TEHRAN, April 29 - South Korean President Moon Jae-in has told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is willing to engage in dialogue with Japan's leadership at "any time."
TEHRAN, April 27 - Oleg Deripaska will reduce his share in Russian conglomerate En+ to below 50 percent, the company said on Friday. The billionaire has allowed En+ to look for independent directors for its board.
TEHRAN, April 18 - The speaker of the Russian upper house of parliament has warned of “serious consequences” of the US sanctions imposed on Russia, saying Moscow’s response will be "precise and painful."
TEHRAN, April 13 - The European Union (EU) has extended its “human rights” sanctions against Iran ahead of a debate among the divided member states on more anti-Tehran bans under other pretexts with the aim of satisfying US President Donald Trump and keep Washington in the Iran nuclear deal.
TEHRAN, April 10 - Russian central bank chief Elvira Nabiullina said Tuesday that the country's economy could withstand the latest US sanctions , even as the ruble continued its spectacular plunge against the dollar and the euro.
TEHRAN, April 06 - The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, says the United States will probably get out of the Iran nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions on the Islamic republic.
TEHRAN, April 05 - US President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to impose new sanctions on powerful Russian business and political figures under a law passed last year in response to alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
TEHRAN, March 25 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi blasted US recent anti-Iran move, including imposing sanction on some Iranian individuals and a technical-engineering company.
TEHRAN, March 24 - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has condemned the new US sanctions against several Iranian nationals and an engineering company as an act of provocation, saying the policy will fail to prevent the technological progress of the Iranian nation.
TEHRAN, March 21 - North Korea has broken its silence on the diplomatic thaw with Washington and Seoul, saying it is driving the "peace offensive" and rejecting suggestions that sanctions forced it to the negotiating table.
TEHRAN, March 19 - France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has urged the European Union to adopt new sanctions against Iran over its alleged role in Syria and Yemen, as well as its missile program.
TEHRAN, March 19 - The European Union does not intend to impose additional sanctions on Iran, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said, RIA Novosti reported.
TEHRAN, March 16 - Britain, France and Germany have proposed fresh EU sanctions on Iran, claiming that the sanctions are because of Iran’s ballistic missiles, according to a confidential document, in a bid to persuade US President Donald Trump to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.
TEHRAN, March 15 - The US has announced sanctions against several Russian individuals and entities, according to a statement from the Treasury Department. The new measures are described as “cyber-related.”
TEHRAN, March 1 - The Trump administration is considering sanctioning a Venezuelan military-run oil services company and restricting insurance coverage for Venezuelan oil shipments to ratchet up pressure on socialist President Nicolas Maduro, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.
TEHRAN, February 29 -The Trump administration is considering sanctioning a Venezuelan military-run oil services company and restricting insurance coverage for Venezuelan oil shipments to ratchet up pressure on socialist President Nicolas Maduro, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.
TEHRAN, February 25 -China has called on the US to “immediately stop” unilateral sanctions targeting North Korea. Beijing has been angered after a number of Chinese businesses were included on a new sanctions list.
TEHRAN, February 24 - Japan supports Washington's decision to impose another round of sanctions on North Korea over Pyongyang's ongoing development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, Kentaro Sonoura, the adviser of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday.