TEHRAN (Iran News) – US officials are working behind the scenes to pressure China into halting all its oil and condensate trades from Iran, oil pricing agency S&P Global Platts reports. The officials, speaking to the agency, claimed that China trades with Iran for oil and condensate products stood at 200,000 barrels per day which […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran volleyball team handed a 3-0 defeat to the hosting rivals from China in the finals of AVC Men’s Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament in the Eastern Asian country to book their ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Iran men national volleyball team booked a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Caretaker of Agriculture Ministry Abbas Keshavarz held a meeting with the China Ambassador to Iran Chang Hua to discuss the expansion of agricultural cooperation. In the meeting, Keshavarz noted that Iran and China have great potentials for increasing agricultural cooperation in a variety of fields, IRNA reported. “The two countries […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – China’s foreign minister decried international “bullying practices” while meeting with his Iranian counterpart Tuesday, in the country’s latest criticism of US foreign policy. Wang Yi reaffirmed the strength of bilateral relations in opening remarks at the beginning of talks with Mohammad Javad Zarif. The Iranian minister’s visit follows a trip to […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived this morning in Beijing and held the first round of meetings with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Zarif and Wang Yi discussed bilateral ties, JCPOA, and regional and international developments during the meeting. On Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Geng Shuang said that “China […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – In a meeting with Mohammad Javad Zarif, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the West is artificially fuelling tensions in the Persian Gulf. In May, the US sent its aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East citing an unspecified Iranian “threat” to US interests in the region. Since then, […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will pay a visit to Beijing on Tuesday, just one day after his visit to Moscow, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Geng Shuang said. “Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will pay an official visit to China capital, Beijing, on December 31, at the invitation of […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The deputy commander of the Iranian Navy underlined the significance of the ongoing Iran-Russia-China joint naval drills and said the Indian Ocean security guarantees economic interests at the world level. “Indian Ocean Security in the north part is one of the most important waterways in the world and plays an important […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Coincides with China, Iran, and Russia joint naval drills, Acting US Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said on Friday that Iran could carry out “provocative actions” in the Strait of Hormuz and elsewhere in that region in the future despite a period of relative calm. US navy official told Reuters that “I […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran, Russia, and China have begun a four-day joint maritime drills in the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman area. Speaking on Friday morning, Second Rear Admiral Gholamreza Tahani said that the Iran, Russia and China maritime drills will begin with the three countries’ vessels leaving Iran’s Chabahar port in […]