EghtesadOnline: France is willing to use its influence to pressure the United States into easing financial restrictions over Iran and wants to share its experience with the country regarding the implementation of FATF standards, the president of the French National Assembly said.

EghtesadOnline: China supports lifting sanctions and financial and energy restrictions on Iran, said Chinese Ambassador to Iran Pang Sen.

EghtesadOnline: Americans traveling to Cuba will be allowed to bring home more of the communist-ruled island's coveted cigars and rum under new measures announced by the U.S. government on Friday to further ease trade, travel and financial restrictions that have been in place for decades.