Vision and Politics

Oman trying to reduce U.S.-Iran tensions: foreign ministry tweet
May 25, 2019
Oman is trying “with other parties” to reduce tensions between the United States and Iran, the Omani Foreign Ministry tweeted on Friday. The tweet cited...
Iran: UAE sabotage incident should be no excuse for US ‘adventurism’
May 15, 2019
The United Arab Emirates said May 12 that four commercial ships were subjected to sabotage operations in the Gulf of Oman off the port of...
Iran’s FM to visit Turkmenistan on bilateral ties, regional issues
May 13, 2019
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will visit Turkmenistan on Sunday for talks on bilateral relations as well as regional issues, Tasnim news agency reported....
Zarif addresses Trump in tweet criticizing Bolton’s policies twoards Iran
May 13, 2019
In a tweet on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addressed the US president Donald Trump censuring the plans of John Bolton and his...
West needs fulfill obligations on Afghan refugees: Araghchi
May 11, 2019
An Iranian deputy foreign minister said Iran has been generously welcoming Afghan immigrants for 40 years, but Western countries, who are the many causes of...
Germany says talks continue with Iran on INSTEX
May 11, 2019
EU’s major powers are working intensely to operationalize the alternative payment channel INSTEX to facilitate legitimate trade with Iran, German officials said on Friday. Speaking...
US sanctions on Iran do not serve peace, AK Party spox Çelik says
May 11, 2019
U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil exports do not serve peace in the region, the spokesman for the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party said Friday....
‘Psychological warfare’: Iran dismisses US naval deployment
May 7, 2019
Iran labelled the US announcement that it was deploying a naval strike group to the Middle East to deliver the Islamic Republic a message as “psychological warfare”. The...
Iran to restart some nuclear activity in response to U.S. withdrawal from nuclear deal
May 7, 2019
Iran will restart part of its halted nuclear program in response to the U.S. withdrawal from a landmark 2015 nuclear deal but does not itself...
How will Trump’s Iran oil gamble affect the global economy?
May 6, 2019
US President Donald Trump’s attempts to make Iran abandon its nuclear ambitions and change its foreign policy is fraught with danger. After ripping up a nuclear agreement with...
Sanctions on Iran are biting, but the goal is elusive
May 6, 2019
President Trump and his aides say the outcome of their confrontation with Iran is already clear: They’re winning. Iran has fallen into a deep recession; its economy...
EU and Britain condemn U.S. oil and nuclear sanctions on Iran
May 5, 2019
The United States’ allies in Europe have criticized its recent decisions to restrict oil trade with Iran and to limit the extension of waivers for...
Syria, Iran, Iraq to form joint bank as construction of international railway begins
May 4, 2019
During a press conference on the sidelines of 24th Iran International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition dubbed “Iran Oil Show 2019”, Iranian official Saeed...
Iranian spokesman warns Bahrain not to threaten its ‘Big’ neighbor
May 4, 2019
The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Abbas Mousavi, has responded to Bahraini Foreign Minister’s comment about not allowing Iran to shut down the strait...
Iran will continue oil exports despite US pressure, president says
May 1, 2019
Iran will continue to export oil despite US pressure, Iran President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech broadcast live on Iranian state TV on Tuesday....
Turkey, India main affected countries from ending Iran sanctions waivers
May 1, 2019
The recent U.S. decision to end sanctions waivers that enabled several major economies to continue buying crude oil from Iran has put Turkey and India...
Putin hopes Iran will continue oil exports despite U.S. warning
April 28, 2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he hoped Iranian oil exports would continue despite Washington’s efforts to stop them. Washington has demanded that buyers...
Turkey says trying to convince the US to allow Iranian oil imports
April 27, 2019
Turkey is trying to convince the United States to allow refiner Tupras, its biggest oil importer, to continue buying crude oil from Iran free of...
Renault hit by Iran withdrawal as quarterly sales drop 5 per cent
April 27, 2019
Renault reported a decline in revenue and unit sales in the first quarter after withdrawing from Iran, weakness in some emerging markets and currency fluctuations....
Iran’s parliament approves bill labelling US army as ‘terrorist’
April 24, 2019
Iranian legislators on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that labels all US military forces as “terrorist”, a day after Washington ratcheted up pressure on Tehran...