Tehran Starts Enriching Uranium Beyond 3.67% Level
TEHRAN - Iran on Sunday officially announced the beginning of the second phase of the reduction of its commitments under the Iran nuclear deal, boosting the level of its uranium enrichment to a level beyond the 3.67% limit set by the JCPOA.
People Unhappy With Unfair Distribution System
TEHRAN – Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare says although essential goods are imported with subsidized foreign currency at the rate of 42,000 rials per dollar but they are distributed in the market with forex at the rate of 50,000 tomans per dollar and people are right to be unhappy with the government.
Iran, Pakistan After Barter Trade Deals’ Mechanism
TEHRAN - Pakistan and Iran on Thursday discussed ways and means to enter into barter trade deal, besides removal of non-trade barriers.
Hajj Pilgrimage “Political-Religious” Move
TEHRAN – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, has criticized those who believe the annual Hajj pilgrimage is not a political move.
U.S. Spies May Face Death Penalty
TEHRAN - Judiciary spokesman says a number of spies trained by the US’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) working at sensitive Iranian military centers have been arrested, and may receive death penalties for espionage.
Iran Oil Minister Says OPEC Is On Verge of Collapse
TEHRAN - Iran's oil minister some members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) risk destroying the energy group, in an apparent dig at Saudi Arabia.
Iran Working on Forex Plans Independent of INSTEX
TEHRAN - The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says the country has plans to work independently from the European Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX), which has so far failed to help Iran reap the benefits of the Iran nuclear deal in the face of the US bans.
INSTEX Not Enough to Save JCPOA
VIENNA (Dispatches) - Iran said some progress had been made at a meeting with world powers on its nuclear accord – but probably “still not enough” to keep the landmark 2015 deal alive.
U.S. Offer of Talks “Deceit to Disarm Iran”
TEHRAN – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei says the U.S. seeks to use negotiation as a “deceit” to achieve its goals after its failure to gain anything through pressures.
Iran Talks With U.S. “Impossible”
TEHRAN - Iran's UN ambassador is warning that the tensions on the Persian Gulf are "very dangerous" and said that talks with U.S. are impossible amid the escalation of sanctions.