Iran FM to Trump: IR not a beauty contest
Iranian foreign minister has responded to the US president’s claim that the US is sanctioning Iran for the sake of the world peace by saying the international relations is not the realm of beauty contests. “International relations is not a beauty pageant, with tired clichés about a desire for World Peace,” Mohammad Javaz Zarif has […]
Trump’s moves harmful to regional security
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Tue. that US President Donald Trump’s measures are harmful for the security of the region, adding that Washington’s hostile behavior will not remain unanswered. The Iranian Parliament speaker made the remark in a meeting with Norwegian ambassador to Tehran, Lars Nordrum, on Tuesday. During the meeting, Larijani noted the […]
Enemy’s psychological warfare against Iran aims at forcing officials into negotiations
Deputy Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Hossein Salami said the United States is making use of a psychological warfare to put Iranian nation against the officials and force them into negotiation. Speaking in a ceremony to commemorate Martyr Morteza Hosseinpour on Tuesday, Salami said “today, no country will be safe without the efforts and […]
Iran distrustful of US as negotiating partner: intelligence minister
Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi says that Iran will not trust the United States even if it comes back to the nuclear deal from which it pulled out back in May. “If Trump returns to the JCPOA, there is no guarantee that the US does not violate it again. Iran does not trust the United […]
UN continues to encourage support for Iran nuclear deal
The United Nations continues to encourage support by all governments for the Iran nuclear deal, a UN spokesperson has said, after Washington vowed to re-impose sanctions on Iran lifted under the deal. Farhan Haq, a UN spokesperson, said on Monday that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres continues to view the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the […]
Pres. Rouhani condoles with Indonesia over tragic quake
Iranian President Rouhani sent a letter of condolences on Tuesday to his Indonesian counterpart, extending sympathies over the loss of lives following a magnitude-7.0 quake in the Indonesian resort island of Lombok. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani cabled a message on Tuesday to his Indonesian counterpart President Joko Widodo extending his deepest condolences on behalf of […]
Iran’s Assembly of Experts calls for improvement in economic conditions
The Assembly of Experts, a top body tasked with electing leader of the Islamic Revolution has called on the three branches of the establishment to take practical steps in improving the people’s economic situation. In a Tuesday statement, Assembly of Experts says that the country is facing a full-fledged economic and psychological warfare with the […]
73 yrs later, US militarism still as strong: Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Mon. that US militarism and total disregard for human life have not faded 73 years after the country nuked Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Foreign Minister Zarif in a tweet on Monday remembered the 73rd anniversary of the United States’ nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, […]
IRGC chief vows to retaliate terrorist attack
The Chief Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari promised to pound a heavy blow to terrorists to retaliate for the July 20 attack on a base in Marivan. The Chief Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said that the IRGC will […]
Judiciary: 45 arrested in corruption probe
TEHRAN – Judiciary spokesman Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i said on Monday that so far 45 people have been arrested as part of a probe into the high volatility in the foreign currency market. “So far, 45 individuals have been arrested over their role in the foreign currency market,” Mohseni-Eje’i said, ISNA reported. He added that a number […]