SHTA Continues Activities Despite New Banking Sanctions
Chairman of Iran-Switzerland Chamber of Commerce says the new U.S. sanctions on 18 Iranian banks will not affect humanitarian trade between Iran and Switzerland
New U.S. Sanctions an Effort to Stop Meds , Food Purchases
President Hassan Rouhani on Friday called new U.S. sanctions on Iran’s banks an attempt to prevent purchases of medicine and food, state broadcaster IRIB reported.
CBI Governor Blames Sanctions for Devaluation of National Currency
Governor of Iran Central Bank of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati yesterday blamed the sanctions for recent devaluation of the national currency against the foreign currencies in the forex market.
U.S. Sanctions Targeted Daily Lives of Iranian People
Iran’s representative in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said that unjust U.S. sanctions imposed against Iran have targeted daily lives of people of the country.
UN’s Big “No” to U.S. Efforts to Return Iran Sanctions
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Saturday he cannot take any action on a U.S. declaration that all U.N. sanctions on Iran had been reimposed because “there would appear to be uncertainty” on the issue.
White House Has No Sense of Humanity
President Hassan Rouhani has condemned U.S. sanctions which have obstructed Iran's access to medicines amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying the White House knows nothing about humanity.
Lebanese Ready for Free Trade Agreement With Iran
Head of Iran Lebanon Joint Commercial Committee says Lebanon is a free country in terms of its economy and it has free trade agreements with Arab League and EU states, and it provides a good ground for Iran to take advantage of it as Lebanon is ready for free trade with Iran.
UNSC Consensus Once Again Proved U.S. Isolation
Iran says the overwhelming consensus among members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) against the U.S.’s push to reinstate all anti-Iran UN sanctions proves Washington’s isolation once again.
U.S. More Hapless Than Ever
After the U.S. suffered an international failure and backlash and its proposed resolution on Iran arms embargo at the UNSC unanimously rejected and only a pint-size country, Dominican Republic, supported it, the U.S. is striving to save its face.
U.S. Not Allowed to Use ‘Snapback’ Mechanism Against Iran
President Hassan Rouhani says the United States is not legally authorized to trigger the so-called “snapback” mechanism to reinstate UN sanctions against Iran.