Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Sat. that Iran agreed to stay in the nuclear deal after US pullout, but has its doubts about the efficacy of Europe’s counter-measures against US sanctions. Speaking at a national festival on Saturday in Tehran, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Iran made the wise decision to reach an […]

Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, the Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament, told South Korean Ambassador to Tehran Ryu Jeong-Hyun that the future of Iran-S Korea relations is dependent on whether obeying or defying US sanctions against Iran. “In the current situation, the continuation of relations is hinged upon the decision […]

Vice Chairman of Sulaymaniyah Governorate Chamber of Commerce said that US anti-Iran move will have no effect on the economic ties between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan region. Trade and business ties between Iran and Kurdistan of Iraq continued despite US imposition of sanctions against Iran, so that bilateral relationship has experienced an ascending trend in […]

A delegation of Turkish officials will travel to Washington within two days to discuss US sanctions on Turkey’s interior and justice ministers, local media reported citing diplomatic sources. According to the Daily Sabah newspaper, the sides have reached a consensus over sanctions and agreed to a face-to-face meeting. The United States recently decided to impose […]

Enhancing the bilateral ties between Iran and China can neutralize US unilateral sanctions, said Chinese ambassador to Iran Pang Sen. He made the remarks on Sunday in Tehran while meeting Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the head of Iran-China parliamentary friendship group. The Chinese envoy highlighted the importance of preserving parliamentary ties between Iran and China, adding that […]

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed that Turkey will freeze assets of US ‘justice and interior’ secretaries in Turkey as the fight over release of US pastor intensifies. The Turkish president said Saturday they will freeze assets of the US “justice and interior” secretaries in Turkey. “I am instructing my friends today. We will freeze assets, […]

iran is an important neighbor of Turkey, Turkish diplomatic sources said on Friday during a meeting with American officials to defend their country’s interests against the looming reimposition of US sanctions on Iran. A delegation of US officials led by Deputy Treasury Secretary Marshall Billingslea met with Turkish representatives with the aim of seeking to […]

Beijing consistently opposes policies of unilateral sanctions and intends to continue its trade cooperation with Iran under its international commitments, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Thursday. “Iran continues to be China’s important trade partner in Asia. The two countries maintain regular trade relations. In 2017, bilateral trade grew by 19 percent in comparison to 2016 and amounted to $37.1 […]

A US delegation of Treasury and State Department officials will meet Turkish authorities on Friday to discuss sanctions targeting Iran, an official from Turkey’s foreign ministry said. “A US delegation currently holding talks in India will be visiting Ankara on Friday regarding sanctions against Iran,” Turkish Daily Sabah quoted an official from Turkey’s foreign ministry as […]

 Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi on Tuesday criticized the self-proclaimed human rights advocates for their silence toward U.S. sanctions moves against Iran which can impede access of Iranian patients to necessary drugs. “Undoubtedly, the anti-Iran sanctions would harm the elderly and infants while the so-called advocates of human rights are observing and approving them by their […]