US sanctions no food, no medicine; Just a lie
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati said on Tuesday that the United States is lying that sanctions against Iran do not include food and medicine. “Despite the claims that US sanctions against Iran do not include food and medicine, what has happened in the past months show that importation of food and […]
Trump’s Maximum Pressure policy has failed; Expert says
TEHRAN (Iran News) – A Foreign Affairs Analyst at Wilson center Ori Rabinowitz believes that U.S president will maintain at least some of the sanctions, while looking for an opening. Speaking to ILNA news agency, she added Trump seems eager to arrange a photo-op with Rouhani, and maybe even a summit, but I think the […]
Oil prices crashes down to a lower point by sluggish demand
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Oil prices eased on Monday amid persistent concerns about the global economic outlook and the impact on oil demand, while Russia again missed its target to cut oil output last month. Global benchmark Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 fell by 14 cents, or 0.2%, to $59.28 a barrel by 0517 GMT. […]
Iran’s 4th Step of Reducing JCPOA Commitments Worked Out
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran has devised the fourth step in reducing commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said, warning the remaining parties to the JCPOA that Tehran will definitely take the step if they fail to fulfill their undertakings. Speaking to reporters at a Monday press conference in Tehran, Abbas […]
CBI continues its work through ‘unsanctionable’ networks
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said that the body continues its work despite the US’s sanctions imposed on it. Speaking in a local event in Tehran on Sunday, Hemmati said that despite sanctions against the country and CBI being at its peak, Iran’s forex market has calmed […]
Iraq’s 5th Sanctions Waiver for Energy Imports from Iran
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Washington once again exempted Iraq from its sanctions against the Islamic Republic, allowing the Arab country to continue gas and electricity imports from Iran for another four-month period. “The waiver ensures that Iraq is able to meet its short-term energy needs while it takes steps to reduce its dependence on energy […]
Negotiation with U.S. under sanctions, not an option
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran will not talk with the U.S. as long as Washington keeps the sanctions in place, government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Wednesday. Rabiei touched upon the French president’s plan to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and said, “We will not enter Negotiation with U.S. under sanctions. Our […]
Hope S. Africa be a stance against US sanctions; Rouhani
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has expressed hope that South Africa will adopt a more decisive stance against the illegitimate US actions against the Iranian nation with regard to the illegal sanctions. President Hassan Rouhani made the remarks in a meeting with the visiting South African Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor […]
JCPOA; EU Has Taken No Major Step for it
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani criticized European countries’ failure to meet their obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and said Europe has not taken any substantial step in this regard. Speaking at a meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic in Belgrade […]
Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran Will Never Capitulate to US
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei reaffirmed Iran’s commitment to standing against the US and Zionism, stressing that the Islamic Republic will never give in to pressures from the enemies. In an address to the graduation ceremony of IRGC cadets in Tehran on Sunday, Ayatollah Khamenei slammed the US […]