Zarif calls on UK to be prudent to thwart US ploy
In a tweet on Sunday, Iranian foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on UK to exercise prudence and have foresight to be able to thwart US ploys seeking to pull the European country into a quagmire.
Envoy urges UK to refrain from escalating tension with Iran
Iranian ambassador to London, Hamid Baeidinejad, has called on the UK government to contain those domestic political forces who want to escalate existing tension between Iran and the UK over the tanker incident.
IRGC responded to British act of piracy: Larijani
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani made a one-sentence remark referring to the Friday’s seizure of a British oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz.
Zarif slams US unilateral adventurism at NAM ministerial meeting
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif censured the United States’ modern wave of extremist and unilateral adventurism as the most significant challenge to global peace and stability.
Iran not to accept words without action: senior MP
A senior Iranian lawmaker says that Tehran will not accept ‘beautiful’ remarks of European countries while there are no actions followed.
U.S. more disgraced, defeated than ever: Emami Kashani
At no time has the U.S. been so clearly disgraced and defeated in the world, Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani, a Tehran Friday prayer leader, said on Friday.
UK piracy of Iranian-operated oil tanker will receive a strong response
Mojtaba Zonnour, chairman of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, slammed the UK’s illegal seizure of an Iranian supertanker in Gibraltar, saying the act of “piracy” will receive a definite answer.
Iran should not capitulate to ‘humiliating’ INSTEX: MP
An Iranian lawmaker said that the EU-proposed financial mechanism is a means to buy more time and to humiliate the Iranian nation which should not be accepted by the Iranian administration.
Century deal aimed at redrawing region’s map: Amir Abollahian
Iranian Parliamentary Director General for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Tue. that the US peace plan for the Palestinian issue dubbed the “Deal of the Century” is a new conspiracy to redraw the map of the region.
Iran not to leave UK piracy unanswered
Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei slammed the UK’s illegal seizure of an Iranian supertanker in Gibraltar, saying the act of “piracy” will not go unanswered.