US Sanctions

Prosecutor General:

Soleimani’s case not to be closed till criminals revenged

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – Iran’s Prosecutor General warned that the case of the assassination of the Lt. General Soleimani, as one of the heinous crimes of the United States, will be open until the perpetrators of this crime are avenged.
2020-09-23 15:21
Envoy:

Unilateral sanctions ‘crime against humanity’

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the UN office in Geneva deplored the US’ unilateral sanctions against Tehran, saying such measures are crimes against humanity.
2020-09-23 09:34
International community rejects US to snap back UN sanctions

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – In an interview with Mehr News Agency, The Director of Future of Iran Initiative in Atlantic Council Barbara Slavin noted that the international community rejected the US to reinstate UN sanctions on Iran.
2020-09-22 23:59
Tehran-Moscow interaction to go on despite US sanctions

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – The Chairman of the Russian Federation Council's Foreign Affairs Committee said despite the latest 'pre-election' surge of America's sanctions activity, Russian-Iranian interaction will go on.
2020-09-22 20:31
Ghasemi urges France to support Iranians against US pressure

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Paris Bahram Ghasemi urged the French parliamentary members to support Iranians against US sanctions.
2020-09-22 19:29
US sanctions not to affect Iran-Russia coop.: Ryabkov

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that the US new sanctions will have no effect on Moscow's collaboration with Tehran.
2020-09-22 17:53
Russian senator:

Iran, Russia to keep military coop. despite US counteraction

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Russian senator Vladimir Dzhabarov stressed that Iran and Russia will continue military-technical cooperation despite Washington's counteraction.
2020-09-22 12:44
Venezuelan FM:

Venezuela-Iran to continue ties despite US sanctions

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Venezuela has denounced the new US aggression to the international community, and the pressures on Tehran and Caracas, saying that the two sides will continue amicable ties despite such sanctions.
2020-09-22 11:42
Iran’s rep. in ICJ:

US sanctions have targeted daily lives of Iranian people

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iran’s representative in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tue. said that unjust US sanctions imposed against Iran have targeted daily lives of people of the country.
2020-09-22 10:39
Takht-Ravanchi:

US will never see return of terminated resolutions

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iran’s Permanent Representative in the United Nations deplored Washington’s struggles to impose sanctions on Iran, saying the US will never see the return of terminated resolutions.
2020-09-22 09:14
Briefing on Iran’s daily developments

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – The following are Iran’s developments in the past 24 hours.
2020-09-22 08:49
Strategic patience, Iran' macro-policy over US 2020 election

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) –The Deputy Interior Minister for Political Affairs said, "Regarding the fact that hostility is the main common denominator of American officials, so Iran's macro-policy towards US election result is strategic patience."
2020-09-22 01:29
US sanctions have no effect on AEOI’s peaceful activities

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi said that US new sanctions cannot stop Iran’s nuclear activities.
2020-09-21 22:17
Rear Admiral Sayyari:

Iran ready to target enemy's interests to respond any threats

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Reacting to recent anti-Iran threats, Deputy Coordinator of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Army warned that Iran is ready to respond to any threats against the country through targeting the interests of the enemy.
2020-09-21 21:00
Russia has no fear of US sanctions over arms deals with Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Moscow has no fear of potential US sanctions over arms deals with Iran.
2020-09-21 20:29
Pompeo announces US sanctions on Iran's Ministry of Defense

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – After failing to extend Iran's Arms Embargo, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced new sanctions on the Iranian Defense Ministry and other Iranian officials involved in the country's nuclear and missile programs.
2020-09-21 20:12
Vaezi:

Iranians' resilience to US sanctions cause of recent success

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – In reaction to recent US efforts to return UN sanctions on Iran, President's Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi said that the US illegal efforts were once again failed, and the legitimacy of Iran's stance was reaffirmed.
2020-09-21 11:16
MP calls on independent nations to counter US bullying

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) –Criticizing the poor stances of the international community towards US bullying, the Chairman of the Councils Commission called on countries of the world stand up against the US to maintain their independence.
2020-09-20 20:00
Zarif:

US has weak chance to return to JCPOA after anti-Iran moves

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Zarif believes that after committing severe crimes and causing many financial damages against the Iranian nation as well as its illegal withdrawal from the JCPOA, today, the US has no chance to return the JCPOA easily.
2020-09-20 15:34
Intl. reactions to US claim on returning UN sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – The US claims on the implementation of the so-called 'Snapback' mechanism and return of all UN sanctions against Iran were met with international reactions.
2020-09-20 12:17
By: Abbas Goudarzi

Trump's attempt to return sanctions on Iran

2020-09-20 10:45
Iran envoy calls US claim of snapback null, void

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – In response to US officials' remarks on activation of 'snapback' mechanism, Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations said that the US claim of snapback is null and void.
2020-09-20 09:36
Zonnour:

Iran to stop complying with NPT if sanctions revived

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission warned, " If members of JCPOA follow the US to activate anti-Iran sanctions, Iran will restrict IAEA's access to its programs under the NPT."
2020-09-19 22:52
Geopolitical expert:

China, Russia next targets if US wins in undermining Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Pointing to US unlawful move to reimpose sanctions against Iran and importance of confronting its unilateralism, Cartalucci said China and Russia are next targets of the US if it will be successful in undermining of Iran.
2020-09-19 16:21
Despite US efforts:

E3 says Iran sanctions relief to continue beyond Sep. 20

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Britain, France and Germany have told the UN Security Council that the sanctions relief provided by the world body for Iran – agreed under a 2015 nuclear deal – will continue beyond September 20.
2020-09-19 08:39
US sanctions on Iran futile, not to work: Lavrov

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Stating that the US sanctions on Iran are futile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the sanctions that are being used in a bid to strangle Iran did not work before and will not work now.
2020-09-18 15:50
Zarif advises Pompeo to read UNSC Resolution 2231

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Stating that nothing new happens on 9/20, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammd Javad Zarif advises US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to read the UNSC Resolution 2231.
2020-09-18 10:50
It is up to UNSC to decide on resolutions, not US: UN chief

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – The UN secretary-general says it is up to the Security Council to interpret its resolution on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal, following the US threats to snapback all sanctions against Iran.
2020-09-17 10:39
E3 claims it has facilitated trade with Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – France, Germany, and the United Kingdom claimed that they have gone beyond their own commitments to facilitate legitimate trade with Iran.
2020-09-16 17:33
US impudently calls on world to violate intl. law: envoy

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow said that the US continues to call on the world to violate international law impudently despite the international community's negative response to its illegal actions in resuming Iran sanctions.
2020-09-16 16:15