Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde called the desire of Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump to engage in talks to resolve a trade dispute between the two countries a “significant progress.” “I am not sure, you know, that the objective is a trade agreement. But at least […]

“Examining the reasons for Qatar’s exit from OPEC is a necessity,” Zanganeh said, adding that “OPEC has big problems from some oil producers which Qatar is not a part of.” The veteran minister made the remarks ahead of the 175th OPEC meeting, which will be held in Vienna, Austria, on Thursday. Qatar said on Monday […]

 Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations said in a statement that the United States should stop abusing the Security Council to further its mischievous intentions against Iran. Iran’s mission to the United Nations says all ballistic missile related activities of the Islamic Republic are in full conformity with the […]

Iranian lawmakers will review the potential solutions to the flaws in the bill on Iran’s accession to the convention against the funding of terrorism (CFT), which have been pointed out by the Guardian Council. The lawmakers are set to look into the matter during the Parliament’s open session today (Wed.) to discover appropriate legal and political […]

 Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said with the coming into effect of a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), bilateral trade between Iran and the EAEU member states would be facilitated. Speaking at a meeting with Chairman of the Eurasian Commission Tigran Sargsyan in Moscow on Thursday, Ardakanian emphasized that the recent […]

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday denounced protesters against him as chaos-seekers, as the growing demonstrations first triggered by planned fuel price hikes turned violent. “I will never accept violence,” Macron told a news conference at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires amid the massive “yellow vest” demonstrations. “No cause justifies that authorities are attacked, […]

 Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami reported of new military and civil achievements that are going to be unveiled during the anniversary of 1979 Islamic Revolution from 1 to 11 February. “The Ministry of Defense has made good achievements in land, satellite, maritime and other areas that will be unveiled during the Fajr decade (Islamic Revolution […]

 The chairman of Iran-South Korea Chamber of Commerce said Sat. that Iran and South Korea are working on a mechanism to continue bilateral trade, including oil sales, in the face of US sanctions. Hossein Tanhaee, the chairman of Iran-South Korea Chamber of Commerce, told IRNA news agency on Saturday that the mechanism will act very […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a draft agreement to establish a free trade zone between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries. The draft agreement was ratified by the State Duma and the Federation Council (two houses of the Russian parliament) on November 15 and 23, respectively. The agreement, signed in Astana […]

The Supreme Council of Economic Coordination convened on Saturday in a session that was chaired by President Hassan Rouhani and discussed next year’s budget with special attention to people’s needs, especially those of the lower-income classes. According to the official webiste of Iranian Presidency, at the session that was held with heads of the other […]