sanctions
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Iran urges UNSC to refrain from using sanctions as weapons
EghtesadOnline: Iran's envoy to the UN urged the UNSC to refrain from using sanctions as a cover for the illegal and unilateral actions of certain member states or as a weapon to advance their…
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German Experts Study Impact of Sanctions Against Iran
EghtesadOnline: Researchers at the Institute for World Economy IfW Kiel and DIW Berlin have analyzed the economic impact of jointly implementing punitive measures in the context of the 2012 Iran…
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Expert Probes Impact of Sanctions on Iran’s Economy
EghtesadOnline: Besides the increase in money supply, monetary base and inflation, sanctions have played a key role in the volatility of foreign exchange rates in Iran’s economy, Hadi Haqshenas,…
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Carmakers, Armed Forces Expand Tech Ties to Overcome Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s armed forces are expected to play an increasing role in auto industry by helping curb the impact of US sanctions on the key sector.
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Iran’s Trade in the Face of Pandemic, Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s exports plummeted by up to 47% in the first month of the current fiscal year (March 20-April 19, 2020) on the back of the coronavirus pandemic, Mojtaba Mousavian, a senior…
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Iran’s Trade in the Face of Pandemic, Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s exports plummeted by up to 47% in the first month of the current fiscal year (March 20-April 19, 2020) on the back of the coronavirus pandemic, Mojtaba Mousavian, a senior…
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US Claims Hypocritical Without Lifting Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: The United States’ claim of favoring diplomacy is nothing but “hypocritical and unacceptable rhetoric”, as long as it has not lifted the sanctions on Tehran, the Iranian government’s…
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IAEA Cameras to Be Uninstalled If Sanctions Remain After 3 Months
EghtesadOnline: Cameras installed by the International Atomic Energy Agency at the Iranian nuclear sites will be uninstalled if sanctions are not removed in three months, Iran's top nuclear official…
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Sanctions Lifting Prerequisite for Return to JCPOA Compliance
EghtesadOnline: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Sunday reiterated Iran’s call for complete sanctions removal as a prerequisite for its return to full compliance…
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American Return to JCPOA Without Lifting Sanctions Is Extortion
EghtesadOnline: The president of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said a possible US return to the landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers must take place after…
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Top Authorities Weigh Plans to Neutralize Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: The heads of the three branches of power convened on Monday to discuss ways of neutralizing sanctions.
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Gov’t Striving to Counter Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani said the government is doing all in its power to neutralize unjust and illegal sanctions imposed on the country by the administration of outgoing US President…
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State Dominance, Sanctions Hindering Mining Sector
EghtesadOnline: Awide range of factors have hindered the growth of Iran’s mining sector, including the government dominance, the small share of private sector, lack of consistent policies and…
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US Envoy Claims Pressure Campaign Will Persist
EghtesadOnline: The United States’ special representative for Iran claimed on Thursday that a pressure campaign of sanctions targeting Iran would persist into the administration of Joe Biden,…
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Poor Families Living in Rural Areas Bear Brunt of Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: Low-income households living in rural areas bear the brunt of US sanctions while high-income families living in both urban and rural areas reaped the benefits of international…
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Americans Slammed Over Threats Against Iran
EghtesadOnline: China lambasted the United States for “peddling arms” and “interfering” in the domestic affairs of other countries in the wake of Washington’s threat that it will impose sanctions…
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Trump Flirts With Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati, said Thursday that the new US sanctions against Iranian banks are yet another blow to the few remaining channels to pay…
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The Double Jeopardy of Sanctions, Coronavirus
EghtesadOnline: In March 2020, Iran became the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic outside China.
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Bern Stands by Tehran in Hard Times
EghtesadOnline: Switzerland’s Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said Bern continues to stand by Tehran to help it address the economic challenges arising from the United States’ tough sanctions.
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Zarif: Bid to Return Sanctions Illegal, Unacceptable
EghtesadOnline: The US attempt to use the mechanism foreseen in the 2015 nuclear deal to return all global sanctions on Tehran is "illegal" and "unacceptable", the Iranian foreign minister said.…
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Seoul Keen on Sustaining Humanitarian Trade With Tehran
EghtesadOnline: Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Tehran Ryu Jeong-hyun has explained the mechanisms established by Seoul for conducting humanitarian trade with Iran amid the United States’…
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Reliance on Domestic Capacities Crucial to Countering Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the United States’ sanctions cannot be overcome by surrendering to Washington, but through strong reliance…
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Rising Liquidity Stress Tied to Borrowing From NDFI, Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: In a press release outlining reasons behind the monumental growth in liquidity in recent months, the Central Bank of Iran blamed borrowing from the National Development Fund of…
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Think Tank Deliberates on Government’s Budgetary Woes
EghtesadOnline: With oil prices in freefall and the coronavirus spreading like wildfire, the government will get more and more worked up this year than the last, especially because of the fiscal…
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Time for IMF to Act Now
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s central bank governor has again called on the International Monetary Fund to resist US pressure and approve its application for financing to help bridge a 10 billion-euro…
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India Urged to Withstand Unjust US Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: Iran's ambassador to India called on New Delhi and the rest of the international community to stand against the "unjust" American sanctions that are hurting millions of Iranians…
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Moscow Will Continue Support for Campaign Against Unilateral Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: Moscow will continue efforts to end unilateral sanctions, including through joint campaigns with other major countries, a Russian deputy foreign minister said.
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Sticking to Sanctions During Pandemic ‘Treachery’ Against Humanity
EghtesadOnline: Iran's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York has released a message to member countries, describing how the continued application of sanctions during the new coronavirus…
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Long-Awaited INSTEX Transaction Insufficient
EghtesadOnline: The first transaction conducted under the European trade mechanism to bypass American sanctions is so small that its effect on Iranian economy is insignificant, a lawmaker said.
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No Time for Vindictive Policies
EghtesadOnline: Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi bemoaned the lives lost to the new coronavirus in Iran as a result of medical shortage caused by American sanctions, stressing that this is no time…