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, […]

 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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]