US Sanctions

Russia says India hasn't said it's going to stop buying oil

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – A day after President Donald Trump said India agreed to halt purchases of Russian oil as part of a new U.S.-India trade deal, the Kremlin said it has heard nothing from New Delhi to suggest those flows are stopping.

US imposes hostile bans on Iranian individuals, entities

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – The US Treasury Department announced new hostile sanctions against Iran on Friday.

Iran rejects UNHRC res. as invalid, politically motivated

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN Office in Geneva, rejected the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution as politically motivated and null and void.

US Treasury Sec. admits sanctions seek to destabilize Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has openly acknowledged the role of US sanctions in destabilizing Iran’s economy and fueling public unrest.

Pezeshkian to Sharif:

Iran pursues developing ties with neighbors, Muslim nations

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – "Further development and strengthening of relations with Islamic and neighboring countries is being followed by Iran," according to President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday.

Pezeshkian highlights importance of Leader for Iranian people

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that any attack on the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei is tantamount to waging a full-fledged war against the noble nation of Islamic Iran.

US threatens to reimpose sanctions on Syria over SDF ops.

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – US Vice President J.D. Vance urged HTS-led regime in Syria to resolve tensions with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), warning that the US may reimpose Caesar sanctions if military operations continue.

US adds to its sanctions on Iran hoping for continued riots

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – The US Treasury on Thursday added some individuals and entities linked to Iran in a bid to add pressures against the Iranian people to turn them against their government.

China to replace Venezuelan oil with Iranian oil: analysts

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Chinese independent refiners are expected to increasingly rely on Iranian heavy crude in the coming months, as Venezuelan oil shipments to China stall after the United States moved to redirect Venezuelan exports, analysts say.

Iran's power has roots in its people, Pezeshkian says

TEHRAN, Jan.06 (MNA)– Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has strongly criticized foreign pressures against the Iranian nation, stressing that Iran's power lies in its people's support.

China strongly condemns US use of force against Venezuela

TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – China is deeply shocked by and strongly condemns the U.S.'s blatant use of force against a sovereign state and action against its president, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said here Saturday.

US denies visa to Iranian table tennis player

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Iranian table tennis national Amirhossein Hedayati has been denied a visa by the US government due to the country’s new travel restrictions affecting citizens of several nations.

Cuba raps new US coercive measures against Venezuela and Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – The Cuban government has condemned the United States’ unilateral coercive measures against Venezuela and Iran, after Washington announced oppressive sanctions on the two nations on Tuesday.

US sanctions 10 people, entities linked to Iran, Venezuela

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) –The US Treasury Department announced on Tuesday new sanctions on 10 individual and entities for tgheir alleged links to Iran and Venezuela.

Tehran denounces Canada sanctions against Iranian authorities

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – An official at Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned Canada’s sanctions imposed against Iranian officials.

First Vice President Aref:

Violence, extremism have no place in Islamic Establishment

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has said that violence and extremism have no place in the Islamic Establishment.

Senior cleric hails growth in Iran non-oil exports since rev.

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Tehran Provisional Friday Prayers Leader Hojjat-ol-Islam Mohammad Hassan Abu Torabi Fard says that the country's non-oil exports could rise to $70 billion from the current $45 billion through facilitating exports.

US sanctions 29 ships over Iranian oil shipments

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions targeting 29 vessels and their management companies, accused of transporting hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Iranian oil products.

Pres. Pezeshkian rejects US conditions for talks

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the US is presenting “humiliating conditions” for continuing negotiations, which Iran will not accept, noting that Iran will neither submit to humiliation, nor accept a weak Iran.

India's oil imports from Russia rises despite US sanctions

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – India's Russian oil imports are poised to top 1 million barrels per day in December, trade and refining sources said, according to Western media.

Iran stands against hegemony-seeking powers: IRGC cmdr

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA)–Referring to the hybrid war of the Global Arrogance waged against Iranian nation, the deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) says Iran has stood against the hegemony-seeking powers with might.

Europe’s hostile actions against Iran ‘stain’ on diplomacy

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has criticized Europe’s conduct on Iran’s nuclear issue, describing its actions as deceptive and a stain on European diplomacy.

Senior military official says;

Iran able to thwart US sanctions targeting SE's economy

TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – A top military adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says that by establishing economic relations through our private sector, the US cannot impact the activities of the Shahid Beheshti Port.

China refiner expands despite US sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – A Chinese refinery operator, whose main business suffered when Washington sanctioned it in May over its purchase of Iranian oil, is pushing ahead with a $3.6billion petrochemicals extension project.

China urges US to lift sanctions on Venezuela: Chinese FM

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson has urged the United States to lift illegal unilateral sanctions on Venezuela and contribute more to peace, stability and development in the Latin American country.

Japan ready to cooperate with Iran’s Khuzestan on environment

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Japan has expressed its readiness to cooperate with Iran’s southern Khuzestan province on the environmental issues, water management, and riverbed sands, Japan’s Ambassador to Tehran Tamaki Tsukada said.

Venezuela extends Russian oil ventures

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – The Venezuelan parliament has approved a 15-year extension of joint ventures between state company PDVSA and Russian oil firm Roszarubezhneft, according to a statement on the National Assembly’s website.

US sanctions Indian oil firm for alleged links with Iran

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – The United States has imposed new sanctions targeting a petroleum products trader based in India, accusing it of engaging in oil trade with Iran.

US imposes sanctions on 55 Iran-linked entities, individuals

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – The US Department of Treasury late on Thursday announced that it has added a new group of individuals, firms, vessels, and aircraft to its sanctions list in continuation of exerting pressure against Iran.