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 Prepared to Ramp Up Oil Output Quickly If U.S. Sanctions Eased
Iran is planning a speedy increase in its oil output, a senior oil ministry official said on Wednesday, as talks continue between Tehran and six major powers to lift U.S. sanctions that have seen it pumping far below capacity since 2018. Iran and the six powers have been in talks …
Read More »Indigenizing SP Phase 14 Special Parts Manufacturing Saves Iran $170m
Indigenizing the technology for the manufacturing of some special parts and equipment in the implementation of the development project of the phase 14 of Iran’s South Pars gas field has saved the country $170 million, head of the Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) announced on Tuesday. Making …
Read More »Iran’s Power Export to Afghanistan Disconnected
Afghan officials say electricity imported to the country from Iran has been cut due to an explosion in an electricity tower. Afghanistan Electricity Company announced the explosion of an electricity tower in Herat province. Zeinab Mohseni, public relations manager of Breshna Company in Herat, said that this morning, the electricity …
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 »Russia’s Lukoil Happy to Resume Talks on Iranian Projects Once US Sanctions Lifted
Russia’s Lukoil would be “happy” to return to talks on its Iranian oil projects, which were at an advanced stage, once US sanctions on the Middle Eastern country are lifted, CEO Vagit Alekperov said June 3. Lukoil was in talks with Iran to develop the Ab Teymour and Mansouri oil …
Read More »Iran will Return to Oil Market as soon as Sanctions are Lifted
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has said Iran is ready to return to the oil market as soon as the nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is revived and the U.S. sanctions are lifted, Shana reported. Zanganeh made the remarks after attending the 17th …
Read More »Iran Can Easily Double Oil Production to 6.5M Barrels Per Day
Tehran can increase its oil production to 6.5 million barrels per day, more than double the current volume without any problems, Bijan Zanganeh, the Iranian oil minister, said on Monday as published by the ministry’s Shana portal. US Imported Oil Twice From Iran in Last Two Quarters Despite Sanctions, EIA …
Read More »Iran Says Progress Made in Nuclear Talks but Key Issues Remain
Iran and six world powers have made significant progress in talks to revive their 2015 nuclear deal but important issues still need to be resolved, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday. Iran and the powers have negotiated in Vienna since April to work out steps that Tehran and …
Read More »Oil Minister Voices Iran’s Readiness to Increase Gas Exports to Iraq
Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said his country is ready to increase gas exports to Iraq. “We are ready to increase the gas exports to Iraq,” Zangeneh said in a meeting with a visiting Iraqi delegation led by Finance Minister Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi on Saturday. In a relevant event in …
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