Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 09:00 GMT, May 17, 2022

US President Joe Biden’s administration has announced plans to ease some sanctions imposed on Cuba by the former administration, including family remittances and travel, but the move falls short of ending the maximum pressure campaign.

The Hungarian Government led by Viktor Orban is attracting scathing criticism from other EU nations.

Russians will soon start “executive operations” on developing two oil fields in Iran, Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Company Mohsen Khojastehmehr has said.

Iran’s top negotiator in the Vienna talks says other countries affected by sanctions are on the lookout for Iran’s “sanctions nullifying knowledge.”

After a spirited fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, lasting more than two years, the new virus map released by Iran’s health ministry on Friday has brought a big cheer to people across the country.

Putin says anti-Moscow sanctions imposed by the West over Ukraine conflict have backfired.