Iran, EU hold high-level political talks in Brussels
The fourth round of Iran-EU high-level political talks were held Mon. in Brussels, where the two sides conferred on a wide variety of issues, including bilateral cooperation and regional developments. The fourth round of Iran-EU high-level political talks were chaired by Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Helga Schmid and Iranian Deputy […]
Israeli regime behind division in Islamic World
Head of Iran’s Foreign Policy Strategic Council Seyed Kamal Kharrazi said on Monday that the occupying Israeli regime is the main reason behind division in the Islamic World. During a meeting with former Jordan prime minister, Taher Nashat al-Masri, in Tehran, Kharrazi pointed to the Zionist regime and its allies’ role in creating divisions among […]
Qatar Airways to increase flights to Iran despite US threats
Qatar Airways will add more flights to Iran from January, the state-owned Persian Gulf airline announced on Monday just weeks after the United States reimposed sanctions on Tehran. Qatar Airways will add two weekly flights to its existing Doha-Tehran route and add three weekly flights on its Shiraz service in January. It will also launch […]
Parl. approves Iran’s membership to APLAC
Iranian lawmakers on Monday approved the country’s membership to the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC), which was proposed by President Rouhani last May. In today’s open session of the Parliament, lawmakers passed a bill on Iran’s membership to the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC). The bill had been submitted to the Parliament by […]
Iran willing to wait out Trump’s approach: Zarif
In an interview with USA TODAY, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran is willing to hold talks with the US provided that there is a change in the US administration’s approach toward Iran. In a short video uploaded from Zarif’s interview with the visiting USA TODAY correspondent on the American daily website, the Iranian […]
‘Aban 13th’ rallies proves people’s reliance on Islamic Revolution
President Hassan Rouhani said that holding of the “National Day of Fight against Global Arrogance” indicates people’s reliance and great willingness towards the Islamic Revolution and its ideals. Speaking at a cabinet meeting on Sunday evening, he said that at the time when US hostility towards Iran has intensified and they have illegally withdrawn from […]
‘U.S. on verge of political suicide’
Brigadier General Hossein Salami, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps second-in-command, said on Saturday that the U.S. is on the verge of “political and economic suicide”. “As the Leader [Ayatollah Ali Khamenei] has said, the U.S. power is waning because of its wrong policies and lack of political logic,” Salami said in a televised interview. “The […]
Taiwan hopes for Iran oil sanction waiver
Taiwan was waiting to see whether it was one of the ‘eight jurisdictions’ expected to receive waivers to continue buy oil from Iran despite sanctions from the United States. Donald Trump is scheduled to reimpose measures against Iran’s energy, shipping, shipbuilding and financial sectors on November 5, but eight countries were expected to be left […]
Iran sanctions ‘big mistake’: Nation of Islam leader
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has said reimposing sanctions against Iran by Washington is a “big mistake”, and that the era of U.S. totalitarianism in the world is over. Farrakhan made the remarks in a meeting with Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, in Tehran on Sunday. “Christians say the devil is a […]
Zarif to appear before Parl. to answer lawmakers’ questions
Foreign Minister Mohamamd Javad Zarif is set to attend a Parliament’s open session today to answer lawmakers’ questions on foreign policy issues. Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh, a member of the governing board of the Parliament, said the top diplomat will be questioned by six lawmakers, including Hossein-Ali Haji-Deligani, the representative of Shahin Shahr, on three issues. […]