The Iranian vice-president Jahangiri said that the main objective of the US sanctions is to prevent the import of basic goods and raw materials to Iran. The Iranian First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri made the remarks in a meeting with Managing Director of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL Group) and managers of some other […]

 Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, who held talks with a Taliban delegation in Tehran on December 30, met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul on Saturday. During the meeting, the two exchanged views about a range of issues, including ways to boost bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries and […]

 The Special Assistant to the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Iranian nation and Establishment defeated US and Israel in their economic and psychological war against the Islamic Republic. “Powerful Iran stands beside its allies in the region, improving its modern development plan and defense measures,” Amir-Abdollahian wrote in a post on […]

 The foreign ministry spokesman, announcing the upcoming visit of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to India and then to Iraq, said he is scheduled to take trips to other regional countries in the near future. According to IRIB, Bahram Ghasemi said there are consultations over the trips to some neighboring countries, and, as the foreign […]

Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers Leader said that the resistance of the Iranian nation turned the Middle East into a graveyard of United States’ aspiration. Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari said that US forces’ withdrawal from Syria is not insignificant, adding, “of course, one should be cautious about their other conspiracies.” He also pointed to the […]

 “The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has neither overlooked nor postponed reformation of banking system during the past recent months,” the central bank’s governor Abdolnasser Hemmati announced underscoring that the bank has always had modification of banking system on its agenda. “During the past three months [since the appointment of Hemmati as CBI governor], all […]

 Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that Iran relies on its people to for “security” and “progress” and this is a great achievement. “Today, it is a great honor for us that no one can say if we were not supported, you would speak Arabic, Russian or English. Our youths who did not […]

 Defense Minister Amir Hatami said Wed. that next year’s budget bill (to come into effect from March 21) has envisioned 21% increase for the development of defense sector. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a cabinet session on Wednesday, Defense Minister Amir Hatami said he submitted a report to the cabinet session on the […]

President Hassan Rouhani described economic activities in Iran promising and positive despite the enemies’ pressures, adding, “Americans won’t ever achieve their goal of halting Iran’s oil exports.” Speaking during the cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning, Rouhani said, “the Islamic Republic of Iran will continue to export oil despite US sanctions.” “In the past 9 months, Iran’s trade balance […]

India’s finance ministry has exempted rupee payments made to the National Iranian Oil Co (NIOC) for crude oil imports from a steep withholding tax, according to a government order reviewed by Reuters. The exemption, put in place December 28 but backdated to November 5, will allow Indian refiners to settle about $1.5 billion of outstanding […]