Iran Sanctions

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has described the US sanctions as a true instance of “crime”, urging the country’s officials to cut Iran’s dependence on oil revenues in a bid to counter the impacts of sanctions.

President of Iran Hassan Rouhani says the US has failed to bring the Islamic Republic to its knees, noting that Iran’s economy without oil has been growing in spite of the American sanctions.

Iran Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the country’s Ministry of Energy has succeeded in producing 95% of the equipment required for the power industry inside the country.

Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri says the Americans are lying that they have put no restrictions on drugs and food import for the Islamic Republic.

Iran’s president and parliament speaker have separately lambasted the European signatories to the Iran nuclear deal for failing to make good on their commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal following the US’ unilateral withdrawal.

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran says the value of the pharmaceutical and medical products that have been imported over the past 10 months with the financing provided by his organization has been 2,000 times higher than the value of consignments recently delivered via a Swiss channel.

Tehran has criticized the media hype regarding Switzerland’s launch of what it calls a “humanitarian” channel for the import of medicine into Iran in the face of US sanctions, saying the move was helpful but not much worth highlighting as it was fully paid for by the Iranian nation’s money.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the transaction channel launched thanks to the “efforts” made by the Swiss government is by no means a sign of the US good will.

Switzerland’s Ambassador to Iran says 180,000 medical shipments required for organ transplant has arrived in Iran.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says the US' desperate move to blacklist Iran's nuclear chief Ali-Akbar Salehi will have no impact on the progress of the country's peaceful nuclear program.

The German State Museum of Baden has cancelled an exhibition of Iran’s ancient works due to the obstacles arising from sanctions imposed by the US upon Iran.

President Hassan Rouhani has praised the Iranian nation for withstanding the foreign pressures, saying his administration has managed to complete dozens of major development projects despite the tough sanctions.

An Iranian senior official says the value of Iran’s imports and exports during the past ten months has been over 72 billion dollars, which shows a rare increase in value.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on the US president to make his decisions based on facts, not the headlines of Fox News or his Persian translators.

Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says the Iranian energy company Petropars is now developing the Phase 11 of South Pars Gas Field alone after China’s CNPC International and France’s Total fully abandoned the project.

Iran's Fars news agency says its website has been blocked after the US Treasury Department blacklisted the media group.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the United States’ pressure against the Iranian and Venezuelan nations and governments is an instance of crime against humanity.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has strongly condemned the fresh sanctions that the US has imposed on Iran.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has urged enemies of the Iranian nation to redress their wrong moves and go back on the wrong path they trodden if they are serious about sitting for talks.

A senior Iranian official says the country will continue its development despite all the sanctions and pressures imposed by the United States.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have held talks on a range of issues at a meeting in Moscow.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the United States knows it cannot bring the Islamic Republic to its knees through its maximum pressure policy.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has toured the country’s latest products, findings, technologies and achievements in the field of petro-chemistry in a visit to an exhibition held in Tehran.

Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi has rejected the European parties’ claim that the Islamic Republic has violated certain conventions by reducing its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal.

Iran says it will never forget such friends as Russia and China who stood by the country during the tough times of sanctions and international pressures.