Iranian gas output registered a 2.2% growth in the first quarter of the current Iranian year (started on March 20) so that the country’s gas output exceeded 2m cubic meters a day, according to a senior official with National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC). Masoud Zardouyan, the NIGC director of coordination …
Read More »Iran to Put 250 Huge Energy Projects on Stream by Yearend
Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanain said that 250 major water and electricity projects will become operational by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2021). Ardakanian said that according to a major program called “A-B-Iran” [in Farsi the acronyms A and B stand for water and electricity …
Read More »Oil Minister: US Fails to Hamper Iran’s Activities by Imposing Sanctions
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh underlined that Washington has been unable to bring the Islamic Republic’s energy and oil activities to a halt despite unilateral sanctions imposed on the country. “We have managed to overome the US sanctions and engage in our oil trade activities,” Zangeneh said. He, meantime, pointed …
Read More »Iran to Export $41b Worth of Non-Oil Goods despite Sanctions, Coronavirus
Caretaker of Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade announced on Sunday that Iran has planned to export 41 billion dollars’ worth of non-oil goods by the end of the Iranian year on March 20, 2021. Despite the sanctions and coronavirus pandemic, Iran will experience growth in its non-oil exports, Hossein …
Read More »Zarif Raps EU’s Noncompliance with JCPOA in Letter to Borrell
Zarif sent a letter to EU Foreign Policy Chief to denounce the EU3’s non-compliance with JCPOA after the three European states drafted an anti-Iranian resolution at the IAEA Board of Governors, Mousavi announced. “Following the irresponsible and illegal measure by the three European states (Germany, the UK, and France) to …
Read More »Indian Bank Eyes Non-Oil Imports from Iran to Sustain Rupee-Rial Trade
India’s UCO Bank is exploring the avenues to keep the rupee payment mechanism with Iran alive, amid the challenges made by the US’ unilateral sanctions. According to A K Goel, MD and CEO of UCO Bank, with India no longer importing oil from Iran, the lender is in talks with …
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 »MP Advises IAEA not to Sacrifice Iran’s Interests for US Excessive Demands
A senior Iranian lawmaker advised the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday not to sacrifice Iran’s legitimate interests for the sake of the US excessive demands though knowing that Tehran has done its activities under the IAEA supervision. Hossein Nooshabadi, member of Majlis (Parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy …
Read More »Iran Envoy Hails China Stance against IAEA Anti-Iran Resolution
Iranian Ambassador to China Mohammad Keshavarzzadeh in a message commended China for objection to ant-Iran resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors, saying Iran will never forget China’s firm position. Keshavarzzadeh made the remarks in a Twitter message reacting to China Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian’s …
Read More »IAEA Inspects Iran’s Nuclear Centers 33 Times a Year
An international lawyer and university professor said on Monday that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspects Iranian nuclear centers 33 times a year, which is the highest number in the world and shows Iran has had the most cooperation with the Agency. Mohammad-Reza Hosseini said the US has a …
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