Iranian Ambassador to France Bahram Qasemi in a message on Saturday said that those who call for boosting sanctions and maximum pressure in the crisis-stricken world should be responsible for death of thousands of innocent people. Those who are speaking of sanctions and maximum pressures amid the coronavirus-crisis-stricken world and …
Read More »US not to Release Assets to Iran amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The US State Department shot down reports Trump administration will grant waivers to aid Iran’s coronavirus relief effort. The US State Department shot down “inaccurate” reports claiming the Trump administration would soon be granting special sanctions exceptions to give Iran access to cash assets as it struggles to fight the …
Read More »CBI Governor Hopes for Imminent Release of Iran’s Frozen Assets
Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati announced on Wednesday that a part of the country’s frozen assets will possibly be released in the near future to help the country in controlling the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »Govt. to Withdraw $1bn from NDFI Likely to Combat Coronavirus
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani penned a letter to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution for withdrawing $1 billion from the National Development Fund of Iran (NDFI) to combat coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.
Read More »Iran to Continue Development of Joint Oil & Gas Fields in New Year
Iran will go ahead with implementation of important oil projects including development of joint oil and gas fields in the new Iranian year started on March 20, NIOC official said on Wednesday. Karim Zobeydi, an official at National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) told IRNA on Wednesday that implementation of oil …
Read More »Arak Nuclear Plant Producing Heavy Water 24/7
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran announced in a statement on Sunday that the Arak Heavy Water Complex is producing heavy water with maximum capacity around the clock even during the New Year holidays. The statement by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran stressed that the Arak Heavy Water Complex …
Read More »Annual Non-Oil Trade at $85b
The value of Iran’s non-oil trade stood at $85 billion in the past Iranian calendar year of 1398 (ended on March 19, 2020), the head of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced. Mehdi Mir-Ashrafi put the weight of the country’s annual non-oil trade at 170 million tons and …
Read More »Zarif Calls on Japan to Ramp Up Efforts Against Anti-Iran Sanctions
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on his Japanese counterpart to increase efforts to remove unilateral sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic by the US administration.
Read More »Russia Strongly Opposes US Sanctions Against Iran Amid Coronavirus
The Aide to the Russian President Yuri Ushakov in a phone conversation with Iran's Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali emphasized Moscow's strong opposition to US sanctions against Iran, especially amid coronavirus outbreak.
Read More »How Iran’s Oil Attracted US
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