Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji said negotiations have been made with Russia on a project, promising that good news will come out about cooperation between Tehran and Moscow in the energy sector. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Owji said the Iranian Oil Ministry has been elected as the chair of …
Read More »Iran’s Energy Minster in Russia for SPIEF 2021
Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardekanian has travelled to Russia to take part in the 24th edition of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Heading a delegation, the Iranian minister arrived in Moscow on Wednesday to attend the economic forum. Ardekanian is going to hold talks with his Russian counterpart to …
Read More »Iran to Pay for Vaccine with Funds Held in Iraq
Iran will use its financial resources blocked in Iraq for the purchase of coronavirus vaccines from Russia, Energy Minister Reza Ardekanian said. In comments after a meeting with Iraq’s Electricity Minister Majid Mahdi Hantoush, held in Tehran on Sunday, Ardekanian said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered that the money …
Read More »Iran Urges IAEA to Address Israeli Regime’s Nuclear Status
Iran’s ambassador to Vienna-based international organizations urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to address the Israeli regime’s nuclear status. In a letter to IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, Kazem Gharibabadi urged the UN nuclear watchdog to draw the attention of all members of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of …
Read More »Non-Oil Exports from Iran’s Chabahar Port Almost Doubles
The export of non-oil commodities in the current Iranian year –a period of around 6 months- via the southeastern port city of Chabahar has risen by 95 percent compared to the corresponding period a year earlier, an official said. Director General of the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran in …
Read More »Iran Urges IAEA to Avoid Dangerous Precedent
Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to refrain from a dangerous precedent and not rely on baseless claims after the UN nuclear agency’s Board of Governors adopted a resolution on Iran. In an article published on Saturday, Behrouz Kamalvandi criticized …
Read More »Iran’s Foreign Trade Nears $80bln in 11 Months
The total value of Iran’s trade transactions with foreign countries during the first 11 months of the current Iranian year (March 2019 – March 2020) has neared $80 billion, the latest data released by the country’s Customs Office showed.
Read More »US Sanctions Powerful Obstacle to Iran’s COVID-19 Battle
The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the US to lift its anti-human sanctions against Iran amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country, saying that the measures act as a powerful obstacle to Tehran's effective fight against the infection.
Read More »EU Should Not Comply with US Unlawful Sanctions on Iran
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif highlighted the US sanctions’ negative impact on the Islamic Republic’s efforts to combat the new coronavirus outbreak and said the European Union should not abide by the illegal embargoes.
Read More »MP Slams IAEA Report on Iran’s Nuclear Activities as Politically-Motivated
The chairman of the Iranian parliament’s nuclear committee rejected a recent report of the International Atomic Energy Agency about the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activities, saying the organization considers the issue from a political perspective, not a technical one.
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