IRNA - Pakistan Secretary of Finance Division has warned that Pakistan might face economic sanctions over non-implementation of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations, local media report. Talking to media Finance Secretary Arif Ahmed Khan said Pakistan had to take strict measures to implement the FATF recommendations. He said that ...

IRNA Imposing oppressive sanctions against nations is the major obstacle in the way of womens economic empowerment, Iran's Permanent Ambassador to the UN Gholam-Ali Khoshru says. Khoshru made the remarks on Saturday in the 61st UN Commission on the Status of Women. Noting that sanctions are manifestations of unjust policies followed by certain ...

A US bill to impose additional economic sanctions on Syria and countries that support it like Russia and Iran is just a meaningless exercise in political posturing, experts told Sputnik. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) The US Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act would sanction Syrian President Bashar Assads government foralleged war crimes and those that aid ...

Last year, when first news about improvement in relations between the United States and Cuba hit the headlines, most analysts reacted by expressing doubt and surprise. However, that trend gathered more steam and after reopening of the United States embassy in Cuba, now several flights are conducted between the two countries on a daily basis while US ...

New York, Feb 12, IRNA Irans Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo has said that UN Security Councils sanctions should only be imposed on perimeter of UN Charter and not for fabricated threats. Khoshroo made the remarks in a statement addressed on Thursday to the Security Council on Working methods of ...

Obama administration delayed at the last minute a package of sanctions over Iran's missile tests, after Iran's FM Zarif warned Kerry of implications for prisoner swap. The day before the Obama administration was due to slap new sanctions on Iran late last month, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif warned U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry the move ...

By Xinhua TEHRAN, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- A seniorIranian lawmaker, Evaz Heidarpour, has said Washington must not expect any changes in Iran's nuclear policies as they are tied to the country's national interests, Press TV reported on Friday. "The U.S. must not wait for a change in the Islamic republic's policies on the nuclear program, since Iran ...

By Xinhua TEHRAN, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- AnIranian lawmaker said the " illegal" sanctions imposed on Iran by those countries that claim to advocate human rights target the middle-class people in a blatant violation of human rights, Press TV reported on Saturday. "The (so-called) advocates of human rights have proven the West 's double standards regarding ...

By Reuters (Reuters) - Iran'sfood distributionsystem is in crisis even though Western sanctions do not directly target the market, badly hurting the poor and turning some staples into luxuries. Private importers are shrinking away from deals made risky by turmoil in the rial currency, and many foreign banks are reluctant to finance even trade exempt ...

By Bloomberg Iran Airincreased the expense of tickets for travel outside the country by as much as 90 percent after a government decision to stop subsidizing jet-fuel prices sent costs at the state-owned carrier soaring. Prices rose on Nov. 22, the state runIranian Students News Agencysaid, citing guidelines issued to local travel agents. An ...

By SHANA ASSALUYEH Nov 19 (Shana): During the first months of imposing sanctions we had to tolerate heavy pressures but today the situation has changed; our situation is desirable in comparison to past two months but there is no doubt that it well improve more and more. Iranian minister of petroleum, Rostam Qasemi made the remarks today in Assaluyeh,...

By Anti War The world economy would bear substantial costs if the United States took steps to significantly escalate the conflict with Iran over its controversial nuclear programme, according to the findings of a Federation of American Scientists (FAS) special report released here Friday. Based on consulations with a group of nine bipartisan ...

By AFP TEHRAN Iran on Saturday brushed aside newly-imposed US sanctions over media censorship, which it said was essential to preserve "moral values" in the Islamic republic. Dismissing them as "unimportant", Islamic Culture and Guidance Minister Mohammad Hosseini said the sanctions "against the ministry and the press watchdog are the gift of ...

By AFP WASHINGTON Washington unveiled sanctions Thursday against top Iranians and national bodies, including the communications minister and the culture ministry, hitting back for media and Internet censorship. The move against Communications Minister Reza Taghipour came after he was blamed for ordering the jamming of international satellite ...

By The Sun Daily The economic crisis engulfing Iran since the beginning of the year is a clear indication that the sanctions imposed by the United States and European Union over the country's nuclear programme are finally having the desired effect. One of the major causes of the crisis is the depreciation in value of the rial. The national currency ...

By Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) -- The U.S. and the European Union said Tuesday they'll press on with sanctions against Iran, even as they hope the promise of new negotiations could lead to a diplomatic solution ending the nuclear standoff. Appearing together at a news conference in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo before continuing ...

By AFP JERUSALEM US military chief Martin Dempsey and Israeli President Shimon Peres on Monday discussed "the Iranian nuclear threat, the strengthening of strategic relations between the two countries and developments in the region," a statement from Peres's office said. It quoted Peres as saying that economic sanctions aimed at forcing Iran ...

By Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- International sanctions are forcing Iran to cut back aid to its anti-Israel Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, but the Lebanese guerrilla group remains a potent force, a top Israeli military official said Monday. He said Hezbollah has an arsenal far larger and more sophisticated than it possessed during ...

By Fox Business Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) is struggling to settle the over $1 billion it owes Iran for oil purchases after options such as financing a gas pipeline or paying for food shipments were rejected, people familiar with the matter said over the weekend. "There have been several options examined. None has been successful," one person ...

By Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- Britain is involved in military contingency planning with the United States over Iran and other potential flashpoints in the Middle East, officials said Friday - but they insisted the talks are not a prelude to a pre-emptive strike against Tehran's nuclear program. Prime Minister David Cameron's office confirmed ...