Stolen Achaemenid bas-relief returned to Iran
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo said a bas-relief of Achaemenid era, stolen from Iran at a point around 90 years ago, was finally found in New York and after the court ordered the piece to be returned to Iran, it was sent back to […]
Iran, Russia confer on combating terrorism
Iranian deputy FM Dehghani met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Vershinin on the sidelines of an anti-terror conference in Moscow, and exchanged views on ways to combat terrorism and expand bilateral cooperation. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Gholamhossein Dehghani, met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergei […]
US pressure won’t get any worse than this: Deputy FM
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi said Tue. that US pressure on Iran has reached its peak and the Nov. sanctions on Iran’s oil and banking sector will not ramp up the severity of the pressure any more than it is now. “We will not witness more intensified sanctions than what has […]
Chairman of OIC parl. union slams end of US UNRWA aid
Ali Larijani, the current Chairman of Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, has condemned US decision to cut financial aid to Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA). According to the official website of Iranian Parliament, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, the current Chairman of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC), issued a statement on […]
Efforts underway to ensure exit of terrorists from Idlib with least human cost
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammd Javad Zarif said Tue. that he recently visited Turkey and Syria’s capitals to secure the removal of terrorists from Idlib province with least human cost. “With regard to the very sensitive situation of Idlib, we are trying to make sure that the removal of terrorists from the region is carried out […]
Trump’s big challenges in re-imposing new sanctions on Iran
US President Donald Trump has faced big challenges in re-imposition of sanctions against Iran such as lack of support from its allies and modern financial technologies, the issue of which causes new US sanctions to be not as effective as the previous batch of sanctions imposed on Iran. Since new round of US sanctions on […]
VP calls on Iraq to respect Iran’s water rights to Hour al-Azim
The Iranian first vice-president Es’hagh Jahangiri has called on the Iraqi government to respect Iran’s water right in Hour al-Azim wetland, urging the foreign Ministry to pursue water-related issues. Es’hagh Jahangiri made the remarks in a Supreme Council meeting on water on Tuesday, during which he also said that the Islamic Republic of Iran is […]
Petrochemicals at forefront of countering sanctions: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tue. that the country’s oil, gas and petrochemicals are at the forefront of countering the enemies’ economic sanctions against Iran. President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Assalouyeh in southern Iran on Tuesday to visit and open three new petrochemical projects, including Phase 3 of Pardis Petrochemical Complex with a production capacity […]
Can sanctions force Iran to capitalize on its talents?
The reintroduction of illegal and unilateral sanctions against Iran by the Trump administration is frightening away major companies from the Iranian market. The Trump administration has threatened that any company that do business with Iran cannot do business in the United States. The U.S. also plans to introduce ban on Iranian oil exports in early […]
Slovenian pres. keen on developing ties with Iran
During the meeting between Iranian ambassador to Ljubljana and Slovenian president, Slovenian head of state Borut Pahor said that his country is resolute to keep relation with Iran. Kazem Shafei, Iranian new Ambassador to Ljubljana, submitted his letter of credentials to Slovenian President Borut Pahor. The Iranian ambassador handed his letter of credentials to the […]