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Claim of request for talks with Trump is ‘farcical’, Iran says 22 Sep 2018

Claim of request for talks with Trump is ‘farcical’, Iran says

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Friday that Iran has never requested meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Reportedly, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has claimed that Iran had requested a meeting with Trump during the United Nations General Assembly which is scheduled to be held from September 18 to […]

U.S. cannot undermine Iran-Iraq ties 22 Sep 2018

U.S. cannot undermine Iran-Iraq ties

 Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the parliament speaker, has said that political and parliamentary ties between Iran and Iraq cannot be damaged by the U.S. pressure. Iraq’s newly-elected Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi and Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani held a phone conversation on Sunday. Reportedly, Halbousi denied a part of the […]

Iran to defeat Trump just like it did Saddam, won’t abandon missiles 22 Sep 2018

Iran to defeat Trump just like it did Saddam, won’t abandon missiles

 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Iranians will defeat US President Donald Trump like what they did to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein; the same will happen to Trump. America will suffer the same fate as Saddam Hussein. “The most influential weapon of the Islamic Republic are missiles, and with recent pressure of the enemies, we appreciate […]

Terrorists open fire at military parade in Ahvaz 22 Sep 2018

Terrorists open fire at military parade in Ahvaz

The military parade currently underway in southwest city of Ahvaz have come under terrorist attacks on Saturday. A number of armed assailants have opened fire at a military parade currently underway in Ahvaz, southwest of Iran , Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) reported. There have been reports of fatalities, although the exact number is still […]

Zarif dismisses U.S. talks offer, says U.S. broke nuclear deal 22 Sep 2018

Zarif dismisses U.S. talks offer, says U.S. broke nuclear deal

On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hit back at a U.S. offer of negotiations, saying the United States had violated the terms of the 2015 nuclear accord. In May, President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of that nuclear accord – which put limits on Iran’s nuclear work in return for termination of […]

Russia-Turkey summit ‘important step to remove terrorists from region’ 18 Sep 2018

Russia-Turkey summit ‘important step to remove terrorists from region’

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said the agreement by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi to create a demilitarized zone in Idlib, is an important step to remove the terrorists remaining in Syria. Speaking to the reporters on Tuesday, […]

Rouhani condoles demise of some Iranians in Monday road accident 18 Sep 2018

Rouhani condoles demise of some Iranians in Monday road accident

President Rouhani sent a message to express condolences over the passing of a number of citizens in a tragic bus accident on Natanz-Kashan road and wished rapid recovery for those who have been injured in the accident. “The tragic accident of a passenger bus with a fuel tanker on Natanz-Kashan road that left a number […]

Zarif says his meetings with Kerry were ‘public, pre-announced’ 18 Sep 2018

Zarif says his meetings with Kerry were ‘public, pre-announced’

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said that his meetings with US former Secretary of State John Kerry has been public, pre-scheduled and announced. “The visit to New York is a very good opportunity for the country’s diplomacy and is at the highest level of presidency,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, on Tuesday, touching upon […]

‘Pompeo should thank Kerry for maintaining back channel to Zarif’ 18 Sep 2018

‘Pompeo should thank Kerry for maintaining back channel to Zarif’

 Former Deputy Director of the CIA John McLaughlin has said that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo should thank John Kerry, former secretary of state, for maintaining back channel to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. “Former Deputy Director of the CIA John McLaughlin tells @MSNBC: @SecPompeo should “thank” @JohnKerry for maintaining his back channel […]

Iran’s envoy named IAEA conference vice president 18 Sep 2018

Iran’s envoy named IAEA conference vice president

Kazem Gharib Abadi, Iran’s representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, has been elected as the vice president of the International Atomic Energy Agency annual conference. The 62nd Annual Regular Session of the IAEA General Conference started in Vienna on Monday, September 17, and will run until September 21. During the conference, high-ranking officials and representatives […]