JCPOA Parties Trying to Make Up for US Withdrawal: Iran’s Araqchi
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi said Tehran and the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are planning to make up for the US exit from the accord. Speaking to reporters in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Monday night, Araqchi said after the […]
Iranian teams scoop up awards at Intl. Conference on Social Robotics
Iranian researchers won prizes at the 10th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2018), which was held from November 28 to 30 in Qingdao, China. Robotics teams from 15 countries including Spain, Qatar, Italy, Japan, Australia, France and South Korea competed in two categories; Innovation in software, applications and interaction modalities and innovation in hardware, […]
Japan, China ties at ‘historic turning point’ as Abe is in Beijing
China has welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a rare trip to the country, where the two regional powers are due to sign a number of deals amid deepening trade dispute with the United States. Abe was received by his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang at Tiananmen Square in the capital on Friday, where they […]
Iran Rejects Allegation of Interference in US Elections as Delusional
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed as “baseless” Washington’s claim about Tehran’s efforts to undermine US elections, saying that such assertions are rooted in “a kind of unknown delusion.” “The Islamic Republic of Iran’s principled policy is non-interference in the domestic affairs of other countries,” Qassemi said in a statement late […]
Non-oil exports to China increases 11.6% in 6 months on year
Iran’s value of non-oil exports to China increased 11.62 percent during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22) compared to the same period of time in the previous year, according to the data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA). IRICA data show that Iran exported 13.703 […]
China open to changes in BRI projects
China has expressed its openness to the changes proposed by the new government in Islamabad and “will definitely follow their agenda” to work out a roadmap for BRI projects based on “mutual consultation”, Chinese envoy to Pakistan Ambassador Yao Jing said on Sunday. “It constitutes a process of discussion with each other about this kind […]
China’s import of Iranian crude hits record high
China’s crude imports from Iran in August have reached 874,000 b/d which is the highest record in oil trading of the two countries. The last record high was in April 2014 when china imported 803,000 b/d from Iran. As reported by S&P Global Platts, the imports in August included barrels directly shipped to China and […]
China shifts to Iranian tankers to keep oil flowing
Chinese buyers of Iranian oil are starting to shift their cargoes to vessels owned by National Iranian Tanker Co. (NITC) for nearly all of their imports to keep supply flowing amid the re-imposition of economic sanctions by the US, Reuters reported Tuesday. The shift demonstrates that China, Iran’s biggest oil customer, wants to keep buying […]
China determined to maintain ties with Iran: FM
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that his country is determined to continue and enhance bilateral ties with Islamic Republic of Iran. He made the remarks in a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday. Describing Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as a significant achievement in the international arena, Wang […]
Google employees sign protest letter over China search engine: NYT
Hundreds of Google employees have signed a protest letter over the company’s reported work on a censor-friendly search engine to get back into China, The New York Times said Thursday. The employees are demanding more transparency so they can understand the moral implications of their work, said the Times, which obtained a copy of the […]