Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has congratulated Iran men’s national under-20 volleyball team on winning the Asian title. Bahram Ghasemi issued a message on Sunday to extend congratulations to Iran’s volleyball team, managers and coaches on their notable achievement at 2018 Asian Men’s U20 Volleyball Championship in Bahrain. The Iranian team routed South Korea 3-0 in three straight […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will pay a visit to Singapore in the coming days to sign a pact between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said on Saturday that Mr. Zarif is scheduled to sign a Treaty of […]

The alleged plans detailing an American attack on Iran surfaced in the media amid ongoing saber-rattling between the two countries in a spat ignited by Washington’s decision to pull out of the 2015 nuclear deal. At a news conference on Friday, US Defense Secretary James Mattis denied reports that Washington was evaluating a strike against Tehran. The […]

The Iranian Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian says that institutionalizing fighting over water debate in Middle East could ignite massive wars that could burn the entire region. Reza Ardakanian made the remarks in a national conference dubbed “Water Challenges in the East of the Country: What Can the Government and People Do?” which was held […]

Spokesman for Iranian Parliament National Security Commission Naghavi Hosseini urged Iranian Foreign Ministry to seriously follow up fact-finding committee on Mina tragedy. He pointed to the dispatching of Iranian pilgrims to perform hajj rituals, saying “it is for three years that Mina tragedy has remained intact without any investigation of the case.” Like previous years, suitable […]

The chairman of the Economic Commission in Iran’s Parliament says that MPs will likely question President Rouhani over handling of the economy in the coming weeks. President Rouhani had to change the governor of the Central Bank of Iran on Wednesday in a bid to quell the lawmakers’ opposition to the handling of the economy […]

TEHRAN – Reformist lawmaker Mohammad-Reza Tabesh has reacted to anti-Iran remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, saying Trump rules his country “as if he is still a hotel owner”. Trump who threatened Iran with a strong military attack on July 23 said a few days later that the U.S. is ready for a “real deal” […]

TEHRAN – A senior political analyst has said U.S. President Donald Trump is in a zero-sum game with Iran, and he is after a victory for the United States through negotiations which are backed by threats. Davoud Hermidas-Bavand, a politics professor, said Trump announces sanctions against Iran and proposes dialogue and at the same time […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has issued a statement congratulating successful parliamentary elections in Pakistan, expressing hope for further strengthening bilateral ties. In the Friday statement, Ghasemi expressed “Iran’s readiness as ever to expand all-out ties between the two Muslim countries in line with the mutual interests of the two great nations of Iran […]

TERHAN – Iran has provided most of technical infrastructures for e-government and is undergoing rapid development in this field, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) minister said on Monday, Mehr reported. Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi made the remarks during his meeting with members of Majlis [the Iranian parliament] industry and mine committee. “We have already […]