EU Sanctions

European airliners are retuning to Iran, IKAC says

TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – An official with Imam Khomeini Airport City Company( IKAC Co.) in Tehran says that direct flights between Vienna and Tehran will resume Monday, adding that European airliners such as Lufthansa are returning to Iran.

Iran, Russia stress shared stance against Western policies

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – Lawmakers from Iran and Russia reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties and expanding coordination in the face of Western sanctions and policies during a parliamentary meeting in Moscow Friday.

Hungary will fight Brussels' plan to fully ban Russian energy

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – The Hungarian government opposes the European Commission's plan to fully ban Russian oil and gas by early 2028, as well as EU energy sanctions against Russia, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto says.

Diplomacy with Iran will continue, E3 claims

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Germany, France and Britain claim thay will "continue to pursue diplomatic channels and negotiations" despite the activation of the snapback mechanism against Iran.

Kallas urges EU to suspend trade with Israel over Gaza

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is urging EU member states to support proposals to suspend the trade part of the EU-Israel regime Association Agreement.

Iran's IAEA envoy:

Guarantees for sanctions lifting only path to new deal

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – Iran’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says the only viable path to a new agreement lies in verifiable guarantees for the full and effective lifting of anti-Iran sanctions.

Pezeshkian to BRICS meeting

BRICS must play pivotal role in confronting unilateralism

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed an emergency online meeting of the BRICS member states hosted by Brazil on Monday, during which he stressed that BRICS must play a pivotal role in tackling increasing unilateralism.

Kallas says EU won't agree to sanction 'Israel'

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, says that the bloc is divided over sanctioning Israel, adding that she is ‘not optimistic’ the EU will agree on sanctioning Israel.

Pezeshkian adm. stresses continued contacts with Europe: Spox

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – The spokeswoman of the President Masoud Pezeshkian's government says that the cabinet stressed in a meeting earlier on Wednesday that "the contacts with the Europeans will continue."

Iran prepares response to any European ‘snapback’ move: FM

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Iran’s foreign minister has warned the European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal that invoking the so-called snapback mechanism would be illegal, adding that Tehran has prepared a response to such a move.

China opposes using snapback mechanism against Iran by E3

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – China reaffirms its commitment to the peaceful resolution of Iran's nuclear issue and opposes the invocation of the UN Security Council's "snapback" mechanism.

EU fails to approve new Russia sanctions

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said the 27-member bloc did not come to an agreement on an 18th round of sanctions against Russia. Member state Slovakia has been holding up the sanctions package.

Evading sanctions bolsters Iran’s negotiating power: FM

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister has stressed that Iranian bypassing the sanctions by Iranian businesses would strengthen the country’s negotiators and dishearten those enforcing those pressures.

FM Araghchi:

Europe must bear consequences if it uses snapback mechanism

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that threatening Iran with the “snapback” mechanism has no legal or political legitimacy, and Europe must bear the consequences of such a wrong move.

Sweden seeks EU sanctions targeting Israeli ministers

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Sweden's top diplomat said on Tuesday that the Nordic country would work within the EU to push for sanctions against certain Israeli ministers over Israel's treatment of civilian Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

EU reaches initial deal to lift economic sanctions on Syria

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – European Union countries have given a green light to lifting economic sanctions on Syria in a bid to help the war-torn country recover after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, according to diplomats speaking to news agencies.

Enemies’ plots against Iran to get nowhere: president

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran is not worried about sanctions imposed by enemies on its oil sector, as the country relies on its domestic human resources.

UK to announce new sanctions against Russia on February 24

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – The UK plans to impose new sanctions against Russia on February 24, Foreign Secretary David Lammy said.

Turkey optimistic about EU sanctions relief for Syria: Fidan

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Turkey is confident that the European Union will lift certain sanctions previously imposed on Syria in the upcoming days, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in an interview.

E3 threaten Iran with triggering snapback mechanism

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – The three European participants in the nuclear deal with Iran have threatened the country with returning of the entire sanctions if it

Iran FM slams fresh European sanction against Tehran

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) — The Iranian foreign minister, in a telephone talk with his French counterpart, criticized the European countries for their unjustified and provocative decision to approve new sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

Iran summons Hungarian envoy over EU bans on shipping com.

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – The Hungarian ambassador whose country has a rotating presidency over the European Union, was summoned to the Iranian foreign ministry in protest over the sanctions imposed on the Iranian shipping company.

EU preparing 15th package of sanctions against Russia: Borrel

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – The European Union is working on the 15th package of sanctions against Russia, which will strengthen anti-circumvention measures aimed at isolating Russia's industry from imports.

EU sanctions directly impact Iran’s medicine imports: IFDA

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – The deputy head of Iran’s Food and Drug Administration (IFDA) says the European Union’s sanctions have directly affected the country’s pharmaceutical imports.

FM reacts to EU accusations over sending missiles to Russia

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) –The foreign ministers of Iran stated that targeting ordinary Iranians by the EU based on the baseless accusation of sending missiles to Russia is unethical and a clear mistake that must be fixed immediately.

Iran says EU violating citizens rights with airline sanctions

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Iran’s Human Rights Secretary has condemned the EU’s recent sanctions on three Iranian airliners, describing the bans as a violation of international law and an breach of Iranian citizens’ rights.

Iran Air cancels all flights to Europe following EU sanctions

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s national flag carrier Iran Air has cancelled all of its flights to European destinations a day after the European Union (EU) announced sanctions against the airline.

Netherlands summons Iranian ambassador

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – The Dutch government on Wednesday summoned the Iranian ambassador to Amsterdam after other Western states.

EU imposes sanctions on 28 media, officials from Belarus

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – According to a statement released by the EU Council, the European Union has imposed sanctions on 28 judges, journalists, and security personnel in Belarus.

Euroskeptic Hungary takes over EU's rotating presidency

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – On July 1, Hungary, led by EU skeptic Viktor Orban, will take over the bloc's rotating presidency of the EU Council until the end of the year.