EghtesadOnline: France is exploring ways to help put the brakes on the US economic pressure campaign against Iran, as it would benefit the entire region, the French president’s top adviser, who was in Tehran to meet Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Iran's top security official, said.

EghtesadOnline: The economic pressure that the United States is exerting on Iran using the dominance of its currency will be a source of trouble for this country in the long run, Iran's chief diplomat said.

EghtesadOnline: The United States and several other western countries are directly responsible for disrupting international drug control efforts by exerting economic pressure on Iran and reducing their funding for United Nations' projects, a top Iranian diplomat said.