Sanctions Deprived Iran of $100b in Oil Revenues
New Oil Minister Javad Owji says the "tyrannical" U.S. sanctions have deprived Iran of 1.8 billion barrels of oil exports and more than $100 billion of revenues.
Raisi and JCPOA: Lifting sanctions is top priority
After being endorsed by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution as president on Tuesday, Ebrahim Raisi said he “will certainly seek to lift the sanctions” on Iran.
Iran did not collapse after heavy sanctions, says government
Speaking at his last press briefing as government spokesman on Monday, Ali Rabiei said goodbye to reporters and discussed the latest developments in the country.
U.S. imposes fresh sanctions on Cuba, pledges more measures
The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on the Cuban police force and two of its leaders in response to the police’s alleged human rights violations during rare protests on the Island.
China urges U.S. to lift ‘illegal’ sanctions on Iran
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian has praised the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, calling on the United States to show “sincerity” and completely lift its “illegal” sanctions on Iran.
World must take effective steps to lift illegal bans on developing states
The world must take “serious and effective” steps to counter the U.S. coercion against developing states, an Iranian diplomat has said.
U.N. Chief Urges U.S. to Remove Iran Sanctions as Agreed in 2015
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to U.S. President Joe Biden's administration to lift or waive all sanctions on Iran as agreed under a 2015 deal aimed at stopping Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon.
Why the U.S. targeted Iran allies ahead of nuclear talks
In what appeared to be a concerted campaign of turning up the heat ahead of the potentially last round of nuclear talks in Vienna, the United States initiated a series of targeted measures against Iran possibly to pressure it into giving more concessions in the thorny issues that the negotiating parties have so far failed to make headway on.
Vienna talks reach key point as U.S., European allies move beyond JCPOA
American and European officials have launched a concerted diplomatic campaign in a bid to extract more concessions from Iran in the nuclear talks while refusing to provide assurances that they will not renege on their promises again as they did in the 2015 deal
Weaponizing sanctions is immoral
An Iranian diplomat told a session of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that Tehran is against using sanctions as a weapon against countries, including Syria, saying such moves are “immoral and unlawful”.