Iran dismisses Denmark’s claim as an attempt to mar EU-Iran relations
The spokesman for Iranian Foreign Ministry Bahram Ghasemi has rejected Danish officials’ claim that an Iranian intelligence service had tried to assassinate a dissident as an attempt against the growing relations between Iran and Europe. After Danish officials’ accused Iranian intelligence services of attempting to kill an Iranian dissident in Denmark on Tuesday, Bahram Ghasemi strongly rejected […]
Zarif condemns terrorist attack on Pittsburgh synagogue
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has condemned terrorist attack on a synagogue in Pittsburgh which left 11 people dead. “Extremism and terrorism know no race or religion, and must be condemned in all cases. The world deserves better than to have to live with weaponized demagoguery. Thoughts and prayers with victims of terrorist attack […]
Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan Wrap Up Ministerial Meeting in Istanbul Issuing Joint Statement
Foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and the Republic of Azerbaijan concluded a trilateral meeting in the city of Istanbul with a joint statement that entails closer political and economic cooperation among the three neighbors. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Turkey’s Mevlut Cavusoglu and Azerbaijan’s Elmar Mammadyarov held their sixth trilateral meeting in Istanbul on […]
VP urges taking advantage of free zones’ potential in sanctions era
First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri said that free and special economic zones enjoy high capacities and are a great opportunity for the development of the country. Free and special economic zones can play a leading role in sanctions period, the issue of which should be taken into consideration, Jahangiri noted. Speaking in a meeting of […]
Iran could turn to cryptocurrencies to evade some sanctions
Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali, the head of Iran’s Passive Defense Organization, has said “cryptocurrencies are untraceable in the financial and monetary system of each country, but internationally they can provide us with great opportunities.” He told the state Channel 2 News on Monday that passive defense is “deceptively simple”, since we are always faced with threats in […]
FM Zarif lands in Istanbul for working visit
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, heading a high-ranking delegation, has landed in Turkish city Istanbul to take part at the 6th ministerial meetings of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran. Foreign Minister Zarif is in Istanbul on a working visit to take part at the 6th trilateral meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the […]
US wrong choices lead to disaster in Middle East
The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticized the US ‘blind support’ for Saudi Arabia and Israeli regime which has led to disaster in the Middle East region. “The United States is continuously and persistently on the wrong side,” Mohammad Javad Zarif said earlier today in interview with CBS TV network in Tehran. When […]
General Baqeri to visit Baku on Wednesday
Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, chief of the Iranian Joint Staff of Armed Forces, is scheduled to visit Baku, the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on Wednesday. Heading a delegation on his two-day visit, General Baqeri is going to hold meetings on border cooperation, countering terrorism, and regional developments, IRNA reported. The visit comes […]
Iran-Europe monetary mechanism established
The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has said a bilateral monetary agreement has been struck between Iran and Europe, through which exporters can receive their revenues from exports to other countries. Abdolnaser Hemmati said the details of the monetary mechanism with Europe had been discussed with the Europeans in Brussels last week, […]
Vote of confidence session proof of political maturity: VP
Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs Hossein-Ali Amiri said on Sunday that a Saturday parliamentary session to cast vote of confidence for four proposed ministers showed the country’s “political maturity”. The parliamentary session was an example of “unity between the government and parliament” and was a “show of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s political maturity”, he […]