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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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