Six men who were scheduled to be deported from Austria were brought to local hospitals in critical condition late on Friday night after apparently setting fire to their cells in a Vienna detention center. According to local media, a suicide note signed by the entire group was found by investigators. At around 10:30 pm local […]

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei attended a mourning ceremony at the Imam Khomeini’s Hosseinieh on the first night of mourning for the Master of Martyrs Imam Hossein (AS) and his companions. The ceremony was attended by thousands of people and a number of government officials in the presence of the […]

iran on Saturday denounced an attack by protesters on its embassy in Paris, holding the French security apparatus accountable for their failure to protect the diplomatic mission. “The host country is responsible for ensuring the security of diplomatic sites, and it should take measures necessary to protect Iranian diplomatic missions in France,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman […]

Kamal Kharrazi, head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, said on Saturday that Europe’s package to save the 2015 nuclear deal should safeguard Iran’s rights. “Various negotiations have been held with the Europeans which will be continued and we hope that Iran’s rights would be safeguarded with the package that Europe is expected to […]

 In a Saturday meeting, Asadollah Abbasi, the president of Iran-South Korea parliamentary friendship group, and Kang Seok-ho, a senior member of the South Korean National Assembly, agreed that bilateral relations must not be affected by U.S. pressure. Pointing to U.S. policies against the Islamic Republic, Abbasi said Washington’s irrational policies, which are in violation of […]

Tehran says it could increase uranium enrichment if the European Union continues to act passively in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said so in an interview with the German news magazine Der Spiegel published on Saturday. “The Europeans and the other signatories must act […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman as well as the speaker of the Parliament Larijani have congratulated Sunni lawmaker Mohammed al-Halbousi on his election as the new speaker of Iraqi parliament. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi as well as Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani congratulated Mohammed al-Halbousi on his election as speaker of Iraqi Parliament. The […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif told Der Spiegel that it would be possible to think about holding talks with US only if the Western country returned to the Iran nuclear deal from which it withdrew back in May. Speaking to the German weekly news magazine on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister stressed that there is “no basis for […]

Germany and its European partners are considering setting up a payment system with Iran that allows the continuation of business transactions with the Islamic Republic once U.S. sanctions kick in, an economy ministry spokeswoman said on Friday. “As you know, it is a central goal of the EU and the German government to ensure that […]

The Embassy of Pakistan in Tehran commemorated Pakistan’s 53rd Defense Day with national fervor to pay homage to the indomitable courage of the Armed forces of Pakistan who fought valiantly in the 1965 war. A reception was hosted by Ambassador of Pakistan to Iran Ms Riffat Masood at her residence in the evening of 12th […]