Andrey Kortunov, the Director General of RIAC, believes that JCPOA member states should increase trade and economy ties with Iran to preserve the deal. “The countries remaining in the JCPOA have a lot of options to protect the agreement,” said Andrey Kortunov, the Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC). The Russian expert […]

 A senior Iranian lawmaker warned against a parliamentary bill aimed at the country’s accession to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), saying that it would harm the national interests. “We believe that cooperation with the FATF will result in the self-imposition of sanctions and will undermine the national interest of the country,” Mohammad Ali Pourmokhtar, […]

 On July 9, 2018, Bahrain’s 80-year-old top spiritual leader Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim arrived in UK and was immediately taken to hospital to receive primary medical treatment by specialized doctors. Ayatollah Qassim’s health had deteriorated ever since the government have stripped his citizenship and stormed his domicile in 23 May 2017, and placed him under […]

President Hassan Rouhani and his cabinet members met and held talks with Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday. During the meeting on Sunday, Ayatollah Khamenei highlighted the country’s capability for overcoming economic woes through relentless efforts of all officials and cooperation from all people, and discussed the conditions and necessities for confronting […]

Head of Iran’s Foreign Policy Strategic Council Kamal Kharrazi asserted that reliable sources have confirmed that after the defeat in Syria and Iraq, terrorist groups are sent to other places, especially Afghanistan and North Africa. Speaking at the Seventh World Peace Forum held at Tsinghua University in Beijing with a theme of “Constructing a Security Community: […]

Terrorist organizations targeted with shells al-Baath city in Quneitra, causing material damage to citizens’ houses and properties. SANA’s reporter said that terrorist organizations positioned in some villages of Quneitra countryside on Saturday fired several mortar shells on the residential houses in al-Baath city, causing material damage to the houses, but no causalities were reported. The […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has censured the “toxic unilateralism” of the Trump’s administration as the 2015 Iran nuclear deal enters its third year without US as a signatory. “On 3rd anniversary of JCPOA, it remains a triumph of multilateral diplomacy despite US actions,” wrote FM Zarif in a tweet on Saturday. “While we […]

Iran’s Guardian Council has said that Iran’s membership in the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) is against both the security policies of the country and the Resistance Economy. The Spokesman for the Guardian Council, which is empowered to vet legislation in Iran, said on Saturday that the bill of Iran’s membership in […]

 A political commentator told Mehr News Agency that Mr. Velayati’s visit to Moscow was of prime importance and foiled the plots to destruct Iran-Russia relations. “The enemies [of the Islamic Republic of Iran] have mounted a propaganda campaign to instill the idea that the Russians’ approach to Syria has changed and this is their plot […]

Iranian MP Khadijah Rabiei said on Saturday that Iranian parliament will table a new pro-women rights bill in the near future. “The Rouhani administration has a special focus on women’s issues and that there is a good interaction between the government and the parliament to follow up women’s affairs,” said Iranian MP Khadijah Rabiei on […]