TEHRAN, Apr 27 - China’s oil imports from Iran have hit a seven-month high in March ahead of Washington’s termination of sanctions waivers for major buyers of crude from the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, Apr 27 - The 37th edition of Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) was concluded at Vahdat Hall in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Thursday with the winners being announced during the closing ceremony.
TEHRAN, Apr 27 - Chinese Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe hailed his country’s relations with Iran as “strategic” and said Beijing always defends the Islamic Republic’s interests in international meetings.
TEHRAN, Apr 27 - Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh highlighted the inability of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to replace the reduced share of the Islamic Republic in global oil markets, saying they are overstating their oil production capacities.
TEHRAN, Apr 27 - Tehran's Provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani condemned the recent execution of 37 Saudi citizens as “a shameful stain” on the reputation of the kingdom.
TEHRAN, Apr 27 - The Iranian Foreign Minister has stressed that members of the US administration, as well as other countries in the Middle East, are dragging the United States into a conflict with Iran during an interview with Fox News Sunday’s Chris Wallace set to air on Sunday.
TEHRAN, Apr 26 - Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami shrugged off a recent move by the US administration to end exemptions from sanctions for countries still buying oil from Iran, saying Washington’s plan to cut Tehran’s oil exports to zero is out of the question.
TEHRAN, Apr 26 - Experts at Iran’s Defense Ministry and the Army Aviation have designed and produced three new missiles to be mounted on the military’s attack helicopters, with a view to their mass-production in near future.
TEHRAN, Apr 25 - Iran has marked the 39th anniversary of a failed US military operation in the central Tabas Desert that was launched in an attempt to release former US embassy staff held in Tehran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
TEHRAN, Apr 25 - The US State Department has put in place two carve-outs to the recently announced sanctions against Iran’s IRGC that mean foreign governments, nongovernmental organizations and other groups will not automatically face sanctions for working with the elite force.
TEHRAN, Apr 25 - An Iranian intelligence official said the security forces in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan arrested 60 elements that had links with the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) last year.
TEHRAN, Apr 25 - Iran’s Foreign Ministry took a swipe at Saudi Arabia and Bahrain for welcoming the US decision to end waivers for importers of Iranian oil, saying they are unaware of the consequences of such a move.
TEHRAN, Apr 25 -Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran will do its utmost to export oil after the US tightened its sanctions against the country, stressing that the Islamic Republic — which has been the target of cruel American bans for decades — has gained much experience in going around such restrictive measures.
TEHRAN, Apr 24 -Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned the US against any measure to prevent Tehran from using the Strait of Hormuz as a safe transit passage for the sale of its oil.
TEHRAN, Apr 24 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses a high-level meeting at the UN General Assembly to commemorate International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace.