US Withdrawal from JCPOA

Asian countries share the European Union’s stance that the Iran nuclear deal should be preserved following the United States' withdrawal, a senior EU official said.  The accord on Iran's…

The United States’ latest economic sanctions against Iran display "utter disregard" for the human rights of all Iranians, Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said on Wednesday. The US…

France’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday the creation of a special purpose vehicle (SPV) that the European Union is considering to enable trade with Iran to help the bloc avoid the…

High-level meetings on Thursday and Friday in London were held to maintain and develop Iran-UK trade ties, and a major focus was on preserving humanitarian trade to Iran threatened by…

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Wednesday described the US’ fresh sanctions against banks and businesses as "psychological war" against the Iranian people.  "This measure stems…

As the reimpostion of the second round of US sanctions draw near, European finance ministers will try to persuade the Trump administration not to cut off Iran’s access to Swift, the global…

The International Court of Justice issued a unanimous ruling on Wednesday ordering the United States to lift any restrictive measure with regard to humanitarian trade and civil aviation safety…

Seven central banks have agreed to establish a special payments channel to facilitate payments for Iran and turn this channel into an institution in the future, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad…

Imposing sanctions against oil producing states like Iran will have an adverse impact on oil markets as well as the world's economy, the country's former governor at the Organization of…

The Central Bank of Afghanistan raised concerns about the increasing smuggling of US dollars to neighboring countries, especially Iran, from Afghanistan and warned that this could further impact…

Plans are underway to create an Iranian consortium to join the Enterprise Europe Network with the aim of connecting Iranian small- and medium-sized enterprises with their counterparts in Europe…

The US oil output cannot replace Iranian crude in the international markets following sanctions imposed on Iran’s key sector that are due to take effect on Nov. 5, the Oil Ministry’s former…

An Iranian lawmaker dismissed the US claims on cutting Iranian oil exports to zero by November and likened Washington's efforts to flogging a dead horse.

"Iran has been targeted by…

You would not know it from reading the news, but the Iran nuclear deal is still alive. 

The Europeans, however, are faced with an impossible task: to preserve an international…

Iranian government’s fight with hoarding is heating up. 

Back-to-back reports being published on police confiscating goods in warehouses across the country are meant to assure…

Oil prices fell on Wednesday as a tropical storm hitting the US Gulf Coast weakened and had a lower impact on production than initially expected. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were at…

The government of Brazil is to allocate $1.2 billion for maintaining its considerable economic and trade ties with Iran in the face of reinstated US sanctions.

According to the Latin…

South Korea’s leading tobacco seller KT&G is watching the Iran market where sales of its brands were slowing down this year after US reimposed sanctions against the Middle East nation,…

Banking for companies that do business with Iran–as well as for Iranians themselves–is likely to get even more complicated in the near future. 

Iran Airports & Air Navigation Company, an arm of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, has purchased €81.38 million worth of airport equipment since the nuclear deal was signed…

Iran's oil sector can retain its old customers in spite of US sanctions that will take effect on Nov. 4, a senior energy analyst said.

“Some countries in Europe are traditional consumers…

Total is awaiting a decision by China National Petroleum Corp. on whether it will take over its stake in the development of Iran's giant South Pars Gas Field, the company said on Monday.

German automotive supplier Duerr has halted its activities in Iran, which has been hit by the reintroduction of US sanctions this week, including threats to blacklist any company trading with…

Finance agreements Iran signed with China and Russia after the 2015 multilateral nuclear accord are still valid, despite the US reimposition of sanctions against Tehran, an official at the…

The Iranian steel industry was one of the main winners of the lifting of sanctions against Tehran in 2016. Now, with sanctions back in place, the industry’s future is at stake.

The…