"We will not offer any unilateral gestures or incentives to induce the Iranians to come to the table," State Department Spokesperson told reporters during his daily briefing
Iran plans to roughly double oil production in the next year to 4.5 million barrels daily, as the country anticipates a loosening of US sanctions
The behind-the-scenes pushback to Washington and the extent of Germany's support to Iranian trade in the face of U.S. sanctions have not been previously reported
Iran has endured four years of devastating economic sanctions under a campaign of "maximum pressure" from Trump
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has called for a cessation of the US economic pressures against the Islamic Republic
Iran said Thursday it "only acts in self-defence" after US President Donald Trump warned it and its allies against attacking American troops in Iraq. "Unlike the US -- which surreptitiously lies, cheats & assassinates -- Iran only acts in self-defence," Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted. "Don't be misled by usual warmongers, AGAIN.
Tehran has repeatedly called on Washington to reverse its policy, which has been opposed by US allies, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic hit
The South Pars gas field was to be developed jointly by France's Total, China National Petroleum Corporation and Petropars under a USD 4.8-billion (4.1 billion-euro) deal signed in July 2017.
'It has now become clear that America cannot cut Iran's oil exports to zero'