’s response to Israel, due to worries about boosting oil prices and angering top buyer China.

U.S. slaps sanctions on 26 firms, 5 individuals for allegedly assisting Iran oil shipments

TEHRAN- For allegedly facilitating oil transactions on behalf of Iran, the United States has levied sanctions on five individuals, including a Turkish businessman, and 26 entities.

Sanctions reduce ability to deal with natural disasters: Iran's UN envoy

TEHRAN – Imposing sanctions as a political leverage is against humanitarian principles and reduces the ability of governments to deal with natural disasters, Zahra Ershadi, Iran's ambassador and deputy representative to the United Nations said at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly.

Iran has taken great steps toward sustainable development despite sanctions

TEHRAN – Despite unilateral sanctions and global pressure, Iran has taken great steps in turning its development path into a sustainable one, Ali Salajeqeh, Department of Environment (DOE) has said.

West retaliating against Iranians with genocidal campaign on patients: government

“Even EB children were not exempted from the unilateral, illegal and cruel U.S. sanctions,” Foreign Ministry spokesman says.

TEHRAN- The Iranian government spokesman has criticized the harsh sanctions imposed by the U.S. on the Islamic Republic, saying by carrying out a "campaign of genocide" against Iranian citizens, the West is revenging on Iranians.

‘Iranian oil being uninterruptedly exported to target markets’

TEHRAN- Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji said that the country’s crude oil exports to the target markets are being carried out without any problems.

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.

Sanctions profoundly affected lives of Iranians: UN Special Rapporteur

TEHRAN - Alena Douhan, the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur, who recently visited Iran, spoke about the effects of sanctions on Iran, especially the lives of ordinary Iranians. 

World should move to end unilateral coercive measures: Iran 

TEHRAN - The deputy ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, Zahra Ershadi, has condemned the unilateral coercive and unjust measures that affect the health and medical sectors in countries, calling on the international community to take an effective step to end the unilateral sanctions against Iran.

IFRC praises Iran’s support for refugees amid sanctions

TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has done its best in providing support to refugees despite U.S. sanctions and international pressures, Francesco Rocca, head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), said.

Iran Foreign Ministry holds specialized meeting on oppressive U.S. sanctions

TEHRAN – The Iranian foreign ministry held a meeting with a number of high-ranking Iranian officials on Monday to discuss the U.S. sanctions on Iran. 

'Unilateral coercive sanctions violate women's right to development'

TEHRAN – Iran calls on the international community to stand up against unilateral coercive sanctions which have violated the right to development of Iranian women, Ensieh Khazali, Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, said in the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

‘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.

West must accept nuclear Iran: MP

TEHRAN – A senior Iranian lawmaker has called on Europe and the United States to come to terms with a nuclear Iran and comply with their commitments.

Iran rejects reports of draft deal in Vienna as ‘misinformation’

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has reacted to reports of a draft agreement at the Vienna talks that allegedly lays out phases of mutual steps to bring Iran and the U.S. back into full compliance with a 2015 nuclear deal.

Iran’s Shamkhani decries ‘American malpractice’ as main threat to a deal

TEHRAN - Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has laid out the meaning of the real lifting of U.S. sanctions on Iran, saying that American malpractice would be a major threat to any deal.

Result-oriented foreign policy has neutralized sanctions on Iran: government 

TEHRAN - Iranian government spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi has highlighted the failure of U.S. sanctions policy against Iran, saying that Tehran has made U.S. sanctions ineffective through result-oriented foreign policy.

All sanctions have adverse consequences for civilians: Iran

TEHRAN – Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York has denounced all sanctions, unilateral or multilateral, as having adverse consequences for civilians.