U.S. hostile maneuvering impinges on Vienna talks
The U.S. is not a party to the ongoing Vienna talks aimed at disposing of its sanctions on Iran but its absent presence continues to make things difficult in terms of making progress.
U.S. inflation hits near 40-year high
New data shows the rate of inflation rose 0.8% in November in the United States following last month’s record rise. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has recorded an increase of 6.8% over the last year which means inflation has hit the highest growth since 1982. Many sectors have been hit by a rise in prices including gas, food and housing with the average American feeling the pinch.
Ayatollah Khamenei calls for rebuilding health network
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has emphasized the need for rebuilding the country’s health network as a prerequisite for reducing treatment costs and improving medical services.
Iran: Canada must return looted public property
Ali Bahador Jahromi, the Iranian government spokesman, said on Sunday that Canada must put an end to shows and extradite Iranian embezzlers and return the stolen public property.
E3 throws a wrench into Vienna talks
With the Vienna talks running up against technical roadblocks, the three European parties to the negotiations -France, Germany and Britain (E3)- have resorted to a series of bullying measures ranging from pressuring other parties to brandishing a referral of Iran’s nuclear binder to international institutions.
Car manufacturing rises 4.7% in 8 months yr/yr
Car manufacturing in Iran has risen 4.7 percent during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.
Charity allocates $8.3b to eliminate deprivation
Barekat Charity Foundation, affiliated with the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, has earmarked 353 trillion rials (nearly $8.3 billion at the official rate of 42,000 rials) to eliminate deprivation across the country.
Iran’s Trade With China on the Decline
Head of Iran-China Joint Chamber of Commerce Majid Reza Hariri says Iran’s trade with China is declining every year and Iran is not currently China’s first trade partner in the Middle East and it has dropped out of its top five partners in the region.
Ill-advised Action of U.S. Casts Skepticism Over Vienna Talks
Informal meetings in Vienna between Iran and world powers have already kicked off, with the formal get-go of the Vienna talks scheduled to take place on Thursday.
Iran Ready to Connect Electricity Grid to Azerbaijan, Russia
Energy minister said that studies have been carried out on the cooperation between Iran, Azerbaijan, and Russia in electricity and announced Iran's readiness to start collaboration on connecting the electricity grid to the Republic of Azerbaijan and Russia.