TEHRAN, Apr 24 -Scotland’s’ first minister Nicola Sturgeon says the region should hold a new referendum on independence from the United Kingdom in the next two years.
TEHRAN, Apr 24 - China has told Washington to avoid "wrong moves" that hurt Chinese interests following a U.S. threat to impose sanctions on buyers of Iranian oil.
TEHRAN, Apr 24 - The Iranian president's Chief of Staff, Mahmoud Vaezi decried a recent move by the US administration to step up sanctions against the Islamic Republic, saying Washington is after waging psychological warfare against Tehran.
TEHRAN, Apr 24 - Iran’s highest-ranking military commander highlighted the leading role that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps plays in foiling hostile plots, saying the IRGC has made the Zionist regime worry about its survival instead of pursuing the dream of Nile to Euphrates dominance.
TEHRAN, Apr 24 - The Iraqi parliament’s Foreign Relations Committee plans to pressure the US officials to extend a sanctions waiver for Baghdad to continue importing energy from neighboring Iran, Hassan al-Fadam, a member of the committee announced.
TEHRAN, Apr 24 - Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdonnaser Hemmati put forward a number of suggestions to deal with any cut in the export of oil, although he described as “illusory” the US plot to drive Iran’s crude sales down to zero.
TEHRAN, Apr 24 - Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said the country and its allies in the Middle East, Iraq in particular, will never allow outsiders to bring insecurity into the region again.
TEHRAN, Apr 24 - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US administration’s hostile attempts to block Iran’s oil sales will lead nowhere, and that the country will export “as much crude as it needs and wishes” in defiance of American sanctions.
TEHRAN, Apr 24 - American middle class consumers are enjoying the strongest wage growth in a decade, but higher gasoline prices are eating a good chunk of that increase for many, and it looks like pump prices are headed higher.
TEHRAN, Apr 24 - Russian Foreign Ministry called US action in heightening Iran's oil sanctions "aggressive, reckless and disturbing" policy to force the world bend to its will.
TEHRAN, Apr 23 - Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh slams the US and its allies for using oil as a political “weapon” to put more economic pressure on the Islamic Republic, emphasizing, however, that Washington will never be able to achieve its “dream” of cutting Tehran’s oil exports to “zero.”
TEHRAN, Apr 23 - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United States' decision to intensify its economic pressure campaign against the Iranian people reveals its “panic” and “desperation,” a day after Washington moved to stop other countries from buying Iranian oil.
TEHRAN, Apr 23 - The US decision on Monday more than failing to snuff out Iran’s oil exports will disrupt markets and complicate Washington’s relations with Beijing and even its own partners, industry analysts say.
TEHRAN, Apr 23 - France reports progress in efforts towards the implementation of a direct payment mechanism, which the European country has launched alongside Britain and Germany to safeguard trade with Iran in the face of US sanctions.
TEHRAN, Apr 23 - The top Iranian government watchdog on human rights has issued a statement condemning Britain’s ongoing crackdown on people protesting against its environment policies.
TEHRAN, Apr 23 - Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov exchanged views about a host of issues, including recent measures adopted by the US administration against the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, Apr 23 - Beijing has once again expressed its opposition to Washington’s decision to end sanctions waivers it had granted to some importers of Iranian oil, including China, warning that the policy will fuel “turmoil” in the troubled Middle East region and disrupt global energy markets.
TEHRAN, Apr 23 - Iran plans to file a complaint at the International Court of Justice against the US government for preventing the delivery of foreign relief aid for flood victims, Iran’s vice president for legal affairs said.