US Withdrawal from JCPOA

In light of the new round of US sanctions, there is speculation that authorities in Tehran may seek to circumvent the hostile economic restrictions with the help of blockchain and other…

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran said at the weekend Japan has resumed importing Iranian oil after China, South Korea, India and Turkey.  Abolnaser Hemmati used Instagram to assure the…

The US administration intends to achieve all of its Iran-related objectives during US President Donald Trump’s four years in power and take the issue off its agenda so that it can focus on…

Germany plans to ban Iranian airline Mahan Air from its airports, media reports said on Monday, in an escalation of sanctions adopted by the European Union against Iran. "The Federal Aviation…

Iran’s potential departure from the 2015 nuclear deal and its subsequent impacts on the region’s security would prove to be disadvantageous to European governments, a foreign relations official…

As Iranian businesses were reeling from the previous round of US sanctions -- scrapped as part of the historic 2015 nuclear deal -- little did they know that something more problematic was…

Turkey has resumed imports of Iranian crude oil after a one-month hiatus in November when US sanctions on Iran were reimposed, trading and shipping sources said.

India has begun paying Iran for oil in rupees, a senior bank official said Tuesday, the first such payments since the United States imposed new sanctions against Tehran in November. Washington…

The eight traditional customers that got a waiver from the US to continue importing specific quantities of Iranian oil are fully compliant with the sanctions, Iran's deputy oil minister for…

The joint venture company between France’s Citroen and Iran’s SAIPA delivered the first Citroen C3s made in the central city of Kashan to customers earlier this week in Tehran. Ali Momeni,…

The United States may attempt to impose additional restrictions on Iran through the United Nations Security Council, but there are no grounds for it, says Russia’s ambassador to the world body,…

Any restrictions by European countries on Iran’s civil aviation would be in violation of the 2015 nuclear deal signed between Tehran and major powers, a senior lawmaker said. 

As China’s Bank of Kunlun officially resumed its transactions with Iran after a one-month pause this week, the bank's scope of work falls short of what Iranian businesses had hoped for as the…

Citing the new US sanctions against Tehran, workplace chat app Slack banned Iranian users on Wednesday. A deputy director of Iran IT Organization told the Financial Tribune that such…

Russia and the European Union continue to maintain extensive contacts concerning the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, Russia's permanent representative to the European Union, Vladimir…

Moscow is determined to ensure the implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal and will do all in its power to help counter the United States’ unilateral sanctions against Iran, a senior Russian…

In an ignoble move, the messaging company ‘Slack’ has deactivated accounts of hundreds of Iranian users across continents, saying that the decision has been made in accordance with US sanctions…

Iran’s top diplomat emphasized that the United States’ “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran will not prompt the country to change its policies. 

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres underlined the significance of Iran's nuclear accord for international security, urging the global community to make efforts to uphold the hard-earned deal…

President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that the United States has failed to advance its agenda against Iran, particularly in the oil sector, as the government has managed to restore a relative…

Iran should initiate a plan to gradually step up its nuclear activities to raise the stakes for Europe so that it would agree to pay the price of defying Washington on the 2015 nuclear deal, a…

At high-level political talks with the European Union, a senior Iranian diplomat highlighted Iran’s full adherence to the 2015 nuclear deal, calling for “mutual, efficient and durable”…

Heads of the specialized commissions of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture recently met with other high-ranking private sector representatives to outline their proposals…

Two high-ranking members of the Islamic Republic of Iran Medical Council (IRIMC) have formally called on the United Nations to help eliminate US restrictions against the supply of medicines and…

China National Petroleum Corporation is deferring its decision on the development of Iran's giant South Pars Gas Field Phase 11in the Persian Gulf as it has not started any operations yet, the…