The US withdrawal from the JCPOA led to the unilateral imposition of the US sanctions on the Iranian economy. Although these sanctions targeted all sectors of the economy, most experts believe that the war mainly taken aim at the Iranian oil industry, as the US stated its goal of reducing …
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Minister: Khaf-Herat railway to be inaugurated within weeks
Speaking on the sidelines of a cabinet session, Eslami said the inauguration ceremony of the project will be held with the participation of high-ranking officials from Iran and Afghanistan. The project will join the railway networks of Iran and Afghanistan, the minister said. He said that it is of special …
Read More »Tehran province exports 1b euro worth of goods in six months
The figure shows 18 percent increase while being compared with the previous year's corresponding period, managing director of industrial complexes in Tehran Saber Parnian told IRNA on Wednesday.Increase in quality of Iranian products are tangible compared with past five years ago, Parnian added. After imposition of the US sanctions against …
Read More »Iran, Kazakhstan joint webinar held on Tuesday
The webinar was attended by a group of researchers from Iran's Foreign Ministry's Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) and Kazakhstan's Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP).Head of IPIS Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour and IWEP Director Yerzhan Saltybayev and Iran's Ambassador to Nur-Sultan Majid Saber delivered lectures during inauguration of …
Read More »Supreme Leader: Iran able to nullify sanctions
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks at the Supreme Council of Economic Coordination's meeting in Tehran, noting that the only way to counteract sanctions is to nullify and overcome the sanctions."We tested that way of lifting the sanctions through negotiations one time, but it was fruitless,” he underlined. Supreme Leader underscored …
Read More »Iran exports 740,000 tons of apple
Darab Hosseini said different Iranian cities could produce four million tons of apple during the mentioned period.Annually, about one to one and a half million tons of those products are exported, Hosseini added. The official predicted 4.1 million tons of apple production for the current Iranian calendar year (started March …
Read More »Zarif: Ceasefire, ending bombardment as only viable path to end Yemen tragedy
"Enough is enough! It is a moral responsibility, long overdue, for int'l community to end #Yemen tragedy. And hold invaders—and their masters trading Yemeni lives for $ —to account," Zarif wrote in his Twitter account on Monday."Only viable path is ceasefire+end to bombardments; urgent humanitarian aid; and political talks," he …
Read More »Home-made destroyer ‘Dena’ to join Iran’s navy fleet soon: Defense Minister
The destroyer is different from its generation's destroyers in terms of facilities, equipment as well as performance.Earlier, Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi had said that the Dena destroyer was being equipped with Vertical Launching System (VLS). 3266**2050 Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish IRNA English
Read More »Envoy elaborates on Iran stance for ending aggression in Yemen
Irlou in a Twitter message said that during his meeting with Sharaf, they discussed Tehran's willingness to grant more scholarships to Yemeni youths to study in Iranian universities.On October 17, the spokesman of the Iranian foreign ministry informed that the country's new ambassador to Yemen has arrived in Sana'a. Khatibzadeh …
Read More »Zarif congratulates Syria’s new FM on appointment
During the phone conversation, Zarif once again extended his condolences on the death of the late Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem and stressed continuation of strategic cooperation between the two countries.8072**2050 Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish IRNA English
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