TEHRAN, July 18 - The head of the European Investment Bank said on Wednesday he supported the European Union’s efforts to keep alive the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.
TEHRAN, July 18 - Iran’s opening of a new steel mill in central Isfahan last month will offset a cut in sales of hot-rolled (HR) steel coils in the face of looming unilateral US sanctions, officials say.
TEHRAN, July 18 - Iran’s nuclear chief says the country has completed the construction of an advanced factory specializing in the manufacturing of centrifuge rotors in order to enhance its uranium enrichment capacity without violating the limits set by the 2015 nuclear deal.
TEHRAN, July 18 - Iran’s new representative to the international organizations Kazem Gharib Abadi discussed Iran’s nuclear deal (JCPOA) with envoys of France, Italy, China, African Union and the EU.
TEHRAN, July 18 - Ali Akbar Velayati, senior aide to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, said Iran continues military consultation in Syria.
TEHRAN, July 18 - The International Court of Justice has confirmed Iran's filling of a lawsuit against the United States over its re-imposing sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, July 18 - Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi says Tehran is prepared to increase its uranium enrichment to higher levels if nuclear deal salvaging with the EU fall through.
TEHRAN, July 18 - The US government is expecting Iran’s oil clients to sharply cut imports from the country under the threat of sanctions but senior American officials believe China is likely to buy even more Iranian crude.
TEHRAN, July 18 - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Europe is “underestimating” its power to bring stability to the Middle East, urging the continent to play a more active role in efforts to restore peace to the troubled region.
TEHRAN, July 18 - Iran’s Foreign Ministry praised the sense of responsibility of a number of Muslim political figures for proposing an initiative for a 3-month hiatus in the war on Yemen, pledging Tehran’s support for implementation of that peace scheme.
TEHRAN, July 18 - Russia's special presidential envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev will pay a visit to Tehran on Wednesday to brief the Iranian leadership on results of the recent Trump-Putin summit in Finland, a report said.
TEHRAN, July 17 - Iran’s energy minister says rising energy consumption amid a suffocating heat wave forced the country to cut power exports to neighboring Iraq which is grappling with an electricity crisis.
TEHRAN, July 17 - European countries have activated a blocking statute that prohibits companies from complying with US sanctions on Iran, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says.
TEHRAN, July 17 - Iran’s top military commander has emphasized the importance of enhancing defense relations with Pakistan, saying the two neighbors are seeking to jointly manufacture defense equipment.
TEHRAN, July 17 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif highlighted the commitment of remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) after the US exit and said their practical measures have started.
TEHRAN, July 17 - Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said the complaint that Tehran has filed against the US is due to Washington’s breach of its international commitments, particularly the 1955 Treaty of Amity.
TEHRAN, July 17 - Deputy Head of Iranian Chamber of Commerce Pedram Soltani said Europe has allocated $80 billion for Iranian companies doing business with Iran.
TEHRAN, July 17 - The European Union Foreign Affairs Council approved the amendment on the 1996 regulation in order to block in Europe the extraterritorial effects of American sanctions against European companies doing business with Iran.