Iran Sanctions

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says the human rights resolution adopted by the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly against the Islamic Republic of Iran reflects the hypocrisy of those behind it and therefore lacks legitimacy and credibility.

A senior Iranian diplomat says the UN Secretariat’s reports on the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 ignore the United States’ repeated violations of the 2015 nuclear deal and the Resolution.

The Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said that the US new sanctions, targeting senior military figures, are toothless and will have no effect.

The Iranian president says Iran is where it is standing today because of the nation’s resistance against the United States.

The Deputy Spokesman for UN Secretary-General, Farhan Haq, in response to the death of 15 Iranian children with EB disease, called on the United States to comply with the decision of the International Court of Justice and allow vital medicines into Iran.

Iranian children suffering from a rare skin condition known as EB are losing their lives as US economic sanctions hamper the flow of vital medical products, an NGO says.

Iranian deputy foreign minister says the snapback and the return of previous resolutions of the UN Security Council and its sanctions is Iran's redline.

Iran’s ambassador to the UK has described Tehran's fourth step in reducing its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal as a "wake-up call” for Europe to rescue the deal, stating that the European parties to the agreement would have to pay costs to maintain the agreement.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has condemned the US' imposition of new sanctions against a number of Iranian individuals, as well as an anti-Iran statement released by the White House on the 40th anniversary of the US embassy seizure.

President of Iran Hassan Rouhani says the US has come to the realization that the policy of sanctions against Tehran is of no avail.

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has reiterated the futility of talks with the US, calling on the Iranian officials to learn from the experiences of Cuba and North Korea who did not see any relief from American sanctions after interaction with Washington.

The spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry has reminded his American counterpart of the futility of the US sanctions, stressing that Tehran will get through the difficult stages like before.

Iranian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Amir Aliakbari has had to bow out of the UFC –an American MMA promotion company- after the US sanctions against Iran prevented him from transferring his earnings.

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati has dismissed the US officials’ claim that sanctions have greatly diminished Iran’s oil exports, saying the Islamic Republic is boosting exports and its foreign trade is thriving despite the sanctions.

Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has lashed out at the United States for imposing fresh sanctions on Iran’s construction sector.

Tehran says it will take the fourth step in scaling down its commitments under the Iran nuclear deal as the European signatories to the deal fail to keep their side of the bargain.

Malaysia's prime minister says Kuala Lumpur has been forced to "make it difficult" for Iranians to live normal lives in his country.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at the United States for pursuing double standards toward the Islamic Republic, saying new regulations adopted by the White House would only worsen economic terrorism targeting the Iranian people.

Iran’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Farhad Dejpassand has cancelled a trip to the United States earlier this month to attend a high-profile international meeting after Washington denied visas for members of his visiting delegation.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warns that the sanctions imposed by the United States against member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) have put hundreds of millions of people at risk and hampered global trade.

Iranian President's Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi says the US economic war has failed to hinder the Islamic Republic’s economic growth.

Iran’s First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri has lauded the exporters for contributing to the country’s economic progress, saying the country’s exports have grown by 22 percent despite the US sanctions.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has strongly denounced US President Donald Trump's excessive use of his power in the form of unilateral sanctions.

Iran’s National Cartographic Centre and the Université Grenoble Alpes of France have signed a cooperation agreement.

Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari says Iranian knowledge-based companies have put the production of goods sanctioned by the US on top of their agenda to counter Washington’s cruel embargoes.