MFA reacts to US sanction on governor of Iran’s Central Bank

TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – Iranian foreign ministry issued a statement on Wednesday condemning US sanctions against officials of Central Bank and Iranian government as a measure violating the internal conventions which give immunity to officials.

Industry min.:

Iran’s economy has grown immune to US sanctions

TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Mohammad Shariatmadari said Wed. that the new US sanctions will not seriously affect Iran’s economy as it has grown immune to it.

Austria’s energy company vows to stand by Iran project

TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – The Austrian energy group OMV has announced to continue with its previously announced energy project in Iran despite US withdrawal from the JCPOA.

US imposes new anti-Iran sanctions

The United States imposed fresh sanctions on five members of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) over their alleged efforts to provide missile support to Yemen's Houthis, the Treasury Department said in a statement on Tuesday.

Washington Post describes Pompeo’s anti-Iran remarks as ‘silly’

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – In several pieces of Op-Ed published on the website of the Washington Post you can find analysts’ opinions about Mike Pompeo’s anti-Iran speech on Monday, where in most cases they find him a novice diplomat.

IRGC cmdr.:

Iranians to deliver ‘strong punch’ to Pompeo’s mouth

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – In reaction to US secretary of state’s remarks against Iran yesterday, deputy commander of the Sarollah Revolutionary Guards base in Tehran has said that Iranians will punch Pompeo’s mouth.

Vice president:

Iranian diplomats should be fully supported in negotiations with Europe

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Iran’s first vice-president has called for full support for Iranian diplomats who are negotiating with Europeans on the future of the nuclear deal.

Pompeo vows to apply unprecedented economic pressure on Iran

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – New United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has declared that Washington will impose the ‘strongest sanctions in history’ on Tehran.

Some bank accounts of Iranians in Georgia blocked

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – The chairwoman of Iran-Georgia chambers of Commerce and Industry has said that some bank accounts of Iranians in Georgia have been closed, adding that the embassy is pursuing the issue.

Swiss Re to leave Iran after US JCPOA pullout

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Following the US withdrawal from the Iran deal, Swiss Reinsurance Co. has announced will leave Iran.

Iran strongly condemns US new sanctions against CBI governor

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has condemned the US new sanctions against Iran's Central Bank head, calling them US reaction to worldwide condemnations against its JCPOA exit.

US imposes sanctions against CBI governor, Iraq-based bank

TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Iran’s central bank governor, Valiollah Seif, and Iraq-based Al-Bilad Islamic Bank for “moving millions of dollars” for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, as Washington seeks to cut off funding for what it claims is "Iran’s malign activities in the Middle East."

Oil price falls as EU, Asia resist US pressure

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – Oil price on Monday experienced a considerable decline on Monday due to the increased opposition to Iran’s sanctions.

US sanctions six Iranians, three business entities

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – The US Treasury has blacklisted six individuals reportedly associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and three related business entities, just days after the US withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal.

IRGC deputy chief:

US seeks Iranian nation's surrender through sanctions

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – The deputy commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Hossein Salami says the US wants Iranians to give in through economic pressures, adding Europe cannot free itself from US political subjugation.

Ayatollah Khameni:

US seeks to shift costs of confrontation with Iran onto others  

TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei said Mon. that the US provokes Saudi Arabia into conflict with Iran because it seeks to shift the costs of confrontation with Tehran onto other countries.

American expert:

Substantial part of sanctions was inflicted on Iranian people

TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the US team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that “Iranian government is composed of Iranian people and that, by virtue of applying sanctions and pain, we were influencing them as well. And that answer is largely true, in my view.”

Zarif lambastes US for unethical behavior towards Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – Iran’s foreign minister has sent a new post on his Twitter account lashing out at United States’ unethical behavior towards Iran nuclear deal.

EU extends Iran sanctions by one year

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – The Council of the European Union on Thu. extended the sanctions imposed on Iran over alleged human rights violations by a year until April 2019.

Oil price pushes higher

TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) –Oil has risen towards $70 as a result of a drop in drilling activity in the US and concerns that Washington could reintroduce sanctions against Iran.

FM spokesman: US not to benefit from its anti-Iran ploy

TEHRAN, Mar. 24 (MNA) - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi on Saturday condemned the latest US anti-Iran move in sanctioning some Iranian nationals and a company active in the field of technology and engineering services on the false charges of cyber attack on American universities and academic centers.

US Treasury Department imposes sanctions on 10 Iranian entities

TEHRAN, Mar. 24 (MNA) - US Department of Treasury revealed the addition of 10 Iranian entities and a company based in Iran to the sanctions list of the country.

Mogherini:

New EU sanctions against Iran out of agenda

TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Mon. that in ECFR meeting in Brussels today, they are going to discuss full implementation of the JCPOA, adding new EU sanctions against Iran is out of agenda of the meeting.

Boroujerdi:

Iran needs to strengthen 'look-to-east' policy

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – In reaction to the new EU sanctions on Iran over its missile program, an Iranian senior MP says Iran should turn its focus toward East and its neighboring countries as the best option.

Telegram bars Iranians from buying Gram cryptocurrency over sanctions

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – People who are on the sanctions list of the US, UK, European Union or United Nations, including Iran, will not be allowed to take part in Telegram Open Network initial coin offerings (ICOs) and will be forbidden from buying Gram cryptocurrency by the official Telegram group investor agreement, Russian news agency RBC reports.

Iran ready for worst-case scenario: Veep

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Iranian First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri says that putting into practice the policies of the Resistance Economy, the Iranian government is ready to deal with shocks of western sanctions.

Korean embassy rectifies 'unwise' decision over Olympic Samsung phones

TEHRAN, Feb. 8 (MNA) – The Korean embassy has issued a statement Thu. in response to the Olympic-edition Samsung phones dilemma, saying the 'unwise' decision was quickly rectified due to close cooperation between Iran and Korea.

S Korean envoy summoned over Samsung phones scandal

TEHRAN, Feb. 8 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has summoned South Korean ambassador to express strong protest over Samsung’s decision to exclude Iranian Winter Olympics attendees from receiving the company’s Olympic-edition smartphones.