Switzerland Urged to Take Active Role in Defiance of U.S. Sanctions
President Hassan Rouhani has called on the Swiss government to play a more active role against the unlawful and inhumane sanctions that the US has imposed on Iran amid the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Coronavirus, US Can Stop Iran Production: Rouhani
President Rouhani said neither the coronavirus nor the “US virus” can impede the Islamic Republic’s path of progress and surge in production.
U.S. Inhumane Sanctions Cause Suffering for People
Health minister says unilateral sanctions imposed on the country by the administration of US President Donald Trump are inhumane and cause suffering and pain for people.
Iranian company, executives charged with US sanctions violation
American prosecutors said that the US has charged an Iranian online financial services company and two of its senior executives with violating US sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
Iran-Turkey Trade Down by 70% in Q1
Trade between Iran and Turkey has declined significantly in the first quarter of 2020, a new report shows, as the two neighbors struggle to maintain exchanges despite the American sanctions imposed on Iran and a pandemic that has seriously affected movement across the borders.
Rouhani underlines improvement in Iran economy
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined that all efforts must be to improve the economy, people’s lives in Iran, and the hope for future.
US to fail in cutting Iran energy exports to Iraq: Envoy
Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad said the US sanctions and pressures aimed at depriving Iraq of Iranian energy will get nowhere.
Swiss Channel Insufficient for Iran’s Needs
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said a humanitarian banking channel that Switzerland has set up to provide medicine and other supplies to Iran is insufficient to meet the country’s demands.
US Sanctions Hindering Syria’s Coronavirus Response
Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations blasted US sanctions against the Arab country, saying that the bans have hampered the government’s efforts to rein in the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
Mineral Extraction to Reach 500m Tons
Minister of Industry, Mine, and Trade said the knowledge required in mining industry has been localized, adding that the extraction of minerals will reach to 500 million tons from 470 million tons in the past years.