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Now playing Next China China and Iran strengthen cooperation amid Western pressure Xi Jingping and Ebrahim Raisi meet in Beijing, where China expressed support for Iran in the face of Western sanctions over the country's nuclear development, and tensions over Russia and Chinese balloons. 15/02/2023
Now playing Next Iran Iran condemns EU and UK for 'violating human rights' Tehran's fiery rhetoric comes after the West slapped sanctions on the regime for "brutally" cracking down on protesters. 24/01/2023
Now playing Next Belgium EU agrees to top-up Ukraine military aid fund with two billion euros EU foreign ministers agree to put another two billion euros into a fund used to pay for military support for Ukraine and target Iran with sanctions over supplying drones to Russia 12/12/2022
Now playing Next Iran Iran should expect more EU sanctions, says Scholz The German leader says his country stands "shoulder to shoulder with the Iranian people". 12/11/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom Iran sanctions UK in tit-for-tat exchange over Mahsa Amini death Iran blacklisted several British organisations and individuals on Wednesday, days after London slapped sanctions on the country's so-called morality police. 19/10/2022
Now playing Next USA US President Biden meets with heads of Gulf states wary of Iran threat Biden's visit to the Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Jeddah marked the final leg of a four-day trip designed to bolster the US' standing in the region. 16/07/2022
Now playing Next Iran US to maintain sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guard even if nucelar deal is reached US to maintain sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guard even if nucelar deal is reached says Robert Malley, US special envoy for Iran 27/03/2022
Now playing Next Iran Euroviews. Iranians are crying out for regime change, not nuclear power | View Europe and the United States must stop pandering to Tehran's nuclear 'extortion' tactics, argues dissident author Alireza Jafarzadeh. 11/10/2021
Now playing Next Iran As Iran prepares to vote, economy and inflation top concerns Iran’s next president will face the unenviable task of trying to fix an economy crushed by international sanctions, the coronavirus pandemic and sky-high inflation. 17/06/2021
Now playing Next Iran US lays out potential sanctions relief for Iran during nuclear talks Three groups of sanctions have been presented: those the US is prepared to lift, those it is not, and those that require further study. 22/04/2021
Now playing Next Iran France, Germany and UK brand Iran’s nuclear plans ‘deeply worrying’ Iranian plans to build three advanced centrifuges, in contravention of the Iran Nuclear Deal, are “deeply worrying” according to the governments of France, Germany and the UK. 07/12/2020
Now playing Next USA Trump administration declares UN sanctions on Iran 'restored' Mike Pompeo has said that UN sanctions on Iran are restored in a move that most other countries consider illegal. 20/09/2020
Now playing Next Switzerland Euroviews. Switzerland risks giving Iran the impression it can commit acts of terror with impunity ǀ View The closure of a criminal case into the assassination of an Iranian exile in Switzerland risks giving Iran the impression it can carry out similar alleged acts in the future with impunity. 24/06/2020
Now playing Next Iran Euroviews. Hossein Dehghani: Should Iran make a direct plea for sanctions relief? ǀ View Against the backdrop of overwhelming international calls for the easing of sanctions that have obstructed Iran’s humanitarian trade, some US officials have claimed that Iran never asked for sanctions relief. By this, they probably mean a direct plea to the US government to obtain the relief. 09/04/2020
Now playing Next Iran Euroviews. It is wrong of the Iranian regime to use coronavirus to relax existing sanctions ǀ View There is a growing push for relief from sanctions on Iran. But the advocates for sanctions relief are as misguided now as they were when the Iranian regime was facing a different set of crises. 08/04/2020
Now playing Next Iran Euroviews. Punishing sanctions against Iran are turning the coronavirus pandemic into a massacre ǀ View Hundreds of lives have been lost because of the sanctions that not only mean it is often impossible to get basic medicines but that a Coronavirus app, launched by the Iranian government to assist vulnerable citizens, was recently pulled by Google from its app store. 23/03/2020
Now playing Next Iran Hardliners set for big gains in Iran's legislative elections Turnout will be seen as a key measure of support for Iran's leadership at the time of a sanctions-linked economic downturn and diplomatic isolation. 21/02/2020
Now playing Next Italy Italian banks are closing Iranian citizens' accounts over US sanctions Italian banks can not refuse their service on the basis of nationality but many Iranians facing banking difficulties say there is no other reasons being their accounts being closed. 13/02/2020
Now playing Next Iran Foreign football coaches in Iran are collateral damage to US sanctions Hundreds protested in Tehran on Monday after Italy's Andrea Stramaccioni quit as manager of Esteghlal FC because US sanctions prevent him from getting his salary. 11/12/2019