US Iran sanctions move hits European companies
European companies were quick to pull back after the August US announcement. (AFP) AFP November 03, 2018 EU insists it will stick by the nuclear accord to allow trade […]
France says planned EU mechanism to enable Iran trade may have wider use
By Reuters – Oct 18,2018 -JORDAN TIMES A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Arab Gulf, […]
World Court orders US to ensure sanctions on Iran do not hurdle aid
By Reuters – Oct 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES An Iranian woman shops at a drug store at the Nikan Hospital in Tehran on, September 11 (AFP photo) THE HAGUE — […]
As US sanctions near, Europe fails to protect Iran deal
By Reuters – Sep 25,2018 – JORDAN TIMES UNITED NATIONS/BRUSSELS — At a meeting in Washington after Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal in May, a senior […]
Netanyahu accuses Europe of ‘appeasing’ Iran, calls for escalation
By AFP – Sep 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) arrives to the weekly Cabinet meeting in occupied Jerusalem on Wednesday (Reuters photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — […]
Europe able to resist U.S. sanctions on Iran, but unwilling to do: Chomsky
September 2, 2018 TEHRAN – Noam Chomsky asserts that Europe is able to resist U.S. sanctions on Iran, but will probably be unwilling to do so. In an exclusive and […]
Iraq religious tourism squeezed by Iran sanctions
By AFP – Aug 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Tourists stroll at a holy site in the Iraqi city of Najaf on Tuesday (AFP photo) NAJAF, Iraq — With hotels facing […]
Trump says anyone doing business with Iran will not be doing business with the United States
Sanctions against Iran were reimposed by Donald Trump in an executive order this week. (AFP) AFP August 07, 2018 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that sanctions reimposed […]
Turkey not obliged to abide by sanctions imposed by US or UK against Iran, FM says
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu talks at a press conference during a visit in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, in the city of Lefkoşa, July […]
Where is the Islamic Republic of Iran heading?
MOJTABA BARGHANDAN In my articles released on Jan. 2 and Feb. 25, I tried to explain the interrelationship between U.S. President Donald Trump’s unilateral policies along with other parameters and […]
Iran’s president to visit Switzerland, Austria amid nuclear deal row
Reuters International This content was published on June 18, 2018 Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani speaks during an extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul, Turkey May […]
Never-ending antagonism against Iran
KILIÇ BUĞRA KANAT @KilicKanat Published June 14, 2018 One of the most discussed issues in Washington, D.C. nowadays is the Iran strategy of the Trump administration. There are too many […]
EU must defend firms against U.S. Iran sanctions – Macron
Reuters International This content was published on May 17, 2018 French President Emmanuel Macron arrives for an informal dinner ahead of a summit with leaders of the six Western Balkans […]
Iran nuclear deal: Trump pulls US out in break with Europe allies
US President Donald Trump says he will withdraw the US from an Obama-era nuclear agreement with Iran. Calling it “decaying and rotten”, he said the deal was “an embarrassment” […]
Iran says extension of sanctions act shows US unreliable
Energy chief Salehi describes extension as ‘clear violation’ if implemented By Reuters – Dec 03,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – In this photo taken on October 31, Iranian farm workers collect saffron flowers just outside the city of Torbat Heydariyeh, southeastern Iran (AP photo) DUBAI — A US Senate vote […]
Rouhani declares compensation law, fighting back U.S. $2b seizure
June 6, 2016 TEHRAN – On Monday, President Hassan Rouhani of Iran declared implementation of the legislation that would provide the Foreign Ministry for demanding compensation from the U.S. for inflicting “spiritual and material damage” on Iran in years before and after the 1979 Revolution. The law comes after […]
Sanctions lifted after Iran found in compliance on nuclear deal
Epigraph: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. (Matthew 5:9) By Don Melvin and Michael Martinez (CNN) Iran has completed the necessary steps in a deal […]
United Nations lifts sanctions on Iran following IAEA clearance
Source: Gulf News VIENNA: Iran has complied with last July’s nuclear deal, the UN atomic watchdog said Saturday, allowing sanctions to be lifted and the landmark accord to enter into force. The International Atomic Energy Agency said that its “inspectors on the ground verified that Iran has carried out all […]
Opening Soon: Germans Race to Capture the Iranian Market
By Alexander Smoltczyk Ahead of the planned lifting of Western sanctions against Iran, businessmen from around the world are visiting the country, and as one group from Germany discovered, there […]
Iran unlikely to spend most of its post-sanctions funds on militants, CIA says
By BRIAN BENNETT A secret U.S. intelligence assessment predicts that Iran’s government will pump most of an expected $100-billion windfall from the lifting of international sanctions into the country’s flagging economy and won’t significantly boost funding for militant groups it supports in the Middle East. Intelligence analysts concluded that even […]