Iran’s oil minister says the US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal in May 2018 deprived his country from exports of around two billion barrel of oil, worth some 120 billion dollars. Bijan Zangeneh made the comments during a meeting with Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting …
Read More »Iran Shares Plan with UN to Eliminate FSO Safer Oil Spill Risk
The UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths met Ali-Asghar Khaji, the Iranian Foreign Minister’s senior advisor, to discuss the latest developments in Yemen. In this meeting, the two sides conferred on the latest political and on-the-ground situation of Yemen, especially the recent visit of Mr Griffiths to …
Read More »Iran Urges IAEA to Avoid Artificial Concerns, Prejudgment
Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency has criticised the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency for what he called adopting a biased approach to interactions with Tehran. In a series of tweets, Kazem Gharibabadi said Rafael Grossi’s Monday reports on Iran’s nuclear program “ignore the level …
Read More »Iran Fully Cooperating with IAEA to Help Vienna Talks Bear Fruit
Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) Ali-Akbar Salehi has in a letter to Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi reaffirmed Iran’s full cooperation with the IAEA, according to Iran’s envoy to international organisations in Vienna. “In this letter, it is mentioned that …
Read More »Iran Extends Its Deal with IAEA for One More Month
Kazem Gharibabadi, the Iranian Ambassador to International Organisations in Vienna, says Tehran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of its decision to extend an earlier deal with the UN’s nuclear watchdog for one more month at most. According to Gharibabadi, the IAEA cameras will be allowed to continue …
Read More »Iran to Build Its Largest Oceanic Port in Sea of Oman
Iran is to construct an oceanic port in the Sea of Oman where the country’s largest oil terminal will be built. Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami said the project is aimed boosting the country’s crude exports. “We have always wanted to take [Iran’s] oil exports beyond …
Read More »Iran, Bulgaria to Boost Transport Cooperation
Tehran and Sofia are to forge closer cooperation in the domains of economy, the transit of goods and transportation. In a meeting between Iranian Minister of Roads and Transportation Mohammad Eslami and Bulgaria’s new Ambassador to Tehran, the two sides underlined the need to implement agreements reached by the two …
Read More »Iran to Cut Dependence on Hormuz Strait for Oil Exports via 1,000-km Pipeline
The Iranian president says Iran is building a major pipeline to transferring oil from west of the Persian Gulf to its east, cutting dependence on Hormuz Strait for oil exports. President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday described the pipeline project as a major and significant national program. “We are doing a …
Read More »Iran’s Trade with Venezuela Has Nothing to Do with Anyone Else
Iran’s government spokesman Ali Rabiei says the country’s trade ties with Venezuela have nothing to do with any other country. In comments on Saturday, Rabiei said “Venezuela and Iran are both independent states that have had and will continue to have trade relations with each other.” “We sell goods and …
Read More »Iran to Publicly Sell Shares of Four State-Owned Oil Refineries
Iran’s government spokesman says shares of four refineries will begin to be offered to the public soon. Ali Rabii said public offerings of shares of oil refineries in Isfahan, Tehran, Tabriz and Bandar Abbas will start on June. He noted among the key measures adopted by the government to spur …
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