sanction

President Pezeshkian urges shift from unipolar world

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian criticized the imposition of illegal sanctions, warning that they have devastating impacts on international relations and obstruct countries from accessing their own financial resources.

Macro Economy

Sanctions hamper anti-virus fight in developing countries: Iran

Iran’s permanent representative to Vienna-based international organizations has expressed concern about the effects of unilateral sanctions on developing countries’ fight against the coronavirus outbreak, underlining the need for a coordinated global response to the pandemic.

Society Economy

Iran considers options other than SPV: FM spox

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghassemi said although we still hope that Europe will fulfill its obligations under JCPOA, Iran pursues different options with other countries like Russia, China, India and Turkey.

Trade

Iran expects EU to speed up creation of SPV: Iran Chamber president

President of Iran Chamber of Commerce says his country has pinned high hopes on Europe’s financial channel with Iran, known as Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), calling it the best solution for the problems caused by the restoration of US sanctions.

Iran Chamber

Iran eyes trade with Eurasia following US sanctions

Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia would be the new markets for Iranian goods after the Eurasian Economic Union gave the green light to the creation of a free trade zone with Iran.

Joint Chambers

US sanctions to help Iran, Russia boost trade: Iran Chamber president

Iran should make most of the current sanctions to look at its biggest northern neighbour, Russia, as well as Eurasia. This is the message that head of the Iranian private sector is trying to hammer home in meeting his Russian counterpart in Tehran.

Iran Chamber

German court rules in favor of Iranian bank

A court in Germany has ordered Deutsche Telekom, a partly state-owned telecom provider, to reactivate phone and internet service for the Hamburg branch of Bank Melli Iran.

Financial Markets

Iran to sue US for sanctioning its maritime transport

Iran says it plans to sue the United States at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for sanctioning its maritime transport services.

Transportation

UK, Norway vow expansion of Iran trade

British and Norwegian top diplomats have assured their Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif that London and Oslo will try to maintain and even expand their business cooperation with Tehran despite the re-imposition of US sanctions on the country.

Trade

Oil deal with Europe close despite Trump threats: Zarif

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tehran was closing in on an agreement to sell oil to European nations despite American threats of sanctions against any country that does business with Iran.

Energy