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“Good news on the way about neutralization of sanctions”

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says some good news is on the way regarding neutralizing anti-Iran sanctions.

Iran says UK discussing how to repay £400m debt

UK government officials were in Tehran last week discussing legal ways to pay Britain’s historical £400m debt to Iran, the Iranian ambassador to London has said.

Five arrested in Iran for destabilizing foreign exchange market

Iran's Intelligence Ministry has arrested five persons accused of destabilizing the country's foreign exchange market.

Billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets unlocked

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy has said 3.5 billion dollars in frozen Iranian assets was recently unlocked. Mehdi Safari noted that Iran has held positive talks with countries where Iranian assets are frozen.

UK says wants to pay £400 million ‘we owe Iran’

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says the £400 million that Britain owes Iran is a “legitimate debt” that London wants to pay.

Iran MP: Oil sales considerably increased in recent months

A member of the Presiding Board of the Iranian Parliament’s Energy Commission said Iran's oil exports have increased significantly, citing reports from international institutions and oil tanker tracking companies.

Iran, Azerbaijan Republic to build border road bridge

Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan have reached an agreement to construct a road bridge on the Astarachay River on their border.

Russian official: North-South Corridor vital for cooperation with Iran

A Russian trade official has described the north-south transit corridor, a major portion of which passes through Iran, as of vital significance for Tehran and Moscow.

Iran’s Guardian Council rejects parliament bill on car imports

A spokesman for Iran’s Guardian Council has said in a tweet that the body has rejected a parliamentary bill to allow car imports.

Raisi calls for expansion of economic ties with Venezuela

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has described relations with Venezuela as strategic during a phone conversation with the country’s president Nicolas Maduro.

US grants Iraq waiver to import energy supplies from Iran

The US State Department has extended a sanctions waiver enabling Iraq to continue importing electricity and gas from Iran.

Trade activity resumes at Iran-Afghanistan border crossing

An Iranian customs spokesman says after the normalization of the situation at the Malik border in Sistan and Baluchestan province, commercial activity has resumed at this crossing between Iran and Afghanistan.

Iran allocates export guarantee funding for trade with Syria

The Trade Promotion Organization of Iran says 50 million dollars have been allocated to Iranian companies that seek to export their products to Syria.

Report: Iran delivers 2m barrels of condensate to Venezuela

Venezuela's state-run firm Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) has received 2 million barrels of condensate from Iran, S&P Global Platts reports.

Iran carpet business no longer a main export earner, annual sales drop to $72mn

Iran has lost hundreds of millions in annual revenues from exports of hand-woven carpets as a major businessman blame the huge loss on current exchange regulations and US sanctions.

Iran’s negotiating team in Vienna comprised of seasoned experts

The Iranian negotiating team led by Ali Bagheri Kani is in Vienna where talks are scheduled to be held on November 29, 2021 with the remaining signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Pakistani president: Unilateral sanctions threaten regional security

Pakistan’s President Aref Alavi has said unilateral sanctions have serious ramifications for peace and security in the region

Iranian president back home after ECO summit

Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi says Tehran’s main achievement in the ECO summit is the expansion of trade ties with other countries.

Iran, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan sign gas swap deal

Iran, the Republic of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan sign a trilateral gas swap deal.

NIOC’s CEO: Iran oil output to reach pre-sanctions level

The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company has said efforts are under way to restore Iran’s daily crude output to the pre-sanctions level, that is, 4 million barrels per day.

Iran denies cyberattack on dams

Iran’s Energy Ministry has denied reports that the country’s water data handling system came under a cyberattack.

Intl. court fines Bahrain for confiscation of Iranian banks assets

Iran says the International Court of Arbitration has found Bahrain guilty over confiscation of assets of two Iranian banks and ruled that Manama should pay more than 200 million euro in reparation to the Iranian financial institutions.

Raisi calls for an end to vast salaries of some government officials

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has called for end to what is known in Iran as “astronomical salaries” among some government officials.

Official: Iranian exports reduce fuel prices in Afghanistan

An Afghan official says a rise in fuel imports from Iran has reduced prices in Afghanistan.

Iran police bust illegal crypto trade network

Iranian police have dismantled an organized network of Cryptocurrency traders for disruption of the economic system of the country.

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