TEHRAN, Mar 02 - The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on six Venezuelan security officials for blocking Washington-supplied aid to the Latin American country.
TEHRAN, Feb 23 - Ali only had two hours to save his baby's life. He careened through traffic and sped along highways to an east Tehran government pharmacy. When he saw some 800 people queued outside the facility, he dropped to his knees. Like him, they were waiting to obtain state-funded medications.
TEHRAN, Feb 23 - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran's measures to cushion the impact of US sanctions against the country will take US President Donald Trump by "surprise”.
TEHRAN, Feb 18 -President Hassan Rouhani says Iran has reached self-sufficiency in all areas, stressing that the nation will overcome the sanctions imposed by the United States.
TEHRAN, Feb 14 - Russia has lashed out at the United States over a new round of proposed sanctions against Moscow, denouncing the American practice of disrupting trade by other countries as “racketeering.”
TEHRAN, Feb 04 - Iran's Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi said that the pressure of US sanctions can actually speed up Iran's progress in science and technology.
TEHRAN, Jan 9 - Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned the European Union’s move to hit a number of Iranian individuals with sanctions on bogus charge of sponsoring terrorism, saying Tehran will take the necessary retaliatory action.
TEHRAN, Jan 9 - Former prime minister of Italy Paolo Gentiloni highlighted his country’s “historical commitment” to broadening trade ties with Iran, stressing that Italy should adopt policies that are independent of the US.
TEHRAN, Jan 5 - Iran’s deputy oil minister for trade and international affairs says despite US pressure, the number of potential oil customers of the Iranian oil has increased significantly due to "a competitive market and greed of more profits."
TEHRAN, Jan 5 - Iran’s deputy oil minister for trade and international affairs says despite US pressure, the number of potential oil customers of the Iranian oil has increased significantly due to "a competitive market and greed of more profits."
TEHRAN, December 23 - Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri highlighted the US administration’s hostilities toward the Iranian nation and said Tehran has made appropriate decisions to counter Washington’s sanctions and pave the way for the imports of goods.
TEHRAN, December 17 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has strongly dismissed the possibility of holding negotiations with the United States after Washington set conditions for talks with Tehran, saying the Islamic Republic will never talk to those who set conditions for it.
TEHRAN, December 17 -North Korea on Sunday condemned the U.S. administration for stepping up sanctions and pressure on the nuclear-armed country, warning of a return to “exchanges of fire” and that disarming Pyongyang could be blocked forever.
TEHRAN, December 16 -Iranian university students in Britain are being affected by Washington’s newly re-imposed sanctions on the country, with some facing suspension because they are unable to pay their tuition fees, according to a report.
TEHRAN, December 14 - A fresh diplomatic row has broken out between the United States and Pakistan. This, after Washington added Pakistan to its blacklist of countries that violate religious freedoms.
TEHRAN, December 11 -The United States said on Monday it had sanctioned three North Korean officials, including a top aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, for serious human rights abuses and censorship.
TEHRAN, December 10 - The EU on Monday extended sanctions against DR Congo President Joseph Kabila's designated successor and 13 others for human rights violations, two weeks ahead of landmark elections.
TEHRAN, December 05 - Director of the Central Insurance of Iran said the country’s insurance industry has successfully avoided being affected by the anti-Iran sanctions .
TEHRAN, November 28 - The Trump administration on Tuesday added the first lady of Nicaragua and one of her senior aides to a sanctions list as part of its effort to increase pressure on President Daniel Ortega's government for its violent response to a political crisis.