Zarif Slams U.S. Sanctions on NAM States
TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warns that the sanctions imposed by the United States against member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) have put hundreds of millions of people at risk and hampered global trade.
Japan Not to Join Any US Coalition in Mideast Waters
Japan said on Friday it will not join any US coalition to protect merchant vessels in Middle Eastern waterways, but will instead send a separate force of ships and planes to guard ships supplying Japan from the key oil-producing region.
Iran to Exit From Recession Soon
TEHRAN - Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Farhad Dejpasand said that his country would get out of recession in the near future.
Pakistani PM in Tehran Holds Constructive Talks
TEHRAN - Prime Minister Imran Khan says Pakistan will do its utmost to enable talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia as he arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials.
No Ship Carrying Grain Held Up Outside Ports Over Payment
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have rejected reports suggesting that ships carrying imports of food and grain have been stuck outside two main ports in southern Iran simply because American sanctions on the country are creating payment problems.
China Deplores US Sanctions, Says Cooperation with Iran ‘Legal’
China’s Foreign Ministry deplored on Thursday sanctions imposed by the United States on Chinese entities and individuals it accuses of knowingly transferring oil from Iran in violation of Washington’s curbs on Tehran.
White House Issues Proclamation, Bars Iranian Officials from US
US President Donald Trump has given the State Department the authority to bar senior Iranian officials and their family members from entering the United States as immigrants or nonimmigrants, the White House said in a proclamation.
Spokesman Condemns US Support for Anti-Iran Terrorist Groups
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson condemned the US and its top diplomat for backing anti-Iran terrorist groups, including the cover organization United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).
Closing Gap between US, North Korea Not Easy: South Korea
Bridging the gap between the United States and North Korea in their nuclear negotiations will not be an easy task, South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul said Monday, stressing the importance of building trust to move the stalled talks forward.
Tehran Rules Out Talks With Washington
TEHRAN - A senior Iranian official says talks with the United States are out of the question as long as US economic sanctions on Iran remain in place.