TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said on Sunday that the West has an “inhumane” approach toward the issue of human rights, saying the West is using the issue as a tool. Speaking at a ceremony marking the Islamic Human Rights and Human Dignity Day, the top judge cited separation of children from […]

TEHRAN – An Iranian politician has called on the European Union to take an outright measure before imposition of the new U.S. sanctions if it is really willing to make up for the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal. In an interview with Tasnim published on Sunday, Majid Takht Ravanchi, deputy director for political […]

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) have conducted major naval exercises in the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. “The exercise was conducted with the aim of controlling and safeguarding the international waterway, within the framework of annual IRGC schedule for military drills,” Brigadier General Ramazan Sharif, the spokesman for the Islamic Revolution […]

 In a Sunday statement, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has strongly condemned the Sat. terrorist attack and assassination attempt on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Bahram Ghasemi condemned the attack, saying “we consider this move a step toward causing instability and insecurity in Venezuela, which could have only benefitted the enemies of the country’s people and government.” […]

Iran’s ICT Ministry said Sun. that individuals involved in the BGP hijacking case that caused a disruption in the international routing system have been referred to relevant security bodies for further investigation. The report published by Iran Communication Regulatory Authority, a subsidiary of ICT Ministry, notes that the temporary BGP hijacking – a redrawing of […]

Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Morteza Safari Natanzi says that the EU package to keep Iran nuclear deal alive ‘are not totally bad’ though they fail to meet Iran’s demands. “Overall assessments show that the Europeans’ package is not totally bad, but it does not provide much for the […]

The first meeting of Iran-Azerbaijan Joint Consular Commission was held in the Iranian capital on Saturday, during which the two sides agreed to fully implement existing agreements. Iran-Azerbaijan Joint Consular Commission held its first meeting in Tehran on Saturday to discuss bilateral consular cooperation including visa facilitation, extradition of convicts, combating drug trafficking and organized crimes. The […]

Some media outlets have cited anonymous sources about the possibility of President Rouhani’s meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly next month. The idea of meeting between the two countries mounted when last Monday, during a press conference with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Trump said he […]

Brigadier General Amir Hatami, Iranian Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, criticized US destabilizing role in the Middle East region. “The Americans and some other countries have spent more than $500 billion to create insecurity in the region,” said Brigadier General Amir Hatami, Iranian Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics. The Iranian official […]

Ahmad Araghchi was dismissed on Sat. from his position as deputy head in charge of currency by the newly-appointed governor to Central Bank, Abdolnaser Hemmati. The newly-appointed Governor of CBI (the Central Bank of Iran), Abdolnaser Hemmati, dismissed Seyyed Ahmad Araghchi, the CBI’s Deputy-Governor for Currency on Saturday, reported Tasnim News Agency. This is while […]