EghtesadOnline: The launch of the nuclear deal’s dispute resolution mechanism by France, Germany and Britain is the European way of keeping tabs on both Iran and the US, responding to Tehran’s reduction of nuclear commitments while stalling until the 2020 US presidential vote before deciding to reimpose global sanctions on Iran, a former diplomat said.

EghtesadOnline: The planned privatization of Iran's two major football clubs, namely Persepolis and Esteghlal, is unlikely to be concluded in the current Iranian year (March 2019-2020), amid impediments to reforms in the clubs’ structure and problems related to their financial statements, the head of Iranian Privatization Organization says.

EghtesadOnline: In spite of the push by certain hawks for a military conflict between Tehran and Washington, war is unlikely due to both Tehran's advanced defense capabilities and global warnings of the far-reaching implications of such a clash.

EghtesadOnline: It is unlikely of Europe to meet a deadline set by Iran to provide alternative ways of trading and shielding themselves from sweeping sanctions threatened by the US after it unilaterally quit a 2015 nuclear deal, lawmakers said.