Iran’s interior minister quashed rumors that several people have been killed during Saturday night’s violent demonstrations in the southwestern city of Khorramshahr, saying there has not been a single report of someone being killed in the protests. In comments on Sunday, Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli denied reports of deaths during last night’s protest in […]

A spokesman for the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces cautioned against “dangerous” moves by Washington to justify its presence in the region and said a ship loaded with chemicals has arrived in the Persian Gulf waters under the escort of a US warship. In comments released on Sunday, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi said […]

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani will visit Lebanon this summer, according to the Lebanese embassy in Iran. According to the Lebanese embassy in Iranian capital Tehran, Ali Larijani, the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, will visit Lebanon this summer to congratulate his counterpart and Lebanese officials on successful holding of the recent parliamentary elections in the […]

 Iranian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Morteza Sarmadi said Sun. that Iran and Venezuela need to boost joint efforts to stand against the destructive policies of US President Trump. Rouhani’s special envoy and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs at Iran’s Foreign Ministry, Morteza Sarmadi, made the remarks in a meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on […]

The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi said in Caracas that the US unilateralism and its withdrawal from international agreements indicate its imperialistic approach. Sarmadi made the remarks in a meeting with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza in Caracas, during which the two diplomats discussed bilateral relations and exchanged their views on the regional and […]

Deputy commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Hossein Salami commended Pakistan’s “wise” and “brave” decision against joining the anti-Yemen coalition led by Saudi Arabia. “The calamities occurring across the region today are all the product of US and the Zionist regime’s atrocities,” IRGC deputy commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami was quoted by Sepah News as […]

In a message forwarded on Saturday, Iranian First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri congratulated Mamuka Bakhtadze for acquiring the position of Georgia’s premiership. In the message, Es’hagh Jahangiri voiced confidence that pragmatic cooperation would continue to grow between Iran and Georgia, leading to further development of relations in various political, economic and cultural fields. The Iranian official […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi says the US Secretary of State’s latest anti-Iran remarks are groundless claims that cannot conceal Washington’s destructive role in the region. In a Friday statement, Ghasemi denounced Mike Pompeo’s “baseless, false, boring and worn-out” allegations about Iran’s role in the region, saying that such lies are part of a blatant blame game which cannot cover up the US’ destabilizing and destructive role in […]

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has attended a graduation ceremony at Imam Hossein University on Saturday and delivered a speech to student officers and guards trainees. Upon entering the university premises, Leader of the Islamic Revolution paid homage to the Tomb of the Unidentified Martyrs in commemoration of the fallen soldiers of […]

Syria condemned a recent decision that Western states sought to pass during an emergency conference of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), considering it an attempt to politicize the organization’s work. “The Syria expresses deep concern over the blackmail tactics and threats adopted by a group of Western states, especially the ones […]