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Apr 09, 2021 06:49 PM IST As vaccine shortage in India spurs more demand for an outright ban on commercial export, an anxious Iranian government has clarified that it has purchased 5 lakh doses of Covaxin from Bharat Biotech. But 3.75 lakh doses, which were supposed to be sent by mid-March, are still pending.
Feb 22, 2021 10:21 PM IST He said Tehran had never sought a nuclear weapon but if it wanted to, “no one could stop Tehran from acquiring it”.
Jul 03, 2020 11:17 PM IST The multiple, different claims by a self-described group called the “Cheetahs of the Homeland” included language used by several exiled Iranian opposition organizations. They also focused almost entirely on Iran’s nuclear program, viewed by Israel as a danger to its very existence.
Apr 20, 2020 07:45 AM IST "If Iran needed aid on this, I would be willing," Trump said at a White House briefing.
Apr 18, 2020 02:00 PM IST Iran was slow to respond to the pandemic and held off on imposing widespread restrictions even after other countries in the region with far fewer cases forced most businesses to close. Iran has reported more than 80,000 confirmed cases and over 5,000 deaths.
Feb 17, 2020 08:50 AM IST Relations between Tehran and Washington reached crisis point in 2018 after U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned a 2015 pact between Iran and world powers under which Tehran accepted curbs to its nuclear programme in return for the lifting of sanctions.
Jan 13, 2020 08:12 AM IST "They are lying that our enemy is America, our enemy is right here," one group of protesters chanted outside a university in Tehran, according to video posted on Twitter.
Jan 08, 2020 03:02 PM IST "The trend of oil prices is up and this benefits Iran ... Americans should stop disturbing the region and let the people of the region live," Zanganeh said.
Jan 08, 2020 09:20 AM IST "The missile attacks today were just the first step (US President Donald) should think about withdrawing its troops from the region and not to leave them within our reach," Iranian state TV quoted the commander as saying, without naming him.
Dec 05, 2019 03:27 PM IST "Iran supports (a) majority decision about dropping oil production," said Hossein Kazempour Ardebili, Iran's representative to OPEC.
Apr 06, 2018 02:05 PM IST Iran is pushing to retain its oil customers in Asia, offering better terms than other Middle Eastern suppliers including Saudi Arabia, even as the threat looms of potential further U.S. sanctions on the OPEC member.
Mar 14, 2018 11:30 AM IST Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran had also expressed willingness to improve ties with Saudi Arabia when Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visited Iran during the Yemen crisis, but the Kingdom's response was not warm.
Nov 10, 2017 10:56 AM IST It was the second meeting between Haley and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief -- with the first taking place in August during Haley's visit to the agency's headquarters in Vienna, where she called for more controls on Iran.
Oct 21, 2017 02:36 PM IST At the same time, the countries should take a hard look at their business partners in Iran, the senior Trump administration official said when asked about India developing the strategically located Chabahar port in Iran, which will give it access to Afghanistan and then to Central Asia.
Aug 24, 2017 12:47 PM IST In announcing its decision, Qatar did not mention the diplomatic crisis roiling Gulf Arab nations since June, when Qatar found its land, sea and air routes cut off by its neighbors over Doha's policies across the Mideast.
Feb 07, 2017 12:00 PM IST The independent Congressional Research Service (CRS) said in its latest report said that India began reducing economic relations with Iran in 2010 when India's central bank ceased using a Tehran-based regional body, the Asian Clearing Union, to handle transactions with Iran.
Feb 04, 2017 09:34 AM IST Iran announced it will take "reciprocal action" against US individuals and companies after President Donald Trump's administration today imposed new sanctions on Tehran over its weapons procurement network.
Feb 01, 2017 04:23 PM IST The sharp increase propelled Iran into fourth place among India's suppliers in 2016, up from seventh position in 2015. It used to be India's second-biggest supplier before sanctions.
Jan 13, 2017 02:09 PM IST The sharp increase propelled Iran into fourth place among India's suppliers in 2016, up from seventh position in 2015. It used to be India's second-biggest supplier before sanctions.
Dec 14, 2016 07:18 PM IST Iranian officials celebrated the impending defeat of rebels in the Syrian city of Aleppo today, saying it showed that Tehran had become the leading power in the region.
Oct 12, 2016 11:18 AM IST India, Iran's top customer after China, still imported about 552,200 barrels per day (bpd) of oil from the Persian Gulf nation in September, more than double the same month a year ago following the end of sanctions targeting Tehran in January.
Oct 03, 2016 08:12 AM IST German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel has lashed out at Deutsche Bank's handling of its troubles, saying "irresponsible" managers had put thousands of jobs at risk.
Jul 13, 2016 11:48 AM IST The collapse in energy prices in 2014 and 2015 left many oil projects commercially unviable. However, two years on the energy industry has started to adapt.
Jun 06, 2016 11:35 AM IST Iran had been struggling as recently as April to find partners to ship its crude, but after an agreement on a temporary insurance fix more than a third of Iran's crude shipments are now being handled by foreign vessels.
May 24, 2016 12:27 PM IST NALCO's Indian refinery would supply the alumina for the smelter if the project were to go ahead.
