Radiofarda – Two weeks after the Rouhani administration introduced its new foreign exchange policy of a single rate for US dollar, travellers and businesses complain that foreign currency is not available at the government-imposed rate of 42,000 rials for a dollar. Vice-President Ali Asghar Mounesan told the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) on Monday April 23 that travel agents have …
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Iran FM: Trump administration ‘never in’ nuclear deal
Al-Monitor — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, speaking with Al-Monitor in New York, said that if President Donald Trump withholds the next round of Iran sanctions waivers due May 12, effectively exiting the nuclear deal, Tehran could resume its nuclear program “in a much more advanced way.”
Read More »Offense Plan Needed In ‘Intelligence War’ Says Khamenei
Radiofarda – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blames foreign intelligence for everything from the depreciating value of the national currency to in-fighting among the country’s intelligence services and general discord in the country. Speaking to a group of top security officials at the Intelligence Ministry April 18, Khamenei said the Islamic Republic is engaged in a “complicated intelligence war” …
Read More »Israeli PM Issues Veiled Warning To Iran Over Syria Tensions
AP — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday issued a veiled warning to Iran, saying in a Memorial Day speech that his country will defend itself against anyone that tries to harm it.
Read More »IRAN WILL BUY ALL THE WEAPONS IT NEEDS, DOESN’T CARE WHAT THE REST OF THE WORLD THINKS ABOUT IT
Newsweek – Iran will acquire whatever weapons it needs to keep out “invading powers” that seek to surround it the country’s President Hassan Rouhani said at a military showcase in Tehran.
Read More »Israel Hints It Could Hit Iran’s “Air Force” In Syria
Radiofarda – Israel released details on Tuesday about what it described as an Iranian “air force” deployed in neighboring Syria, including civilian planes suspected of transferring arms, a signal that these could be attacked should tensions with Tehran escalate.
Read More »Following Syria strikes, Rouhani calls for closer Iran-Russia ties
Al-Monitor – Iranian officials have condemned the latest strikes on Syria by Western powers, saying that Iran will continue to support the Syrian government and that the United States will not achieve its objectives, whatever they may be. During a speech to Iranian officials, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called the strikes by the United States, Britain and France a …
Read More »Amid Talk Of U.S. Troop Withdrawal, Haley Says Containing Iran Top Priority
Radiofarda – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has outlined three goals of the Trump administration in Syria: a ban on the use of chemical weapons, a full defeat of ISIS, and preventing Iran from “taking over the area.” “We want to make sure that the influence of Iran doesn’t take over the area,” Haley said in an …
Read More »Europe, Trump and the Iran nuclear deal
Al-Arabia – The so-called Iran nuclear deal, a witches’ brew concocted by that most deserving of Nobel peace laureates Barack Obama, has furnished the theme of many bizarre diplomatic twists and turns. The latest is an attempt by sections of the European Union to persuade President Donald Trump to renege on his campaign promise to improve or scrap the “deal.”
Read More »U.S Says Risks Remain For Those Considering Doing Business With Iran(Reuters)
Reuters – The United States on Tuesday welcomed reports that the European Union was considering new sanctions on Iran and said risks remained for those who were pondering doing business with the Islamic Republic. “There continue to be ongoing risks with doing business there because the Iranians have not reformed their system,” Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and …
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