US Sanctions

Iraq resumes flights btw Najaf, Iran’s airports amid sanction

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Iraqi Airways has resumed commercial flights between the holy city of Najaf and Iranian airports after Baghdad held direct talks with Washington to secure exemptions for certain aviation facilities from US sanctions.

Senior lawmaker:

Iran has many capacities to counter aviation sanctions

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Pointing to Iran's ample capacities to respond to sanctions imposed against country’s aviation sector, the chairman of Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said Iran has many capacities to foil sanctions.

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No notification received for resuming flights to Iraq's Najaf

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – Despite reports about the resumption of flights between Iran and Iraq's Najaf restarting Wednesday, an Iranian official with Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran says no official notification about the issue has been receeived.

Army deputy chief:

Iran stood up to world's most powerful army despite sanctions

TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – Iran’s Army Deputy Chief for Executive Affairs Brigadier General Sheikh has said that Iran stood up to the world’s most powerful military in spite of sanctions imposed against the country.

Iran continuing to operate intl. flights despite US sanctions

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – Iran says international flights are continuing in spite of the US sanctions pressure, Spokesperson for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) Majid Akhavan said.

China opposes ‘illegal’ US sanctions on Iran airlines

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – China said on Tuesday it opposed “illegal” US sanctions on Iranian airlines, a day after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened potential measures in a televised interview.

China reiterates opposition to US sanctions on Iran, Russia

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – China has rejected unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States without the authorization of the United Nations against Iran and Russia.

In an interview with Tehran Times:

Ritter warns of US economy collapse, NATO vulnerabilities

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – The former UN weapons inspector and US Marine intelligence officer Scott Ritter has warned of an impending structural collapse and NATO military vulnerabilities.

Iran’s September oil sales hit two-year high

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – While foreign media have reported uncertainty over Iran’s oil sales due to sanctions, local Iranian media have reported Iran’s oil sales in September reached their highest monthly level in two years.

Envoy:

Russia, China's veto on anti-Iran res. to go down in history

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – In a message on failure of anti-Iran draft resolution at the UN Security Council, Iran’s ambassador to the Russian Federation stressed the valuable support of Russia and China merits appreciation and will go down in history.

World does not fall to US false narratives: Baghaei

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has strongly criticized recent remarks by a US government spokesperson regarding the economic situation of Iranians, saying the world does not fall to false narratives.

Russia, China veto US resolution about Iran sanctions

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a US-drafted resolution at the UN Security Council seeking to extend the mandate of the panel of experts associated with the 1737 sanctions committee on Iran.

Iran wins IAEA General Committee seat despite US opposition

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) –Iran’s mission to the United Nations in Vienna says the Islamic Republic has been elected to the General Committee of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference, despite US efforts to prevent the election.

Routine ops. continue in majority of Iran's land border gates

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Mehr correspondents across Iran have reported that routine operations are underway at almost all Iran's land border crossings.

World more loses belief in US financial system: Iran FM says

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Referring to the grave situation of the US financial system on the international stage, Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi says that the world is more loses belief in precarious and weak US financial system.

Iran UN envoy:

Aggression, blockade part of broader strategy to weaken Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – Lashing out at the United States over unilateral sanctions and warfare against Iran, Iran’s UN envoy has said that aggression and blockade are part of a broader strategy to undermine the independence of Iran.

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.