Larijani urges Asian states to establish fiscal pacts
Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Friday that the Asian countries should take step to establish fiscal pacts and expand banking cooperation. “Now that the U.S. is imposing sanctions on various countries, many countries have considered finding other ways and they are studying fiscal pacts among Asian countries to reach a new criteria,” he […]
‘Iran, Russia can turn sanctions into opportunities’
Iran and Russia can turn the sanctions led by the U.S. on both countries into some unique opportunities for the expansion of bilateral ties, IRNA reported on Friday quoting Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian. The minister made the remarks speaking to the media on Thursday before leaving Russia in his tow-day stay in the country. […]
Zarif says Iran’s four-point plan is still viable option for Yemen crisis
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated on Friday that Iran’s four-point plan is still the only viable option to resolve the Yemeni crisis. “I said this on the crisis in Yemen in April 2015. Today, after untold human suffering & war crimes by the Saudi coalition & its U.S. accomplices, & efforts to whitewash […]
77 terrorist operations foiled in west, northwest Iran
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh announced on Tuesday that some 77 terrorist operations have been diffused in western and northwestern borders of the country during the current fiscal year (started on March 21). Addressing a gathering of military commanders in Falavarjan County in central Isfahan […]
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 […]