Iran, Syria sign technical, defense coop. agreement
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami and his Syrian counterpart General Ali Abdullah Ayyoub signed a bilateral agreement to develop military and defense cooperation between Tehran and Damascus. An agreement between the ministry of defense and armed forces logistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the ministry of defense of the Syrian Arab […]
‘Americans are more focused on psychological warfare against Iran’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Americans always resort to psychological warfare, especially against Iranians and their international partners. Zarif made the remarks in an interview with Reza Rashidpour, at Hala Khorshid TV program, on Sunday morning. “Americans are accustomed to remaining in a deal in favor of their interests, however regarding JCPOA, they said […]
IRGC cmdr. says foreign threats have adverse effect
Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that military threats against the Islamic Republic have an adverse effect, stressing that the enemy will be the loser. Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari made the remarks in a ceremony at Razi University in the western city of Kermanshah on Sunday. Jafari described the country’s complicated […]
Iranian official says Iraq security is important for region
Iranian Parliament Speaker’s Special Aide Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iraq enjoys strategic position in the region and its security is very important. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a meeting with a group of newly-elected Iraqi lawmakers on Sunday afternoon, during which he said that wars in the region over the past years have occurred with the aim […]
Rouhani calls for immediate relief to quake-hit Kermanshah people
In a phone call with Interior Minister Rahmani Fazli and Kermanshah Governor General Houshang Bazvand, President Hassan Rouhani called for providing immediate relief and assistance to victims of the earthquake which hit Kermanshah province early hours of Sunday. A magnitude 5.9 quake stroke Tazehabad, Western Kermanshah province, around 3 AM on Sunday. The tremor occured […]
Rouhani orders Foreign Ministry to follow-up Hour al-Azim wildfire case in Iraq
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has sent a letter to Foreign Ministry, tasking the body to seriously follow the case of Hour al-Azim wildfire in Iraqi part of the wetland, said chief of Khuzestan provincial department of environment on Saturday. The chief of Iran’s Department of Environment Isa Kalantari had requested for the help of president […]
Two dead, 241 injured in 6.0 quake in western Iran: officials
Two people were killed and more than 200 injured in a strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck western Iran near the border with Iraq early Sunday, officials told local media. The shallow quake hit 26 kilometres (16 miles) southwest of the city of Javanrud in Kermanshah province, the US Geological Survey said, near the site of […]
Iran Puts Economic Corruption Defendants on Public Trial
The first public court trial of individuals involved in major economic corruption cases in Iran was held on Saturday, with name of defendants released after Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei’s recent letter to the Judiciary chief. In one of the court hearings, prime suspect Hamid Baqeri Darmani was on trial for […]
Zarif says Iran still waiting for EU to guarantee oil sales, banking ties
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says that the EU is expected to take some steps to save the nuclear deal including preserving Iran’s oil sales and its banking relations. Zarif made the remarks on Saturday afternoon on the sidelines of a conference in Tehran in response to questions put forward by reporters regarding the package […]
United Iran will get past problems, Rouhani says
TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that the country will pass through problems with unity and resistance. “Undoubtedly, we will pass through all problems with unity,” he said at the ceremony of renewing allegiance to Imam Khomeini’s ideals. He noted that the country is currently through difficult times and attached great importance […]