US Sanctions

Araghchi mocks US 'novel solution' in dealing with Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi mocked Washington's latest approach, saying after 47 years of sanctions and a failed war, America's "novel solution" is simply more sanctions.

Iran economic delegation arrives in Kermanshah for Iraq trade

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – On Tuesday evening, an economic delegation consisting of Iranian trade officials arrived in Kermanshah in western Iran to discuss trade ties with nighboring Iraq.

Iran has bypassed US naval blockade: oil minister

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – Iranian oil minister Minister Mohsen Paknejad says Iran’s crude oil exports continued without interruption throughout the 40-day war, despite attacks on oil and gas infrastructure and the US naval blockade.

Ghalibaf warns Bessent over US oil reserves, bond yields

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that rapidly declining strategic oil reserves, rising US Treasury yields and surging oil prices will endager the US economy.

Iran to act in kind against US policies; Gov. spokeswoman

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Administration spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani has condmned anti-Iran policies adopted by the United States, saying that Tehran will adopt the same approach towards Washington.

Pezeshkian:

Iran ready to implement Islamabad MoU if US does so

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Pezeshkian made the remarks during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Kyrgyzstan on Monday.

Iran FM:

“Operation Economic Outcast” amounts to state terrorism

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – In a statement on Friday, Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged all countries in the world to refrain from implementing new US “economic terrorism” against Tehran.

Bessent’s credibility at risk as US empire declines: Ghalibaf

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has responded to recent remarks by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, saying that the “American empire is in decline” while Bessent’s own credibility is increasingly at risk.

Pakistan rejects unilateral US sanctions against Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to bilateral trade with Iran in accordance with international law, saying it will not abide by unilateral US sanctions against Tehran.

Ghalibaf:

Iran-China strategic relations need no one's permission

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says China's rejection of the latest round of US sanctions against Iran shows the strategic partnership between the two allies needs no one's permission.

Pres. Pezeshkian:

US exertion of economic pressure on Iran doomed to failure

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says that US exertion of economic pressures imposed against the Islamic Republic will doom to failure like the previous 12-, and 40-day wars waged against the country.

Ghalibaf scoffs at US Treasury dep. chief over his rhetoric

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has mocked the US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent over his recent announcement of a new wave of illegal sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic.

Iran, Oman discuss temporary maritime corridor in Hormuz

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iran and Oman foreign ministers discussed a phased framework aimed at restoring safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, including a temporary joint maritime corridor, a joint statement issued after the meeting said.

Mokhber calls on US to learn lessons from previous defeats

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Mohammad Mokhber, a senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has rejected the newly escalated US economic war on Iran, saying that Washington must learn from its previous defeats in confrontation with Tehran.

IRGC vows to assist gov. in tackling US sanctions

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has declared that its cooperation with the Iranian government is the key to tackle the increased US economic pressures.

"Make America hungry again": Ghalibaf to Trump

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has ridiculed the newly announced US policy to escalate its capamaign of sanctions against Iran, saying that US President Donald Trump really seeks to make America hungry again.

Iran seizes, sells US oil cargo for EB patients

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – The US oil cargo was seized and its oil was sold to compensate for Iranian patients suffering from Epidermolysis Bullosa (EP).

Trump’s economic war against Iran will backfire: Ghalibaf

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned US President Donald Trump that his new campaign to isolate Iran’s economy would come at a cost to American taxpayers and businesses.

US economic terrorism will have adverse effect on Iran's will

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – The First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref says that "The Iranian government will not allow American economic terrorism to target economic stability and people's livelihoods."

Ghalibaf responds to Trump’s threats against trade with Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has responded to US President Donald Trump’s threats against countries that continue trade and economic cooperation with Iran.

Army Navy chief cmdr.:

Iran’s defense industry turned sanctions into opportunities

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Commander of Iran's Army Navy Rear Admiral Shahram Irani has said the country’s defense industry emerged from the sanctions imposed against the country in a way that the country turned threats of sanctions into opportunities.

Tehran strongly slams US economic warfare against Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has strongly lashed out at the new US sanctions targeting the country, saying that such secondary sanctions find no foundation in international law.

US Treasury lifts some sanctions on Iraqi airliner

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – The US Treasury Department has removed sanctions imposed on the Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad and two aircraft affiliated with the company.

Iran localizes 2,000 sanctioned petrochemical components

TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – Iran's Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR) has localized more than 2,000 petrochemical components previously imported under sanctions.

Oil min.:

Iran’s oil exports continue despite US revocation of waivers

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s oil exports continue uninterrupted despite the US revoking a 60-day sanctions waiver, according to Minister Mohsen Paknejad, who cited pre-existing mechanisms to neutralize the impact of the American move.

Iran denounces culture of impunity that has enabled US crimes

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Iran’s Mission to the United Nations said US has never been held accountable for the downing of Iran Air Flight 655 or subsequent attacks on Iranian civilians, arguing this impunity has enabled the continuation of US crimes.

China calls on US to lift sanctions on Iran, enforce MoU: FM

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – China has urged the United States to lift its unilateral sanctions imposed against Iran and fully implement the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Islamabad.

Iran installs giant homemade drilling rig in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – Iran has successfully installed a super-sized domestically-made drilling rig at a key oilfield in the Persian Gulf despite tough US and international sanctions that bars its access to foreign technology.

US authorizes Iranian oil and echemical products sales

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – The US Treasury Department has issued ⁠a general ⁠license for Iran that authorizes the production, delivery, and sale of crude ⁠oil and petrochemical ⁠and petroleum products.