TEHRAN, November 09 - German Ambassador to Iran Michael Klor-Berchtold called US recent sanctions against Iran illegal, adding that Germany would keep cooperation with Iran despite US sanctions.
TEHRAN, November 09 - Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson took a swipe at “deceitful” US officials for trying to misrepresent the reality about the new sanctions on Iran and claiming that the hostile embargoes are not targeting the Iranian nation.
TEHRAN, November 08 - Earlier, the United States re-imposed a second portion of sanctions against Iran, with the latest measures concerning the country's oil exports among other things.
TEHRAN, November 08 - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said his country would not abide by the renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil and shipping industries as they were aimed at “unbalancing the world”.
TEHRAN, November 08 - French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has pledged that Paris will attempt to lead the EU's efforts to defy Washington's sanctions against Iran and strengthen the international role of the euro.
TEHRAN, November 08 - Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says US sanction reprieves for some countries importing Iranian oil are not enough and oil consumers are set for “painful months” ahead because of insufficient supplies.
TEHRAN, November 07 - Iraq will continue importing electricity and natural gas from Iran under an exemption from US sanctions, the special representative for Iran at the US State Department Brain Hook has said.
TEHRAN, November 07 - Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdonnaser Hemmati explained about the CBI’s measures to counter the new round of US sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, November 07 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed the US for rolling back sanctions on Iran, saying Ankara will not abide by the restrictive measures against its neighbor.
TEHRAN, November 06 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the US resumption of sanctions on Iran and its recently-unveiled list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) prove that Washington is targeting ordinary people indiscriminately.
TEHRAN, November 06 - Turkey's top diplomat on Tuesday criticized the U.S. resumption of sanctions on Iran as unilateral, not wise and dangerous, calling for a dialogue and engagement instead.
TEHRAN, November 06 - The United Nations must hold the United States to account for its "illegal" move to reinstate sanctions on Tehran, Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo says.
TEHRAN, November 05 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will break the sanctions imposed by the United States on Tehran as well as on countries that do business with it, shortly after a round of anti-Iran sanctions by America took effect.
TEHRAN, November 05 - Oil prices fell on Monday as the start to US sanctions against Iran’s fuel exports was softened by waivers that will allow major buyers to still import Iranian crude.
TEHRAN, November 05 - Japan is in close communication with the United States on Iran sanctions, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Monday.
TEHRAN, October 26 - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif deplored the latest US sanctions targeting a number of Iranian individuals, describing the move as an attempt to divert the world’s attention from Saudi crimes in Yemen and the brutal murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
TEHRAN, October 18 - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has repudiated new US sanctions on Iran’s businesses, saying Washington appears to be taking every opportunity to exert pressure on countries it dislikes.
TEHRAN, October 16 - Iran’s envoy to the United Nations has slammed Washington’s ‘morally wrong’ measures against other countries, saying that unilateral sanctions amount to collective punishment and violate basic human rights.
TEHRAN, October 09 - Indian Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said two state refiners have placed orders for importing crude oil from Iran in November, the month when US sanctions on Iranian oil purchases take effect.