In a message to the fifty-third meeting of the Union of University Students Islamic Associations in Europe, Ayatollah Khamenei stressed: It is a jihad in the path of Allah for Iranian students —anywhere in the world—who join the movement of contributing to the development of the country, moving it towards independence from foreigners. The full […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif censured an anti-Iran conference which is going to be held in Poland by the United States, saying that it is a ‘desperate circus’ that will marginalize the participants. In a Friday tweet, Zarif wrote, “Reminder to host/participants of an anti-Iran conference: those who attended last US anti-Iran show are […]

 Iran held a massive aerial drill in central province of Isfahan on Friday, targeting various positions with domestically made missiles and smart bombs. During the operational stage on Friday morning, the F-4 Phantom fighter jets fired Maverick tactical air-to-ground missiles and Qassed smart bombs, Tasnim news agency reported. The two-day drill, started on Thursday, codenamed […]

President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that domestically-manufactured rockets will carry two new satellites into orbit in the coming weeks. Rouhani made the remarks during a ceremony held to commemorate the death of former president and chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in Tehran on Thursday. Rouhani said, “Missiles are our defensive […]

 Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran welcomes India’s investing in its key energy sector. In a Wednesday interview with an Indian news agency, Zarif said New Delhi can look at investments in Iran’s oil, gas and petrochemical sectors. Talks are underway between the two sides to weight the conditions of cooperation in the sector, […]

 Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the United States may seem to wage security, political and economic war against Iran, but in principle, they target religious foundations, as the source of their adventures.” Larijani made the remark on the occasion of the uprising of the people of Qom against the Pahlavi regime on January 9, 1978, on Wednesday prior to […]

Iranian lawmakers on Wed. approved the general outlines of an amendment bill on parliamentary elections law. During a Wed. open session at the Parliament, Iranian lawmakers passed the general outlines of an amendment bill on parliamentary elections law with 155 votes in favor, 64 votes against, and two in abstention. Following the voting, Parliament Speaker Ali […]

 The Senior Aide to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari departed Tehran for Moscow on Wednesday morning. The Iranian diplomat will exchange views with Russian officials regarding regional developments, especially in Syria. On December 18, 2018, foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey, as guarantors of the Astana format, held a meeting in Geneva with the UN […]

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned against the enemies’ conspiracies against the Iranian nation, calling for preservation of the Islamic Revolution’s values to foil such plots. Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks during a meeting with people from Qom province this morning in Tehran. Describing Qom as the starting point of the […]

One of Iran’s main economic policies, under the framework of the sixth five-year development plan, is modification of banking system and reformation of monetary policies, moving forward toward which the Rouhani administration put forward the plan to shift the national currency from Rial to Toman earlier in December 2016 by eliminating specific number of zeroes. […]