Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif spotlighted Iran’s reliability as a friend and business partner for Kurds after his visit to the Kurdistan Region during a trip to Iraq. In a late Tuesday twitter message, Zarif hailed the comprehensive talks with the leaders of the Kurdistan region, saying that Kurds can rely on the Islamic Republic […]

 An Iranian parliamentary delegation left Tehran on Sunday morning for Damascus to discuss parliamentary ties with Syrian officials, Mehr reported. Headed by Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, the delegation is set to exchange views with Syrian officials about the future of Tehran-Damascus relations in the post-Daesh era. The […]

Mohammad Ali Hosseini, a former Foreign Ministry spokesman, has said that the European Union move in imposing sanctions on an Iranian intelligence service over claims of Iran’s assassination plot will not be beneficial to Europe. In an interview with Mehr news agency published on Sunday, he described the EU’s decision as wrong. He noted that […]

A Boeing 707 cargo plane, outbound from Kyrgyzstan, crashed on Monday (08:30 local time) in Fath Airport, located in Karaj, Alborz province, 40 kilometers west of the capital Tehran. Sources familiar with the initial crash report said the plane, with ten people on board, had taken off from Bishkek heading to Karaj’s Payam International Airport, […]

 Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that the Iraqi authorities’ positive stances toward Tehran will help improve ties between Iran and Iraq. Heading a politico-economic delegation, Zarif arrived in Baghdad on Sunday, IRNA reported. “In this trip, we plan to explore the areas of expansion of relations and cooperation,” he told reporters. According […]

 Head of Iran’s Passive Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali said that Europe cannot be trusted, adding the European countries side with the US in pressuring Iran. “Through announcing their efforts to preserve the JCPOA, Europeans both wanted to keep the nuclear deal alive and pave the way for the US sanctions, and today we see […]

 The New York Times has included Iran in its 2019 edition of Places to Go list, noting the country takes “the top spot.” The inclusion comes among escalating tensions between Iran and the United States as Prescient Donald Trump pulled America out of the Iran nuclear deal in May 2017 and restored sanctions against the […]

 The tenth edition of Iran’s Doors and Windows Technology International Exhibition (Do-WinTech 2019) is due to be held on January 23-26 in Tehran, IRIB reported. During the four-day event, over 350 domestic and foreign companies will gather at the Tehran International Permanent Fairgrounds to showcase their latest products and services. The exhibition will cover a […]

Iran has strongly dismissed the rumors on Tehran’s exit from the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). In a late Saturday statement, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said the rumors on Iran’s withdrawal from JCPOA are totally untrue and the Islamic Republic remains committed to the pact. His […]

Former Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim Rahimpour has said that Iran held talks with Taliban for security of its borders with Afghanistan. In an interview with ILNA published on Saturday, he said that Iran’s talks with Taliban have been in line with protecting security of borders and helping peace process in Afghanistan. He said Kabul has […]