The US opposes the presence of European businesses in Iran as Washington eyes long-term interests of American companies in the Iranian market, a sociologist says. By criticizing visits to Iran by economic delegations, the US seeks to defend the long-term interests of American companies and keep the Iranian market from being overrun by European firms,...

[caption id="attachment_23974" align="alignright" width="180"] Iranian MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi[/caption] A senior Iranian legislator says the US-engineered sanctions against the Islamic Republic are falling apart, and European companies will not heed Washingtons threats against the enhancement of business ties with Tehran. Truth is that the high wall ...

The US risks isolation on the issue of Iran if it is going to continue threatening countries against doing business with Iran, says political analyst and professor at the University of Tehran, Seyed Mohammad Marandi. Investors are once again flocking to Iran - over 100 Frenchcompaniesdescended on Tehran on February 3 to establish business connections....

Secretary of State John Kerry Wednesday said he has warned France that it would face sanctions if it seeks to revive business in Iran. In an interview with broadcaster CNN, Kerry responded to reports that French and Turkish business delegations have travelled to Tehran in the weeks since Iran agreed to reduce some of its nuclear activities in return ...

French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici has brushed off criticism by US officials regarding a French business delegation's visit to Iran. Moscovici on Wednesday said the visit by the French business figures was "a bet on the future based both on firmness and negotiation." "It's not about doing 'business as usual," Moscovici told reporters in Paris,...