Tehran, Aug 12, IRNA - Switzerland will lift its sanctions against Iran amid the nuclear agreement reached between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1 group of international negotiators, the Swiss Federal Council said Wednesday. 'Given this important turning point in the 12-year nuclear dispute, the Federal Council decided on 12 August to lift the ...

The Swiss government has partially copied EU's sanctions against Iran by having extended financial sanctions against this countrybut not freezing the assets of its central bank and imposing an oil embargo. Extending its previously financial sanctions, Switzerland has frozen the assets of eight companies and three individuals on Tuesday. The Federal ...