Iran Sanctions

A columnist has discussed the significance of recent US sanctions against Iran’s foreign minister, saying they are in line with bans earlier imposed by Washington on Iran’s Leader.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says Washington’s imposition of sanctions on Iran’s top diplomat is a sign of confusion in the US foreign policy arena.

US President Donald Trump’s decision to blacklist Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has come after the latter rejected the former’s invitation for a meeting in the Oval Office in Washington DC, a media report says.

The Iranian foreign minister says the country will go ahead with implementing the third phase of scaling back its commitments under the Iran nuclear deal.

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has downplayed the US sanction against Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Iran has mocked the Trump administration’s recent move to put Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on its sanctions list, saying the designation is because the US is frightened of Zarif’s negotiation skills.

An expert of international politics has predicted a road fraught with difficulties for the incoming UK prime minister in the quest for Brexit, saying Boris Johnson seems hardly likely to look for confrontation with Iran.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Song Tao, the head of the International Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China, have blasted the US’ unilateralist policies, and called for enhancement of bilateral ties in the face of the US sanctions.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker’s Ali Larijani says the country has developed a 25-year plan to expand its mutual ties with China amid the US pressures on both countries.

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the enemies have backed off from driving Iran’s oil exports down to zero, reminding the foes that they will have to keep retreating as long as the Islamic Republic’s legitimate demands are not met.

Iran has asked Brazil to allow refueling of Iranian ships or have Tehran cancel imports worth about $2 billion a year from the Latin American country.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has discussed a range of bilateral issues as well as the US sanctions in separate meetings with top Nicaraguan officials including President Daniel Ortega.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has blasted the US’ policy of exerting maximum pressure on Tehran, saying the hostile policy has resulted in the adoption of a policy of maximum resistance in Iran.

Iran’s Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari says the country has specific plans to tackle sanctions, especially in the biotechnology sphere.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at the US’ restrictions on the movement of the staff of the Iranian mission to the UN in New York.

Iran meets almost all the domestic need for medicines locally, and plans could be set in motion to further develop domestic production of drugs, an official said.

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the hostile policy being pursued by the United States against Iran has fueled tensions in the Middle East, warning that such an approach could have “catastrophic consequences” in the region.

The US government’s decision to impose travel restriction on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during his stay in New York to take part at a UN meeting stands in stark contradiction to all international rules and serves as an abuse of the privilege to host the UN headquarters.

The Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) has officially inaugurated a production line for Peugeot 301 more than three years after the French owner of the car pulled out of a partnership with the Iranian company citing the threat of American sanctions.

The Iranian president says Tehran is ready for negotiations with the US if its sanctions against the country are lifted.

Iran has lauded as a “success” the M8 Alliance’s adoption of the Resolution of the 7th World Health Summit Regional Meeting held Kish Island.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the White House lies about Iranian nation’s “regression” and the collapse of the country’s economy under the current sanctions.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has made it clear for his UK counterpart that Tehran will keep on exporting oil under any conditions, urging London to secure the release of Iran’s oil tanker as soon as possible.

An Iranian expert says France’s “Freeze-for-Freeze” proposal to save the Iran nuclear deal is a temporary solution even if it is accepted and becomes operational.

The US government has been politically isolated in the world, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said, advising Washington to liberate itself from the yoke of the B-Team (Bin Salman, Bin Zayed, Bolton, and Bibi) to be able to behave wisely.