UN Special Rapporteur criticizes U.S. for unilateral sanctions on Iran during COVID-19

TEHRAN - Alena Douhan, the United Nations Special Rapporteur, has said the adverse effects of unilateral sanctions could hamper the delivery of, and access to, medical equipment needed to combat COVID-19 in countries such as Iran.

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.

Iran says U.S. seeking to starve Iranians

TEHRAN – Saeed Khatibzadeh, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said on Sunday that the U.S. intends to starve the Iranian people, according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) news agency.

Envoy calls U.S. sanctions on Iran ‘crime against humanity’

TEHRAN – Kazem Gharibabadi, the Iranian ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations, has described the new sanctions that the U.S. imposed on Iran as a “crime against humanity”, saying all capacities should be used to confront “these crimes”.

Rouhani dismisses U.S. sanctions as internal ‘political propaganda’

TEHRAN – In his first response to the new sanctions the U.S. imposed on Iran on Thursday, President Hassan Rouhani said these sanctions were imposed to serve political goals in the United States.

Three Iranian tankers approach Venezuela with fuel cargoes

The first of three Iranian tankers carrying fuel to Venezuela arrived on Monday night, demonstrating the ability of the Iranian and Venezuelan governments to bypass American sanctions, according to The Maritime Executive.

By Payman Yazdani

U.S. unlawful move doomed to failure once again at UNSC

TEHRAN – Trump's efforts to reactivate the snapback mechanism at the UNSC is doomed to failure once again, all he can do is reimposing U.S. unilateral sanctions on Iran and pretending they are part of the mechanism.

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.

“Sun Children” director Majidi storms presser at Venice with criticism of sanctions on Iran  

TEHRAN – Director Majid Majidi lodged stern criticisms of the U.S. sanctions on Iran during a press conference for his latest drama “Sun Children” on child labor in Iran at the 77th Venice Film Festival on Sunday.

China reacted to Pompeo claim of activating snapback and said it is full of lies

Reacting to the U.S. Secretary of State's claim about the return of sanctions against Iran due to the activation of the trigger mechanism, China’s permanent mission to the United Nations called it full of lies.

Sanctions on Iran to affect all countries in COVID-19 battle

TEHRAN – U.S. sanctions against Iran, which have led to a lack of prevention and treatment equipment, will affect all other countries as well, head of the Medical Council has stated.

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.

Trade between Iran, U.S. falls by half in 5 months on year

TEHRAN- The value of trade between Iran and the U.S. has dropped 51 percent during the first five months of 2020, compared to the same period of time in the past year, Eghtesad Online news website reported.

Unlawful sanctions disrupt Iran’s anti-drug fight: official

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy foreign minister has criticized the U.S. sanctions for hindering Iran’s effort and cooperation with other countries in the fight against drug trafficking, saying other countries will not be immune from the consequences.

By Mahnaz Abdi

Iran’s FTZs development continues despite sanctions

Considering the important role that the free trade zones (FTZs) play in promoting the country’s export and employment, Iran is seriously pursuing development of its existing FTZs and establishment of new zones as well.

‘Iran to take back funds from S. Korea through legal, intl. channels’

TEHRAN- Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati said that Iran will take back its dollars from South Korea through legal and international methods, IRNA reported.

U.S. sanctions 121 ships linked to Iran's IRISL; little oil market impact expected

The U.S. Treasury Department on June 8 designated 121 tankers, container ships and other vessels owned or tied to Iranian shipper IRISL for additional secondary sanctions, but the action is expected to have limited impact on crude and oil product markets, Platts reported.

S. Korea sends humanitarian medical aid worth $500,000 to Iran

TEHRAN – South Korea sent by air a shipment of medical supplies and medicine worth $500,000 needed for genetic diseases to Iran on Friday.

Sanctions a barrier to sustainable development goals, Iran says

TEHRAN – The U.S. sanctions have acted as a barrier to achieve the sustainable development goals, deputy director of the Department of Environment (DOE) said, noting that global solidarity is needed in moving towards sustainable development regardless of the abuse of political power to put pressure on others.

By Faranak Bakhtiari

Learning from each other – Iran’s COVID-19 experiences should be shared: WHO’s Hamelmann

TEHRAN – Iran is benefiting from strengths in fighting against the coronavirus epidemic, including strong primary health care system, production surge in a reasonable time, and multisectoral response, WHO Representative in Iran, Dr. Christoph Hamelmann, said in an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times.

ISA stands against U.S. economic sanctions against Iran

TEHRAN – The International Sociological Association (ISA) has issued a statement announcing that it stands against the economic sanctions that the United States has imposed on Iran amid the coronavirus outbreak that is sweeping the globe.

IMF can give Iran financial support despite U.S. pressures: Bloomberg

TEHRAN – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is able to provide Iran with its rightful financial assistance despite the U.S. efforts to sabotage the disbursement of the funds, Bloomberg reported on Sunday.

By Mahnaz Abdi

Sanctions not to impede Iranian steel sector’s upward trend

Although in early May last year, the U.S. imposed new sanctions on Iran targeting the country’s metals sector, the report released by World Steel Association (WSA) and also Iranian organizations indicate that not only did not the new round of sanctions hinder Iranian steel sector, this industry has preserved its growth trend as well.

By Mahnaz Abdi

Knowledge-based companies to help car industry nullify sanctions

While Iran is considering knowledge-based economy a strong tool to compensate for the losses caused by the sanctions, the country is seriously supporting knowledge-based companies and startups, also cementing relationship between domestic universities and industry sector.

By Tohid Raeisi

How Trump has violated Iranian human rights

While in 2015 the U.S. Mission to the United Nations (USUN) had requested that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and its annexes be circulated as a document of the Security Council, three years later the Trump administration claimed the JCPOA is a political agreement and unilaterally withdrew from it. Since that time, the U.S. has launched a wave of economic sanctions against the Iranian people.

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.

TIM 2020 seeks joint investment to mitigate sanctions effect

TEHRAN – The second Technology Investment Meeting (TIM 2020) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) kicked off in Tehran on Tuesday with the aim of promoting joint investment of domestic and foreign companies in order to reduce effects of the U.S. sanctions.

‘Swiss mechanism not to tackle medicine sanctions problem’

TEHRAN – The Swiss Humanitarian Trade Arrangement (SHTA) will not remove the impact of unfair U.S. sanctions on the import of medicine by Iran, as it is not capable of carrying money in large scale, deputy health minister for legal affairs has said.