Ali Akbar Velayati, an international adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution who is in Russia for an official visit, has shrugged off the concurrent trip to Russia by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying “nobody cares” about the Netanyahu’s “baseless and illogical remarks”. “He (Netanyahu) is an itinerant person who travels to somewhere […]

 Gunmen killed an Iranian soldier in Baneh County, Kurdistan province on the border with Iraqi Kurdistan. Colonel Alireza Kurdlu, the Commander of Choman border regiment, told Iranian media on Wednesday that a border guard called Armin Fakhri was martyred by gun shots while he was on duty in a watchtower belonging to Iranian border guards […]

 The Parliament speaker of Iran, Ali Larijani, has sent his condolences to the people of western Province of Kurdistan after an oil tanker truck crashed into a coach, killing and wounding dozens. In a condolence message on Wednesday, Larijani expresses his sympathy with his fellow-Iranians in the west of the country over the loss of […]

 At least 27 people have been killed in the city of Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, after a fuel tanker rammed into a passenger bus and burst into flames. At least 27 people have been killed in the city of Sanandaj after an oil tanker collided with a passenger bus; a number of people are also reported to have […]

Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on Tuesday that the U.S.-led economic and financial sanctions against Iran have turned into an opportunity, making the country more self-reliant. “Sanction and financial threats have turned into opportunity for us, because they have led to self-reliance and strength of domestic capacities which can be a model for all other […]

Top Trump administration officials are working to stop Germany from allowing Iran to fly more than $350 million in cash out of the country and back to Tehran. The Trump administration is already working to stop the German government from allowing this transfer following weekend reports that Iran is poised to fly around 300 million […]

Kamal Kharrazi, head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, said on Tuesday that it is Europe’s turn to show political determination to save the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the JCPOA in May and plans to re-impose sanctions on Iran in two […]

TEHRAN – The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Monday that it has slapped sanctions on a Malaysia-based sales agent for having links with Mahan Air, an Iranian airline. Mahan Travel and Tourism was sanctioned for as it enabled Mahan Air’s international operations, especially for “conducting financial transactions on behalf of the airline,” the Treasury said […]

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that his ministry spares no efforts in following up on the cases of Iranian expatriates who are held “illegally” and “unjustly” outside the country at Washington’s request. Zarif made the remarks in separate meetings with families of Iranian expatriates who have been detained in different […]

 Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Masumeh Ebtekar delivered President Rouhani’s letter regarding Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad. In a Tuesday meeting in Putrajaya, the officials of the two countries discussed various issues, including bilateral ties, JCPOA and regional and international topics. Extending warm greetings of Iranian president […]