Bavar-373 air defense system undergoing final tests
Iranian designed long-range mobile air defense system ‘Bavar-373’ is undergoing final tests and will become operational in the near future, deputy defense minister Brig. Gen. Talaei-Nik said Monday. The announcement was made by Deputy Defense Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Brigadier General Reza Talaei-Nik on the sidelines of a Parliament session with Defense Minister Amir Hatami delivering a report on […]
US ‘Iran Action Group’ runs counter to intl. law
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ghasemi said Mon. that the formation of ‘Iran Action Group’ by the United States follows Washington’s hostile policies toward Iran and runs counter to international law. Bahram Ghasemi made the remarks in his weekly press conference on Monday, in response to a question about Iran’s countermeasure toward the formation of the ‘Iran […]
‘US provokes warmongering, massacre among fellow Muslims’
Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei issued a message on Monday to the Hajj pilgrims, stressing that “US incites the Muslims to fight against each other.” The full message of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution is as follows: In the Name of God, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful, All Praise is […]
Parliament’s national security commission discusses Iran’s lawsuit against US
In a Sunday meeting in Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission the lawsuit relating to US JCPOA withdrawal and re-imposing sanctions on Iran in The Hague was discussed. Iran filed a lawsuit against the United States earlier in July in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that the Washington’s withdrawal from the […]
Rouhani to appear before Parl. on Aug. 28
President Hassan Rouhani would appear before parliament on Aug. 28 to answer questions on his government’s handling of the country’s economic situation, spokesman for the parliament’s presiding board said Monday. Behrouz Nemati, the spokesman for the Parliament’s presiding board, said the Parliament’s session on questioning President Rouhani will take place after the cabinet’s meeting with Leader […]
Iran defense achievements disturbs enemies’ dreams
First Deputy Speaker of Islamic Parliament of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, referring to a report by Iranian defense minister, said the country’s defense gains have thwarted the enemies’ plots. Speaking at the beginning of the Parliament open session on Tuesday, Pezeshkian pointed to his meeting behind doors with Amir Hatami, Iranian Defense Minister, and said “on […]
Iranian amb. to Oman not linked to any political party
Iranian Foreign Ministry Public Relations Department reported that Iranian ambassador to Oman is not linked to any political party in the country. Iranian Foreign Ministry Public Relations Department strongly denied the release of news with regard to the membership of Iranian Ambassador to Oman Mohammad-Reza Nouri-Shahroudi in one of the political parties of the country. […]
Leader appoints new air force chief
Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei has appointed Brig. Gen. Aziz Nasirzadeh as the new commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF). In his decree on Aug. 19, the Leader noted that the appointment was made upon recommendation by commander of Iran’s Army Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi and in view of Nasirzadeh’s commitment, aptitude, […]
FM Zarif says US has ‘addiction to sanctions’
In a Sunday interview with the CNN, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the United States is addicted to applying sanctions on Iran. “I believe there is a disease in the United States and that is the addiction to sanctions,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday in an interview from Tehran with […]
US faces isolation in global community by sanctioning Iran
The recent statement of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani regarding isolation of the US due to its unilateral withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, also known as JCPOA, seems to become more relevant with every passing day as obvious from the actions of BRICS, EU and other countries like Turkey. The crux of 2018 BRICS […]