TEHRAN, November 21 -Iran’s Deputy Minister of Petroleum Amir Hossein Zamaninia says Iraq has to pay in euros for the gas imported from Iran, dismissing the use of the Iraqi dinar for the payment.
TEHRAN, November 21 - Iran’s Navy commander says the country is set to unveil new defense achievements, including a destroyer and a submarine, next week.
TEHRAN, November 21 - Iranian foreign minister’s special assistant for political affairs, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, held talks with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura in Switzerland.
TEHRAN, November 21 - Iran’s foreign minister described US President Donald Trump’s pledge of support for Riyadh despite the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as “shameful”, deploring Trump’s picking on Iran instead and joking that Tehran might even have been responsible for recent California fires.
TEHRAN, November 21 - Iran has denounced a "heinous" terrorist attack on a religious celebration in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, saying it is aimed at sowing sectarian discord in the country.
TEHRAN, November 21 - Iran’s defense minister says the American sanctions have failed to slow down the nation’s progress, and that the country will manage to prevail over the conditions created by the bans at a fast pace.
TEHRAN, November 21 - Iran is stepping up production of precious metals to cushion its economy against the effects of new US sanctions which have triggered a flurry of panic buying of gold by some citizens.
TEHRAN, November 21 - Iran has unveiled a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) military vehicle designed and manufactured by Iranian defense experts.
TEHRAN, November 21 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has denounced a statement by US President Donald Trump that Washington will stand by Saudi Arabia despite the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi as “shameful.”
TEHRAN, November 20 - Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami said Russia has decided to open a €3 billion credit line to finance the international North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC) which connects India to Russia via Iran.
TEHRAN, November 20 - Japan and South Korea will resume imports of Iranian crude oil as of next month or so after halting shipments ahead of new US sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, November 20 - Russia may launch settlements with Iran in national currencies in order to continue bilateral cooperation despite the US sanctions against Tehran, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said.
TEHRAN, November 20 - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the US’s renewed campaign of pressure and sanctions will only strengthen the Iranian nation’s “resolve to resist,” and that his country will even “thrive” under such restrictive measures.
TEHRAN, November 20 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi rejected media reports that Iraqi President Barham Salih is mediating between Tehran and Riyadh by passing on a message.
TEHRAN, November 20 - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov rejected a recent claim by Washington that Iran is not abiding by the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention, stressing that Tehran has been “fully” compliant with its commitments under the treaty.
TEHRAN, November 20 - The highest ranking diplomats of Iran and Britain at a meeting in Tehran discussed a range of issues, including the latest regional developments and the special purpose vehicle (SPV) aimed at saving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and maintaining Europe’s trade with Iran.
TEHRAN, November 20 - European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini said work is continuing on the special purpose vehicle (SPV) aimed at facilitating trade with Iran following the reimposition of US sanctions on the country, but gave no specific date as to when it is going to be implemented.
TEHRAN, November 20 - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi said whe unable or unwilling, the European Union has failed to create the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), the mechanism aimed at facilitating trade with Iran in the US sanctions era.
TEHRAN, November 20 - The Islamic Republic of Iran Medical Council (IRIMC) says illegal economic sanctions imposed by the United States against Tehran have negative impacts on the country's health sector, calling for an immediate and humanitarian solution to the issue.