As the United States pressed Saudi Arabia to end its oil price war with Russia, US President Donald Trump gave Saudi leaders an ultimatum. In an April 2 phone call, Trump told Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman that unless the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) started cutting …
Read More »US, EU Stance on Iran’s Arm Embargo not Binding
The stances adopted by the US and the European Union on the removal of the arms embargo on Iran are not binding and will not prevent Tehran from buying conventional weapons after the ban expires.
Read More »Russia Slams US Maximum Pressure Policy Against Iran
Russia has slammed the United States’ policy of maximum pressure against the Islamic Republic, saying such measures have negatively affected the global non-proliferation regime and regional security.
Read More »West’s Anger Proves Importance of Satellite Launch for Independent Iran
An Iranian lawmakers said on Tuesday that the anger of the western countries following Iran’s launch of Noor-1 satellite proves the importance of the path of independence.
Read More »Lavrov, Zarif Dismiss US New Plot for JCPOA as Unfeasible
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov discussed the latest plot devised by Washington to put more pressure on Iran.
Read More »Trump Considers all Options to Make the Saudis Pay for the Oil Price War
President Donald Trump is considering all options available to him to make the Saudis pay for the oil price war as the crash that followed has done significant damage to the U.S. oil industry With last month having seen the indignity of the principal U.S. oil benchmark, West Texas Intermediate …
Read More »Russia says US Claim on Iran’s Satellite Launch Wrong
Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Mikhail Ulyanov has denied US allegations against Iran in the field of launching its military satellite, saying that the United States is violating the UN Security Council resolutions.
Read More »US Anti-Iranian Sanctions Violation of Human Rights
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani lamented the unfair US sanctions on Iran under the conditions that the world is in a fight with Covid-19, saying that the embargo is in contrast with the fundamentals of the human rights.
Read More »Russia Criticizes US’ Stance against Launch of Iran’s Military Satellite
Russia’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov called US’ stance against launch of Iran’s military satellite double standards and hypocrisy. Mikhail Ulyanov has denied US allegations against Iran in the field of launching its military satellite and accused the United States of hypocrisy and double standards “US …
Read More »U.S. Renews Waiver for Iraq to Import Electricity from Iran for 30 Days
Following the 2018 unilateral withdrawal of the US from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and the reimposition of sanctions against Iran, Washington has been issuing special waivers that permit some countries and companies to conduct business with Tehran. The US Department of State has extended a waiver for Iraq to …
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