A top Iranian diplomat once again affirms the failure of the United States’ maximum pressure policy towards Iran.

The issue of Iran's membership in Paris-based Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) is one of the hotly disputed topics, with proponents and opponents each ardently sticking to their respective positions.

The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement, to be signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Moscow on Friday, marks an unprecedented alignment between the two countries.

The steel industry, the second biggest in the world after oil and gas with an estimated global turnover of $900 billion, has a history of more than 45 years in Iran where it is a strategic sector.

Iran has been striving to produce knowledge by taking advantage of its vast assets for many years and has made great achievements in this regard.

With US President-elect Donald Trump reportedly planning to drastically increase sanctions on Iran and throttle its oil sales, mobilizing the country’s indigenous capabilities in all areas in order to take appropriate countermeasures is essential.

The Iranian deputy minister says new EU and UK sanctions on the Islamic Republic’s shipping lines will only target ordinary people.