Iran Foreign Debts Reduced by 25% Despite Sanctions
TEHRAN - President Hassan Rouhani says the White House lies about Iranian nation’s “regression” and the collapse of the country’s economy under the current sanctions.
No Necessity for Paris Agreement in Iran
TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Hojatoleslam Seyed Ebrahim Raeisi said the country’s own strategies suffice for the protection of environment and obviate the need for foreign treaties such as the Paris Agreement.
Tehran, Muscat Review Trade and Transport Ties
TEHRAN – Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Rahmani during his visit to Oman on Wednesday met Omani officials and reviewed trade and transport ties.
Iran’s Strategy on Gradual Cuts on JCPOA “Unchangeable”
TEHRAN - Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani said that gradual reduction of commitments to the nuclear deal is an unchangeable strategy of Iran.
General Warns of Due Response to UK Tanker Seizure
TEHRAN - Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri has warned that the Islamic Republic will respond to the UK’s seizure of an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar in due time.
Jahangiri Says Iran’s Patience Has a Limit
TEHRAN - First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri said on Monday that Iran stayed in the nuclear deal one year-long after U.S. withdrawal, adding that any patience wears thin someday.
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.