Informed source reveals Rouhani’s response to Trump’s repeated meeting requests
An informed source says President Rouhani refused US President Trump’s repeated requests for meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in Sep. due to Trump’s anti-Iran UN speech. Shargh Newspaper quoted an informed source in a report this morning as disclosing further details on Donald Trump’s ‘eight’ requests for a meeting with President Rouhani on […]
China, Russia are Iran’s strategic partners: senior Iranian MP
The Chairman of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said Wed. that Russia and China can make up for Iran’s reduced economic ties with Europe. “In a situation where European countries do not have much power to resist the United States’ pressures, our strategic allies can be very good economic partners for us in […]
Zarif meets outgoing French, Belgian, Dutch ambassadors
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate meetings with the outgoing ambassadors of France, Belgium and the Netherlands in Tehran. During the Wednesday meetings, the Iranian top diplomat referred to the long-time and historical relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Europe and warned about the enemies’ plots to sever relations between the two sides through false pretexts. He also underlined the dire need for Europe to avoid sheltering […]
Iran Foreign Min. presents 10th quarterly report on JCPOA to Parl.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi says the ministry has presented its tenth quarterly report on the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal to the Iranian Parliament. In a Wednesday statement, Ghasemi said the report was presented to the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission on Tuesday. “In its 10th report to the Parliament, the Foreign Ministry pointed out that during the first three months of this Persian year, all the developments of the Iran […]
Lake Urmia likely to revive in 10 years; building our hopes up?
TEHRAN — Chief of West Azarbaijan province’s Department of Environment, Parviz Arasteh, has said that Lake Urmia will be revived within the next 10 years, but is he building our hopes up? Lake Urmia, was once gloriously shining like a turquoise in northwest Iran, but within 20 years the lake went down the pan as […]
Netanyahu acts like a beggar: Iran’s Velayati
TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acts like a beggar by making travels to other countries to beg for others’ help. According to ISNA, Velayati said in an interview with Russia Today that Iran’s presence in Syria would […]
Iran’s Defense Minister Says Crushing Response Awaits Any Aggressor
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami cautioned the enemies of the dire consequences of aggression against the Islamic Republic, recommending that they treat Iran with respect. In comments made during a visit to a military industrial complex on Wednesday, General Hatami said the Iranian nation has proved that it is not aggressive, but would […]
Iran builds new factory to develop centrifuge rotors: nuclear chief
Iran’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said Tue. that Iran has built a new rotor factory that can produce about 60 centrifuges a day to increase the uranium enrichment capacity to 190000 SWU upon the directive of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution. Head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi made the […]
IAEA’s inspection of Iranian university approved by SNSC
Iranian Minister of Science said Wed. that the inspection of one of Iran’s universities by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was carried out upon the decision of the Supreme National Security Council. Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Minister of Science, Research and Technology, Mansour Gholami, implicitly confirmed the IAEA’s inspection […]
Trump made 8 requests for meeting Rouhani in NY
US President Donald Trump had requested a meeting with President Rouhani ‘eight times’ on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in Sep., according to Rouhani’s chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi. “During Rouhani’s last visit to New York for the UN General Assembly session, Trump asked the Iranian delegation eight times to have a meeting […]