U.S. President Barack Obama vowed once more that he will veto any effort by Congress to place new sanctions on Iran. In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, Obama said he will veto any new sanctions bill because he believes such a bill would undo the progress they have made so […]
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U.S. relaxes restrictions on Iranians studying in U.S.
The U.S. Treasury has announced that it has lifted some restrictions on Iranian students and universities. A new permit issued by the U.S. Treasury allows student exchange programs between U.S. and Iranian universities and certain educational services can be offered to Iranian individuals and institutes. U.S. financial institutions will be allowed to handle the […]
U.S. seeks goodwill, lifts sanctions on Iranian broadcaster
The Obama administration says it has temporarily dropped sanctions on Iran’s state broadcaster in a move aimed at building confidence in the nuclear negotiations with Iran. The announcement indicated the U.S. has determined that “harmful satellite interference” was no longer emanating from Iran, which had been the reason for the sanctions. The U.S. had […]
Iran angered by U.S. making additions to blacklist
The Iranian foreign ministry has condemned Washington’s recent expansion of its blacklist of entities dealing with Iran, saying Iran is prepared to respond in kind to this move. Iranian media reports that Marzieh Afkham, the spokesperson for the ministry, said on February 7 that the U.S. move was another instance of the country’s “lack […]
Iran to continue Geneva talks despite U.S. blacklisting
The Iranian foreign minister announced that while Washington’s move to blacklist new companies for their dealings with Iran is an “inappropriate” move, Iran will continue to push ahead with the Geneva talks. Mohammad Javad Zarif said on his Facebook page on Sunday December 15: “In the past days, inappropriate actions have been taken by […]
Iranian delegation leaves nuclear talks over U.S. blacklisting
The Mehr News Agency reports that in reaction to the U.S. blacklisting of additional companies due to their connections with Iran, the Iranian delegation has called a halt to technical talks in Vienna with the 5+1 over implementation of the earlier Geneva agreement and returned to Iran. Mehr quotes “an informed source” saying the […]
U.S. says Iran’s actions will dictate sanctions withdrawal
Jen Psaki The U.S. State Department announced on Wednesday that relief on sanctions will be proportionate to Iran’s actions regarding its nuclear program. Reuters reports that State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said the Obama administration has not yet urged Congress to refrain from imposing additional […]