TEHRAN, May 19 - China’s senior diplomat Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that recent US words and actions against Iran had harmed the interests of China and its enterprises, and that Washington should show restraint, China’s foreign ministry said.
TEHRAN, May 15 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the country’s preparedness to counter US sanctions and said the Islamic Republic will definitely pass the era of economic pressures by “resistance and steadfastness”.
TEHRAN, May 14 - Iran’s vice president for economic affairs urged national unity in the face of US sanctions , stressing that resistance will disappoint the enemy’s plans.
TEHRAN, May 11 - Iran's deputy minister of industry, mining and trade says the country is not much concerned about the United States' recent metal sanctions , noting that Iranian steel, copper and aluminum have already their own customers.
TEHRAN, May 11 - A spokesman for Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party said US sanctions on Iranian oil exports do not serve peace in the region, noting that the embargoes are only affecting people.
TEHRAN, May 10 - Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi says his country will not be part of the regime of US sanctions against Iran, and that is Baghdad’s clear and declared policy.
TEHRAN, May 07 - The Iranian administration has opened the door to a barter system that allows for the import of essential products in exchange for oil, Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said.
TEHRAN, May 07 -A UN rights expert has slammed unilateral US sanctions against Iran, Cuba and Venezuela, saying the use of economic measures for political purposes violates human rights and international law.
TEHRAN, May 06 - US President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to impose a new wave of sanctions on Iran within the coming week, a report said.
TEHRAN, May 05 - A prominent American author, who is a five-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, deplored recent “criminal” moves by the US government to increase economic sanctions on Iran and said the world should block Washington’s embargoes.
TEHRAN, May 05 -Iranian Health Minister Saeid Namaki dismissed as “a big fat lie” the US government’s claim that its sanctions have not targeted the Islamic Republic’s health sector and imports of drugs.
TEHRAN, May 05 - The European signatories to the 2015 Iran deal have censured recent decisions by the United to stop sanctions waivers for Iran oil imports and to impose restrictions on the country’s exports of enriched uranium.
TEHRAN, May 05 - Turkey will never bow to U.S. sanctions over its agreement to purchase Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile defense systems, Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Sunday regarding a deal that has strained ties between the NATO allies.
TEHRAN, May 05 - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United States sanctions against Iran will have no political effect on the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, May 04 - Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdonnaser Hemmati said the CBI has six plans to control the country’s foreign exchange market and offset the new phase of US sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, Apr 29 -A senior Iranian official says US sanctions against Iran's oil industry will harm the stability of global markets, adding that the three European sides to a 2015 landmark nuclear agreement should incur costs of their promises to make up for Washington's restrictions.
TEHRAN, Apr 29 -A senior Iranian official says US sanctions against Iran's oil industry will harm the stability of global markets, adding that the three European sides to a 2015 landmark nuclear agreement should incur costs of their promises to make up for Washington's restrictions.
TEHRAN, Apr 28 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned that leaving the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is one of Iran’s “numerous” choices in the wake of tightened US sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, Apr 27 - About 40,000 people may have died in Venezuela as a result of US sanctions that have reduced the availability of food, medicine and medical equipment, according to a new report.