Former Foreign Minister and current Head of Iran’s Foreign Policy Strategic Council, Kamal Kharrazi, said Europe’s prestige and reputation makes necessary the resistance against US pressures over JCPOA. Speaking to a German delegation from Berghof Foundation late on Monday, Kharrazi touched upon the Syrian issue, saying “Astana Peace Process has been quite efficient and greatly helped to reduce violence […]

TEHRAN – Behrooz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), has said that replacing the U.S. with Britain in redesigning the Arak heavy water reactor was not decided by Iran. “Previously, China and the U.S. were supposed to deal with the technical issues related to the reactor, but Britain accepted the responsibility […]

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has appointed Seyyed Rahmatollah Akrami as Acting Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance. On Monday afternoon, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani appointed Seyyed Rahmatollah Akrami as Acting Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, according to the official website of Iran’s presidency ‘preisdent.ir’. Akrami’s appointment comes a day after the Iranian parliament sacked Iranian […]

President Hassan Rouhani is attending today’s Parliament session on Tue. to answer MPs’ questions on his government’s handling of the country’s economic situation. The president is accompanied by his first VP Es’hahgh Jahangiri, and a number of his cabinet ministers including FM Zarif, Interior Minister Rahmani-Fazli, ICT Minister Azari-Jahromi, and Minister of Culture Salehi. VP […]

Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud ALavi said Mon. that the security forces have disbanded two terrorist teams in the west of the country, killing 2 and detaining 14 others in two separate operations. Seyed Mahmoud ALavi told Iranian state TV IRIB on Monday that in two separate operations, the intelligence forces in two western provinces of […]

The newly-appointed Commander of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said that Iran is holding sway in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. “All military vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz are observing the international law and the strait is monitored round the clock and the […]

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami praised the Holy Shrine Defenders as well as Syrian Army and people for their resistance and struggles to curb domination systems and their allies. According to the Public Relations Department of Iran’s Defense Ministry, Brigadier General Amir Hatami made the remarks on the second day of his visit to […]

Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, the Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament, told South Korean Ambassador to Tehran Ryu Jeong-Hyun that the future of Iran-S Korea relations is dependent on whether obeying or defying US sanctions against Iran. “In the current situation, the continuation of relations is hinged upon the decision […]

 A senior member of Iranian Parliament, Alaeddin Boroujerdi casted doubt on the effectiveness of talks unless European countries commit that they would guarantee buying Iran’s oil and continuing trade. “I don’t think any special thing would happen in JCPOA-related talks with Europen countries, unless they commit to guarantee buying Iranian crude and preserving Iran’s economic […]

TEHRAN – In response to President Hassan Rouhani’s call for help in the face of economic problems, Basij Chief Gholamhossein Gheybparvar said on Sunday that the forces under his command are ready to help the government. “You are not alone … Basij’s experts are at your service in medicine, industry, and other areas,” Gheybparvar said, […]