TEHRAN, August 17 - The United States says it is prepared to impose sanctions on all countries that continue to buy Iran's oil -- including China -- after Washington starts restoring bans on the Islamic Republic’s energy sector.
TEHRAN, August 17 - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova slammed the US for trying to destabilize Iran by leaving the 2015 nuclear deal and imposing sanctions on the country, saying it is Washington, not Tehran, that undermines regional security.
TEHRAN, August 17 - Iran’s ambassador to Vienna-based international organizations, Kazem Gharibabadi, urged the European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to firmly stand up to Washington’s unilateral measures against the deal.
TEHRAN, August 17 - Deutsche Telekom and Deutsche Bahn, two state-owned German companies, are following car manufacturer Daimler and mechanical engineering company Herrenknecht to withdraw from Iran because of US sanctions.
TEHRAN, August 17 - The US State Department has formed an “Iran Action Group” to coordinate and run an aggressive US policy toward the Islamic Republic on the eve of the 65th anniversary of a previous American action against Iran - the CIA-led 1953 coup against the democratically elected government of Mohammad Mosaddegh.
TEHRAN, August 16 -Deutsche Telekom and Deutsche Bahn, two state-owned German companies, are following car manufacturer Daimler and mechanical engineering company Herrenknecht to withdraw from Iran because of US sanctions.
TEHRAN, August 16 - South Korea says it is in talks with the US government to receive exemptions on Washington’s upcoming sanctions on oil imports from Iran -- Seoul's third crude supplier.
TEHRAN, August 16 - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani congratulated Lebanon on the 12th anniversary of the Arab country’s victory in the 2006 war against the Israeli regime.
TEHRAN, August 16 - The Iran men’s national under-21 volleyball team has claimed the second place overall at the 2018 Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup for Men in Chinese Taipei, after it stunningly lost to Qatar in the title challenge.
TEHRAN, August 16 - The meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the Syrian settlement will take place in Tehran in early September, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Wednesday.
TEHRAN, August 16 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi categorically condemned the terrorist attack in western Kabul killing and injuring dozens of civilians.
TEHRAN, August 16 - A high-ranking Iranian sports official said Portuguese football manager Carlos Queiroz, who is currently in charge of the Iran men’s national football team, will remain as the head coach of Team Melli until the conclusion of the 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup.
TEHRAN, August 16 - The number of countries switching to national currencies to settle bilateral trade deals is growing in the face of the US weaponization of the dollar.
TEHRAN, August 16 - Upcoming US sanctions on Iran's energy sector, which snap back on November 4, could push oil prices above $150 a barrel from around $75 now, prominent hedge funds have warned.
TEHRAN, August 15 - Iraqi Interior Minister Qassem al-Araji announced that he has reached an agreement with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts to increase cooperation in border control and the fight against illicit drugs.
TEHRAN, August 15 - UK renewables investor Quercus halted a deal worth over half a billion euros to build and operate a 600-megawatt (MW) solar farm in Iran, the company said on Tuesday.
TEHRAN, August 15 - South Korea shipped in 788,651 tons of crude oil from Iran last month, or 186,478 barrels per day (bpd), customs office data showed on Wednesday. That was down from around 1.4 million tons in the same month last year, but up from 686,849 tons this June.