TEHRAN (Iran News) – While welcoming the six new members, including Sweden, in a non-dollar trade mechanism aimed to circumvent US sanctions against Iran, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticized Stockholm for yielding to Washington’s bullying and stopping to sell Tehran EB patients medicine to treat them. Speaking on the sidelines of a cabinet […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – France, Germany and the United Kingdom, known as E3 group, have penned a letter to the United Nations, making a baseless accusation against Iran’s missile program. Ambassadors from the three European nations, the E3, urged UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in an accusation letter circulated Wednesday against Iran, to inform the council […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani plans to tour visit Malaysia and Japan in December, his chief of staff announced. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a weekly cabinet session on Wednesday, Mahmoud Vaezi said Rouhani is scheduled to visit Malaysia and Japan later this month. The presidential visit to Kuala Lumpur […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Setting Iran deadlines to reach an explanation about alleged radioactive material found at a site in Iran could be counterproductive, the new UN nuclear watchdog chief said, hoping the fresh dialogue will resolve the issue. “To put deadlines might not be the best idea,” Rafael Grossi told Reuters in an interview […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – US sanctions have provided Iran with a rare opportunity to revive its textile and clothing industry which is as old as its history. There is a big opportunity for existing textile and apparel plants to expand and for new entrants to set up shop, especially in the wake of a stepped-up […]

TEHRAN – The 13th Iran-Uzbekistan Joint Economic Commission's meeting will be held on December 12-13 in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.

President of Iran-Turkey Chamber of Commerce Mehrdad Saadat Dehghan says the trade volume between Iran and Turkey has declined by $12b during the past 10 years, adding that both countries have no choice but to ditch dollar from their trade because of sanctions.

Switzerland Ambassador to Tehran Mr. Markus Leitner says his country is to launch a new financial mechanism for exchange of humanitarian goods with Iran.

Head of Central Insurance of Iran (Bimeh Markazi) Gholamreza Soleymani says people should be encouraged to buy different types of insurance, calling for exemption of insurance from tax.

President Hassan Rouhani says the country is ready to sit for talks with the United States shortly after Washington removes the unlawful anti-Iran sanctions.