NZ exports to Iran held back as banks fear hefty penalties - Scoop (September 14, 2016) Barter trade plan stalls, Iran cancels wheat export contract - Tribune (August 27, 2013) Iran bans 'luxury' imports in bid to boost sanctions-hit economy - AP (November 8, 2012) Iran confirms receiving two new payments of its frozen assets - Trend (November 26, 2014) -Trita Parsi, Foreign Policy 03/29/21, The complicated history of US-Iran relations, Scholars have urged us, when looking at U.S.-Iran relations, to "take the long view." The nuclear deal's other winner - The Economist (July 25, 2015) Iran says it'll increase output, ignoring Russia-Saudi oil deal - CNBC (September 7, 2016) New Stanford project will study development of Iran's economy - Stanford Report (January 1, 2017) Iran Economy Grew 8.3% - Financial Tribune (May 31, 2017) Mystery over Iranian MG Rover bid - BBC (May 6, 2005) Iran to open private banks in Germany to boost trade ties - DW (September 5, 2016) Already Plagued by Inflation, Iran Is Bracing for Worse - NY Times (July 1, 2012) Thai rice prices rising as sanctions-free Iran gets its fill - Nikkei (June 23, 2017) Talks With JICA to Finance Renovation of Power Plants in Iran - Financial Tribune (January 24, 2018) After a nearly two-year delay, on Saturday March 27 during the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Iran and China signed the 25-year Comprehensive Agreement on Economic, Political and Cultural Cooperation. 20 pct of Iranian industrial units in risk of recession - Xinhua (September 4, 2017) US Dollar Up Again - Financial Tribune (August 5, 2017) Russia's Yandex Iran gambit to counter 'US-imposed search engines' - RT (October 26, 2015) Iran devalues rial by 11 percent to spur domestic demand New Zealand exporters resume lamb trade with Iran - Stuff (May 12, 2017) Russia and Iran consider bank to finance joint projects - RT (October 21, 2015) For years, the Trump administration's travel ban hung over our community like a dark cloud - unjustly separating families and loved ones and encouraging a dramatic rise in hate crimes and further discrimination directed at Iranian Americans. The ruined Hegmataneh (Ecbatana) which is partly beneath the modern city of Hamedan (the capital city), is widely believed to be once a mysterious capital of Medes. Irish dairy companies see opportunity in Iran - Farmers Journal (April 28, 2016) US moves to restrict Iran financing oil exports through banks - The Guardian (February 3, 2012) Iran's Esfahan Steel Seeks Buyers Amid Plan to Boost Production - Bloomberg (June 19, 2016) Scotland sets sights on trade with Iran - BBC (October 16, 2015) Japan may partner India in developing Iran's Chabahar port - Times of India (May 15, 2016) Persia's approaching gold rush - RT (July 22, 2015) Iran denies importing wheat from U.S. - Xinhua (August 24, 2008) Basmati rice exports to Iran via Dubai soar - Business Standard (November 10, 2015) US blacklists Iranian state bank - BBC (January 9, 2007) Western powers seek to clarify rules for doing business with Iran - DW (May 20, 2016) Tehran Stock Exchange Korea, Iran to discuss launching joint fish farming venture - Korea Herald (July 25, 2016) Why Iran is finding it hard to create jobs - Economist (December 5, 2016) ABC News -Matthew Petti, Responsible Statecraft 4/1/21, Concert: Pacific Symphony and Farhang Foundation's Virtual Nowruz Celebration, Celebrate Nowruz with the prestigious Pacific Symphony partnership with the Farhang Foundation. Iran urges trade cooperation among D-8 states - Xinhua (September 24, 2016) -Lizzy Vartanian Collier, Artsy 03/24/21, Why Do Patients Love Dr. Nowzaradan so much? Yahoo VOA News google_ad_slot = "CM_AB_parstimes_300x250"; NZ exporters wary as US-Iran trade friction escalates - Newstalk ZB (August 17, 2018) BBC Middle East How long can Boeing's Iran deal survive? The social media company linked the troll farm, based alongside the MEK's headquarters in Albania, to 300 different assets on Facebook's platform, including pages, groups, and accounts engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior. Banks To Hold Iran Talks With Kerry This Week - Sky News (May 9, 2016) Iran: An economy on the move? Iran's Trade Balance Improves Tremendously Under Rouhani - Financial Tribune (August 12, 2017) CBI Raises Official FX Rates - Financial Tribune (October 29, 2017) NY Times: Iran News Major contraction in Iran is driving the Middle East's growth slowdown: IMF report - CNBC (October 28, 2019) Iran, China, Russia, and Europe will discuss possible US return to nuclear deal - CNN (April 1, 2021) Iran's Gold Market Rally Fuelled by Rate Cuts - Financial Tribune (September 4, 2017) Citing funding delay, Iran drops India from Chabahar port rail project as it nears China deal - India Times (July 14, 2020) Govt issues top tips for Kiwi business in Iran - New Zealand Herald (February 22, 2016) Iran Varzeshi Mehr News Italian company to design and build two high-speed rail lines in Iran - Railway Technology (February 10, 2016) Iran backs Venezuela car factory - BBC (November 28, 2006) Tehran Market: US Dollar Scales New Heights - Financial Tribune (February 13, 2018) Lloyd's of London backs US sanctions on Iran - Telegraph (July 9, 2010) WRTG Economics (Oil News) - Telegraph (May 23, 2006) google_ad_width = 728; Britain fears Tehran block on trade - The Guardian (October 20, 2005) IRNA Economy Peugeot Looks to Reclaim Its Old Leading Position in Iran - Fortune (September 29, 2016) Mahmud Kianush obituary - The Guardian (January 24, 2021) Iran, Russia Sign 'Zohreh' Satellite Deal - AFP (February 1, 2005) Why Western business eyeing Iran is a good thing - CNN (February 14, 2014) Google Sports News Iran is ready for a new relationship with the US, but the clock is ticking, says Foreign Minister Javad Zarif - CNN (February 1, 2021) Renault profits plunge after Iran write-off - BBC (July 26, 2013) CNBC: Iran Jane's MENA Lloyds pays $350m to end US case - BBC (January 10, 2009) US Dollar Up Again - Financial Tribune (August 5, 2017) As president, he would offer "a credible path back to diplomacy" aiming at return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, if Iran too returned to compliance. Q1 Non-Oil Trade Tops $19b - Financial Tribune (June 29, 2016) 03/10/21, How to Get America and Iran Back to the Negotiating Table, Last September, Joe Biden proposed a dramatic alternative to Donald Trump's bellicose Iran policies. US OKs partial release of Iranian funds frozen in S. Korea - The Hankyoreh (February 26, 2021) Eighteen Iranian filmmakers condemned the 25-year comprehensive agreement between Iran and ChinaMore Iraq Uses Various Excuses Not To Pay For Iran's Gas: Iranian Officials A member of the Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce said the Iraqi government uses a variety of excuses to refuse to pay Iran for the imported has. Imminent Upgrade in Iran Risk Rating by OECD - Financial Tribune (February 2, 2017) Major contraction in Iran is driving the Middle East's growth slowdown: IMF report - CNBC (October 28, 2019) Iran threatened with economic meltdown - BBC (February 27, 2009) The Independent Tighter sanctions see Iran default on India rice payments Europeans want Iran bank connected to world: French senator - AFP (October 21, 2018) French carmaker PSA to stop Iran operations - DW (June 4, 2018) Dry Run for India-Iran-Russia Transport Project - Financial Tribune (April 13, 2017) Iran says joining WTO not an incentive in nuclear talks - AFP (March 4, 2005) Businesses - NPR (July 17, 2015) With Sanctions Gone, Iran Goes On A Shopping Spree In Europe - NPR (January 28, 2016) Iran bans 'luxury' imports in bid to boost sanctions-hit economy - AP (November 8, 2012) Iran keen to resume Thai rice imports - Bangkok Post (October 10, 2016) Video Exchange Rate & Gold Prices Iran Could Become First Country Forced to Use Bitcoin - Bitcoinist (July 11, 2018) Iranian bank debts at alarming rate: report - Xinhua (October 20, 2018) Latest Video US fears Chinese companies are breaking Iran sanctions - BBC (October 18, 2010) Peugeot Returns to Iranian Market by Paying $478Mln in Compensation - Sputnik News (February 8, 2016) As of the beginning of March, there are around 10,000 start-ups operating in Iran, according to the country's Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari. Rolls-Royce Welcomes Iran's Aircraft Selection - Financial Tribune (December 26, 2016) Lockheed taking cautious look at Iran helicopter market - Times of India (June 4, 2016) Iranians 'worried about economy' - BBC (January 14, 2009) Govt issues top tips for Kiwi business in Iran - New Zealand Herald (February 22, 2016) Oil and Gas International Vodafone Joins Orange in Iran Phone Push as Sanctions Recede - Bloomberg (October 18, 2016) New Zealand exporters resume lamb trade with Iran - Stuff (May 12, 2017) Branstad signs bill limiting investment in Iran - Chicago Tribune (April 20, 2011) Concerns Mount That U.S. Rules Are Impeding Western Investment In Iran - Fortune (April 14, 2016) Signs suggest it may be war with Iran - The Guardian (January 8, 2021) Iran is world's biggest emerging market since collapse of Soviet Union, says Lord Lamont - The Independent (January 24, 2016) Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad orders banks to move assets to beat EU - Telegraph (June 8, 2008) Iran, Russia to use national currencies for mutual trade: official - Xinhua (March 30, 2017) Foreign investments spark controversy in Iran - DW (March 15, 2016) Iran's parliament to reconsider subsidy reform - BBC (October 7, 2012) 2,000 MW of New Power Capacity in Development - Financial Tribune (December 27, 2017) Growth in the US economy quickens in fourth quarter - BBC (January 27, 2012) When Sanctions Lift, How Will Iran Spend Its Billions? Textile exports to Iran set for a rupee push - The Hindu (July 29, 2013) Schlumberger Standard Chartered bank 'in $250bn scheme with Iran' - BBC (August 6, 2012) IPNA India's first shipment to Afghanistan via Iran enters Chabahar Port - Mehr News (May 11, 2019) Iran budget seeks state sell-offs - BBC (January 10, 2005) - ABF German businesses in Iran suffer the consequences of sanctions - DW (January 9, 2020) Standard Chartered to pay $1bn for breaching Iran sanctions - BBC (April 9, 2019) Iran Buys Indian Sugar to Ease Its Oil-Money Headache - Bloomberg (February 27, 2019) google_ad_height = 250; Sports Media in Iran South Korea, Iran to keep won-based settlement sytem - Korea Times (February 2, 2016) Peugeot 508 Enters Quietly - Financial Tribune (July 11, 2017) Iran urged to allow kinnow exports permanently - News International (March 7, 2017) Iran finalizes agreements with German, Swiss insurers for coverage on transactions - Xinhua (October 26, 2016) -Bryan Metzger, Responsible Statecraft 4/5/21, Letter protesting the unjust prosecution and sentencing of Touraj Amini in Iran, To Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, We write on behalf of the Committee on Academic Freedom of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) to express our concern over the imprisonment of Touraj Amini, a historian of the Qajar era and the Iranian Constitutional movement, who is also Baha'i.