Bourse and Bazaar |Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: As first reported inForeign Policy,American career diplomat Chris Backemeyer, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iranian Affairs, is to be moved to a new role within the State Departments Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Backemeyer will be replaced by Andrew L. Peek, a former intelligence officer in the U....

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Iran starts construction of Bushehr-2 power-generating unit The execution operations on the construction of the second unit at the site of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, known as the Bushehr-2 project, has begun on Sat. with Irans first VP in attendance. VP: Implementation of ...

Tehran, Sept 10, IRNA A senior US State Department official has verified Irans commitment to its nuclear obligations. In a panel discussion on Friday, deputy assistant secretary of state for Iran Chris Backemeyer said, Iran is living up to the commitments it made as part of a nuclear agreement reached with six world powers in 2015. He made the ...

Following complaints by corporate leaders that fears of US punitive actions is preventing banks from processing transactions with Iran, Washington has emphasized that it has no intention to obstruct business with the Islamic Republic. Rather, it says it has started a diplomatic campaign to persuade wary firms that doing business with Iran now that ...