Tehran dismisses Pompeo’s ‘ridiculous’ allegations
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday rejected as “baseless” and “ridiculous” the recent anti-Iran allegations by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who has said Tehran is using its embassies to plot terrorist attacks in Europe. “The embassies of the Islamic Republic of Iran work within the framework of international conventions,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi, […]
Parliament assessing impeachment of some ministers: Aref
Mohammad Reza Aref, chairman of the pro-reform Hope faction in the parliament, said on Wednesday that the parliament is assessing the impeachment of some economic ministers, urging President Rouhani to make changes to his economic team. “The view of the Hope faction is that the president do some actions to promote the competence of the […]
JCPOA meeting shows U.S. is isolated: Iran
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has said that the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action’s meeting in Vienna showed that the United States is isolated at the international scene. The Joint Commission of the JCPOA held first meeting at the foreign ministerial level in Vienna on Friday since the U.S. walked […]
Iran’s health chief: Self-proclaimed human rights advocates silent on U.S. sanctions
Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi on Tuesday criticized the self-proclaimed human rights advocates for their silence toward U.S. sanctions moves against Iran which can impede access of Iranian patients to necessary drugs. “Undoubtedly, the anti-Iran sanctions would harm the elderly and infants while the so-called advocates of human rights are observing and approving them by their […]
Velayati says his strategic mission to Moscow not affected by ‘itinerant’ Netanyahu
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 […]
Iranian soldier martyred in western city of Baneh
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 […]
Parl. speaker offers condolences over Sanandaj bus crash
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 […]
Fuel Tanker Crash in Iran Sets Fire to Bus, Kills 27
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 […]
Sanctions have turned into opportunity: Iran’s defense chief
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 […]
U.S. seeks to stop transfer of Iran’s cash out of Germany
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 […]











































