IRNA – The UN atomic watchdog chief said his inspectors had had no problems with Iran a week after US President Donald Trump refused to certify that Tehran was complying with a 2015 nuclear deal. “We haven’t had sufficient time to see (a change) in the attitude of the Iranians, but they are cautious and […]
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Amano: IAEA continues verification of Iran’s nuclear commitments
IRNA – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is to continue its unbiased survey on Iran’s nuclear commitments to sound implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in line with the safeguard agreements, says the IAEA director general. Speaking in the opening session of IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna on Monday, Yukiya […]
BP to open Iran office in Summer, Iranian oil firm says
BP seeks to transfer technology after lifting of sanctions, according to Iranian official LONDON—British oil giant BP will open an office in Iran this summer, according to Rokneddin Javadi, chairman of the National Iranian Oil Company. Quoted on the state-owned oil news service Shana, Mr. Javadi said BP is looking to transfer technology and capital to Iran. BP declined to comment. The Islamic Republic […]
Iranian judiciary chief condemns anti-Hezbollah campaign
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Judiciary Chief Sadeq Amoli Larijani said the West, Israel and their regional Arab allies are behind the “deplorable” move made by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council to designate Lebanon’s resistance movement, Hezbollah, as a “terror group”. “The resistance movement of Hezbollah in Lebanon protects the integrity of Arabs and Muslims against the […]
India, Persian Gulf top post-sanctions Iran’s new gas destinations
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (Shana) – Managing director of the National Iranian Gas Export Company (NIGEC) said that in addition to existing projects with neighboring Pakistan, Armenia, Turkey, Oman and Iraq, there are negotiations underway with the Persian Gulf countries such as Kuwait and the UAE, and India as Iran’s most important new gas markets after […]
US poised to lift sanctions on Iran under nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. appears poised to lift at least some sanctions against Iran – possibly as early as January. Secretary of State John Kerry says in a Wednesday to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Iran is fulfilling its obligations under the agreement in what Kerry calls a “transparent” and “verifiable” way, and […]
Iran’s coverage: Iran bracing for giant leap in petchem industry: Zanganeh
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran bracing for giant leap in petchem industry Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said Iran is planning a giant leap in its petrochemical industry following the removal of sanctions in order to secure the targets set by the country’s Twenty-Year Outlook plan, SHANA reported. […]
2015 APSA awards Iranian actress Motamed-Aria
The 2015 edition of Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) has awarded Iranian actress Fatemeh Motamed-Aria during a cereony held in Brisbane, Australia. Motamed-Aria received the event’s Special Mention for the Best Performance By An Actress for her appearance in ‘Avalanche,’ directed by Iranian filmmaker Morteza Farshbaf. The 85-minute film recounts the story of a highly […]