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US defeating JCPOA despite global investments: Zarif
2 Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif said US administration is defeating the Iran nuclear deal, despite the investment the whole world made to bring it about and it has not only breached the relevant United Nations Security Council resolution, but also ironically sanctioned those who try to abide by […]
US sanctions overshadowing Iran-Brazil trade ties: Report
2 TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The number of Iranian vessels stranded at Brazilian ports are increasing thanks to the US-led sanctions under which Brazilian state oil firm Petrobras refuses to supply bunker fuel for the Iranian vessels. As reported in addition to Iranian vessels, Bavand and Termeh, now stand three of Iran’s bulk carriers, Daryabar, […]
Iran confiscated British oil tanker according to intl. law: official
2 TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – The Guardian Council Spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodaei said that Iran’s measure to seize a trespassing British oil tanker was carried out according to the rule of retaliation in the international law. “The rule of retaliation is a recognized concept in international law and it is used in the face of another […]
Zarif calls on UK to stop being ‘an accessory’ to US economic terrorism
2 TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in reaction to the trespassing of British vessels into Iranian waters, called on the UK to “cease being an accessory” to the US’ economic terrorism. “Unlike the piracy in the Strait of Gibraltar, our action in the Persian Gulf is to uphold international maritime […]
Iranian Top Cleric Condemns Nigeria for Torturing Sheikh Zakzaky
2 TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Prominent Iranian cleric Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamedani condemned the imprisonment and torture of top Shiite cleric and leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, whose health condition has been deteriorating in prison. “This Mujahid (one who strives in the cause of God) scholar (Sheikh Zakzaky) has been […]
US Examines All Possible Sanctions on Turkey over S-400 Deal: Diplomat
2 TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo are looking into all possible variants of sanctioning Turkey for its purchase of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems from Russia, US Department of State Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus told reporters. During the regular press briefing on Tuesday, Ortagus said the president and the […]
UK piracy of Iranian-operated oil tanker will receive a strong response: Zonnour
2 TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Mojtaba Zonnour, chairman of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, slammed the UK’s illegal seizure of an Iranian supertanker in Gibraltar, saying the act of “piracy” will receive a definite answer. “UK piracy of Iranian oil tanker was along with its subordination to the US and the British […]
US Attempting to Pressure Iran by Keeping It in Int’l Spotlight
2 EghtesadOnline: The United States is well aware that it cannot rally the world to blame Iran for the tensions surrounding the 2015 nuclear deal, so it is using every means at its disposal to maintain pressure on the country by keeping it in the headlines, a senior political analyst said. “America knows that it […]
Need to Avoid Trap of Extremism on Nuclear Issue
2 EghtesadOnline: Iranian officials should be vigilant not to fall into the traps set by domestic and foreign extremists in regard to the nuclear issue as it would present the country’s “diplomatic” moves as a threat to the world, a senior lawmaker said. “Our steps in the second phase were taken after political considerations, […]
Time for US to Return to International Community: Zarif
2 TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif highlighted rejection of the US’ unilateral policies by world countries, saying it’s time for Washington to “return to the international community”. Speaking to reporters upon arrival in New York, where he is going to attend a high-level UN meeting, Zarif referred to the recent meeting […]