Tag Archives: Iran

Iran has formally inaugurated its new crude oil export terminal on the Sea of Oman, a project hailed by President Hassan Rouhani as a historic achievement which could prove vital in the country’s energy future. The Goureh-Jask Crude Oil Transfer Project was inaugurated on Thursday during a video conference session …

The US Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price reacted to a US media report Monday evening that sanctions against Iran could escalate if the Vienna talks fail. The US is considering tighter sanctions on Iranian oil sales to China as a way to encourage Tehran to conclude a nuclear deal and raise …

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, stressed today the need for those responsible for the terrorist attack in Baghdad to be brought to justice as soon as possible. This was stated by his deputy spokesman, Farhan Haq, who said in a statement, “This deadly attack ahead of the …

The Iraqi Ministry of Transport announced that its seismic observatories recorded, at exactly 05:34:19 pm this afternoon, local time, a 5.6-magnitude magnitude earthquake in the Bu Shahr region in Iran, which is 250 km away from the Iraqi-Iranian borders. Alghadeer Satellite Channel correspondent in Basra reported that the residents of …

President Barham Salih and Iranian Minister of National Security Mahmoud Alavi discussed bilateral relations between the two countries. Alavi offered the Iranian leadership’s condolences to President Salih and the people of Iraq regarding the tragedy of the fire caught in Al-Hussein Hospital in Dhi-Qar, according to a statement by the …

The US State Department said that Washington will not impose a deadline on a seventh round of talks with Tehran to revive the nuclear deal, and only Iran can determine when the talks will resume. State Department spokesman Ned Price said Washington would not impose a deadline on these talks, …

The negotiations of Tehran and Washington over exchanging prisoners are underway, and more information will be released after achieving results, the Iranian Government Spokesman said on Tuesday. While speaking in his weekly presser on Tuesday, the Iranian Government Spokesman spoke about Washington’s claims over releasing all Iranian prisoners in this …

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says the delegations in Vienna talks are reaching the final stage of the negotiations, which are aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal with world powers that was thrown into a state of limbo after the US illegally withdrew from the accord and Tehran …

The commander of the Iranian Navy said his forces will receive new homegrown equipment within the next few months, including a warship, a destroyer, a missile-launching hovercraft and an oceangoing reconnaissance vessel. According to Tasnim news agency, speaking at a televised interview on Saturday night, Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said …

An Iranian army commander has assured that the situation is normal along the border with Afghanistan where the Taliban are making gains, stressing that “full security” prevails in the region. In an interview with Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Sunday, Second Brigadier General Mahmoud Mahmoudi, the commander of the …

The Biden administration has added 14 Chinese companies along with 20 other entities – including some from Iran and Russia – to its economist blacklist over purported “human rights violations.” The US Commerce Department claimed on Friday that the companies had been “implicated in human rights violations and abuses in …

The Taliban, which controls eighty-five percent of the territory in Afghanistan, say they captured the war-torn country’s main conduit for trade with Iran. The militant group said it will try to shortly put back into operation the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province. An Afghan government official said efforts …

In a joint statement, Russia, Iran, and Turkey have condemned Israel for its “military attacks in Syria, which violate international law,” as the nations resume discussions at the 16th round of Astana Process talks. In a statement released on Thursday, the trio condemned Israel for continuing to carry out airstrikes …

Russia’s lead negotiator at Vienna talks says no date has been set for the seventh round of the negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, because Tehran needs more time following its June 18 presidential election. “The date of the beginning of the seventh round of the #ViennaTalks on …

Russia, Iran, and Turkey will continue to cooperate in Syria to decisively defeat Islamic State and other militants, the RIA news agency cited a joint statement by the nations as saying on Thursday. The three powers were at international talks in Kazakhstan’s city of Nur-Sultan to discuss the Syria conflict.

In a phone talk on Tuesday, Iraqi President Barham Salih and Advisor to Iran’s Leader Ali Akbar Velyati conferred on the latest regional developments and deepening of relations between the two countries. In his conversation with Salih, Velayati referred to the positive measures of the President of Iraq, as well …

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says a guarantee by the United States that it will never unilaterally withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal again is crucial to a successful conclusion of the ongoing talks in Vienna aimed at reviving the agreement. Speaking to reporters after a United Nations Security …

The Iranian armed forces have launched a large-scale military exercise in an area of the Caspian Sea of around 77,000 square kilometers (48,000 square miles), testing naval and airborne units as well as electronic warfare systems. On Wednesday morning, the naval and airborne units of the Iranian armed forces began …

The Iranian spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday urged the parties in the Vienna talks to make their decisions on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). “We have made and announced the decisions we should have …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Iran that it will become “very hard” to return to the 2015 nuclear agreement if negotiations in Vienna on a potential revival of the multilateral deal continue without progress.