U.S. 6-month exports to Iran grow 47% yr/yr
TEHRAN- The U.S. exports to Iran reached $59.7 million during the first half of 2018 registering a 47 percent rise from the figure for last year’s same period, the latest report released by American Statistical Association (ASA) showed. Exports from the United States to Iran stood at $40.5 million during the first half of 2017, […]
Iran FM to Trump: IR not a beauty contest
Iranian foreign minister has responded to the US president’s claim that the US is sanctioning Iran for the sake of the world peace by saying the international relations is not the realm of beauty contests. “International relations is not a beauty pageant, with tired clichés about a desire for World Peace,” Mohammad Javaz Zarif has […]
Iraq opposes U.S. sanctions on Iran but will abide by them: PM
Iraq does not agree with U.S. sanctions against Iran but will abide by them to protect its own interests, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday. “As a matter of principle we are against sanctions in the region. Blockade and sanctions destroy societies and do not weaken regimes,” he said at a news conference. “We […]
Moscow insisting on all-out support to Tehran
Chairman of the Russian Duma’s Foreign Affairs Committee Leonid Slutsky condemned US measures to mount pressure on Tehran and Moscow by slapping sanctions, saying that his country will extend full support to Iran in the face of pressures.In a meeting with Chairman of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Heshmatollah Falahat-Pisheh, he added that […]
France hopes to get US ‘Permission’ to Supply Jets to Iran
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire’s interview to a local broadcaster comes as France, along with other European nations, continues to seek exemptions from US secondary sanctions on its firms doing business with Iran. Speaking to the French broadcaster BFMTV, France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire voiced hope that the United States would allow the […]
Iran, Russia, Turkey to discuss Syria in Sochi
Three guarantor nations for the Syrian ceasefire (Russia, Iran and Turkey) will meet in Sochi today to discuss Syria. Representatives of the guarantor nations for the Syrian ceasefire (Russia, Iran and Turkey) will meet in Sochi today to discuss issues regarding the formation of the Syrian constitutional committee, the situation in de-escalation zones, as well […]
Mattis dismisses report US plans to strike Iran as ‘fiction’
The alleged plans detailing an American attack on Iran surfaced in the media amid ongoing saber-rattling between the two countries in a spat ignited by Washington’s decision to pull out of the 2015 nuclear deal. At a news conference on Friday, US Defense Secretary James Mattis denied reports that Washington was evaluating a strike against Tehran. The […]
Australian PM: ‘No reason’ to believe U.S. will bomb Iran
TEHRAN – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has dismissed rumors that U.S. President Donald Trump will order the bombing of Iran as early as next month, saying there is “no reason” to believe such an act will take place. Turnbull was responding to claims in the Australian media that Trump is on the verge of […]
Don’t Force Iran to Go to War: Philippines President
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned the US and other countries to avoid “egging Iran to go to war”. “Then they should stop egging Iran to go to war because then if that’s what will happen, even a few hundred missiles, nuclear then there’s no use talking about climate change,” Duterte on Wednesday, speaking at a […]
Turkey rejects US plan to torpedo Iran’s oil exports
Turkey is happy to receive oil from Iran and won’t be joining US efforts to block Iranian crude exports, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, refusing to cut economic ties with “strategic partner” Tehran, RT reported. “Iran is both our neighbor and our strategic partner,” and severing ties with Tehran on America’s whim goes against Turkey’s […]