By Seyed Mehrdad Bani-Hashemi Kahangi

Sanctions and soul of a nation: Rethinking economic warfare on Iran

In the quiet corridors of Iranian hospitals, where children wait for medicine that never arrives, and in the crowded markets of southern Tehran, where inflation is rewriting the price of bread by the hour, one truth has become inescapable: the real cost of U.S. sanctions is not political—it is profoundly human.

Iraq says waiver on gas purchases from Iran still in place

TEHRAN – The United States has maintained its sanctions waiver allowing Iraq to continue purchasing natural gas from Iran, an advisor to the Iraqi prime minister said.

U.S. sanctions Iran’s oil minister for efforts to maximize oil sales

TEHRAN – Iran’s Oil Minister, Mohsen Paknejad, has been placed on the latest U.S. sanctions list by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for his extensive efforts to sell Iranian oil despite ongoing sanctions.

‘Do whatever the hell you want,’ Pezeshkian says in response to Trump's threatening language  

TEHRAN – Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has repeated the country’s stance on talks with the United States, saying Tehran will not engage with Washington under any circumstances as long as President Donald Trump keeps sanctions in place and threatens Iran with military action. 

Iraq seeks to maintain gas and electricity imports from Iran amid sanction challenges

TEHRAN - Iran's exemption for exporting gas and electricity to Iraq was lifted on March 8, 2024, prompting the Chairman of the Economic Committee of the Iraqi Parliament to meet with the U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Baghdad.

Iran seen as key economic link in West Asia

TEHRAN - Iran’s economy minister has stated that regional economic cooperation is incomplete without Iran’s participation, emphasizing the country's strategic role in linking the Persian Gulf to Central Asia.

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.