Iran says exchanged messages with US, offers new European proposal

Following a meeting with Guterres, the Iranian foreign minister said that his country had exchanged messages "indirectly and directly," noting that Tehran proposed a new framework to the E3, amid the reimposition of sanctions.

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Iran says state bank accounts overseas emptied before sanctions hit

"The issue of the freezing of the assets of the Central Bank of Iran is not true because Iranian banks knew that such an action would be taken. The accounts that were frozen had basically no balance or only a minimal balance remained to prevent the accounts from being closed," Iranian Deputy Minister of Economic Diplomacy Hamid Ghanbari said.

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UK sanctions 71 individuals, entities over Iran nuclear program

London has imposed additional asset freezes on individuals and entities it claims are associated with Iran's nuclear ambitions, coming soon after the UN Security Council approved the activation of the "snapback" sanctions reimposition mechanism on Tehran.

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Iran hangs 'one of the most important spies' for Israel

The suspect was a manager in an intelligence company and oversaw its projects, providing him with “high-level access to the country's vital and governmental databases,” according to the Iranian judiciary's Mizan agency,

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Iran says ready to face new UN sanctions

"The government has prepared itself for any situation," Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said, seeking to quiet Iranian fears of economic downturn in light of UN sanctions being imposed on Tehran.

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Tehran reaffirms Hezbollah support as group reels from Israeli strikes

Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Larijani met with Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem during a trip to Beirut, telling him that "Iran stands with Lebanon and the country's resistance."

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Iraq braces for economic consequences of UN-imposed Iran sanctions

Moeen al-Kadhimi of the Iraqi parliament's finance committee told The New Region that the sanctions reimposition could affect Iraq through "fluctuations in energy supplies, especially in importing gas and electricity, which may strain the national grid and worsen the citizens' access to power. In addition, prices of imported goods could rise due to restrictions on financial transfers and difficulties in trade exchange, which may reduce Iraqis’ purchasing power."

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Iran slams return of ‘baseless, unjustifiable’ UN sanctions

“The reactivation of annulled resolutions is legally baseless and unjustifiable … all countries must refrain from recognizing this illegal decision,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. 

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UN sanctions against Iran take effect as diplomacy falters

The sanctions will introduce a global ban on working with companies and individuals accused of cooperating with Iran’s nuclear and missile programs, and come after Britain, France, and Germany triggered the “snapback” process.

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