US Imposes Sanctions on China Refinery, Others for Iran Oil Purchases
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. imposed sanctions on about 100 individuals, entities and vessels, including a Chinese independent refinery and terminal, that helped Iran's oil and petrochemicals trade, the administration of President Donald Trump said...
Iranian Parliament Approves Currency Redenomination
DUBAI, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Iran has gained parliamentary approval for a monetary overhaul to remove four zeros from its national currency over the next few years to simplify transactions after years of inflation.
Years of inflation...
Russia Does Not Recognize Return of UN Sanctions on Iran
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Russia does not recognize the return of United Nations sanctions on Iran, Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told reporters on Wednesday when asked if Moscow would enforce the measures.
The United...
ANALYSIS: As Iran Nuclear Deal Expires, UN Sanctions Are Reinstated
By Ahmad Rafat
The nuclear agreement signed by the Islamic Republic of Iran in October 2015 with the three European countries -- Germany, France, and the United Kingdom (collectively known as the E3) -- alongside...
ANALYSIS: ‘Snapback’ Sends West Back to the Drawing Board on Iran’s Nuclear Program
By Parisa Hafezi, John Irish and Francois Murphy
UNITED NATIONS/VIENNA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The "snapback" re-imposition of U.N. sanctions on Iran lifted under a 2015 nuclear deal sends Western powers back to the drawing board on how to...
Iran’s Clerical Leaders Face Existential Crisis amid Nuclear Deadlock
By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Iran’s clerical rulers face one of their gravest crises since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, caught between growing discontent at home and a stalled nuclear deal...
United Nations Arms Embargo, Other Sanctions Reimposed on Iran
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The United Nations has reinstated an arms embargo and other sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme following a process triggered by European powers that Tehran has warned...
UN Sanctions on Iran Loom After Vote to Delay Fails
By John Irish, Parisa Hafezi, Rodrigo Campos and Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - United Nations sanctions on Iran are set to be reimposed on Saturday, Britain's U.N. envoy said on Friday after a Russian and Chinese...
Iran Says Deal with IAEA Hinges on Lack of Hostile Action, Including Sanctions Snapback
DUBAI, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday that Tehran would scrap an agreement to let the U.N. watchdog inspect its nuclear sites if Western powers reinstated U.N. sanctions.
A set of U.N. sanctions on Iran are due to be...
UN Security Council to Vote Friday on Delaying Return of Iran Sanctions
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council will vote on Friday on a resolution proposed by Russia and China to delay the reimposition of sanctions on Iran for six months, but diplomats said it...
