Iran Sanctions

Saeed Laylaz, an Iranian economist, says that mismanagement of the previous government has caused the country more losses than sanctions.

The top councilor criticized those who view interaction with the rest of the world as humiliating, urging them to stop shouting slogans that interfere with the country's progress.

The head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization said that the US did not have the right to block the planes on international trips but Iran had to get ready for any eventuality.

Iran’s standard chief says accreditation helps the country start doing business and rendering services on the same footing with its international counterparts.

Khorasan daily has divided the nuclear talks into three periods, explaining what has happened during each period and what the Iranian team should do before the July 1 deadline.

President Rouhani has said through nuclear talks Iran wants to prove to the world that anti-Iran charges are false.

Iran says revoking a European court decision to lift the bans leads to loss of confidence as Iran and P5+1 are still in talks to clinch a nuclear accord by the end of June.

If the Western sanctions against Iran are lifted, Iran’s insurance industry will need foreign investment more than anything else, said the chairman of Iran Central Insurance Company.

Zarif described respect and negotiations as the only things that would produce results when it comes to nuclear talks between Iran and P5+1.

Economic independence is not tantamount to slamming the doors shut to the world, said Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani.

Many people on social networks believe that the decision is aimed at turning up the heat on Iran.

The Iranian oil chief has said that the government and its nuclear negotiators have always been under the auspices of the Supreme Leader whose “expediencies and guidance” will help rid the country of sanctions.

The destructive sanctions have obstructed the victim countries’ achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, said the head of Iran’s UN mission.

President Obama has threatened in his State-of-the-Union speech that he would veto any congressional bill that would slap additional sanctions on Iran.

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has said that Iranian lawmakers are seeking to ratify a bill to resume nuclear enrichment if new Western sanctions are imposed on Iran.

The Portuguese coach of Iran's national soccer team Carlos Queiroz has dismissed sanctions as an unfair tool victimizing his squad.

Underlying Iran’s determination to settle its nuclear dispute with the West, Zarif said the removal of all sanctions is an essential component of any agreement between Iran and P5+1.

Nuclear talks will bear fruit only if the Western parties come to the understanding that “unfair sanctions do not amount to a great achievement for them”, Zarif said.

Almost a dozen areas across Iran are suitable for generation of geothermal energy.

The secretary of Iran’s Human Rights Council says Iranians put their weight behind President Rouhani’s government regardless of the result of nuclear talks with P5+1.

An EU court dismissed the allegations against an Iranian company on charges that it had provided equipment for Fordow nuclear site, ordering 50,000 euros in indemnity.

Iranian MPs have asked for the lifting of all sanctions immediately after the conclusion of a final nuclear deal with P5+1, calling on the nuclear team not to accept any restrictions on enrichment and research activities related to nuclear fuel cycle.

Tehran has blasted the imposition by the European Union of fresh sanctions on some Iranian companies and institutes, saying it contradicts the purpose of the ongoing nuclear talks.

Iran's Mohammad Javad Zarif says that sanctions against Iran have not produced good results for the imposing countries.

Iran's senior nuclear negotiator, Abbas Araghchi, says the unilateral sanctions against Tehran have done nothing but to stir up Iranians' hatred for the West.