President Rouhani or First VP Jahangiri may take part in the inauguration of the 2018 Asian Games scheduled for 18 August to 2 September in Indonesia, according to the Iranian minister of sports affairs. Iranian Minister of Sport and Youth, Masoud Soltanifard, said the attendance of President Hassan Rouhani or his First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has dismissed the US Department of State’s 2018 Trafficking in Persons report, saying it aims to divert world’s attention from ‘US interventionist policies’. “We reject this biased, prejudiced and politicized report that has leveled groundless and unrealistic allegations of human trafficking against countries such as the Islamic Republic of Iran using […]

TEHRAN – In a move to beat U.S. sanctions, Iran will let private companies to export crude oil, First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri announced on Sunday. Speaking in a ceremony to celebrate the national day of industry and mine, the official said that Iranian crude will be offered on the bourse and the private sector […]

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has set a deadline of 15 days for Industry and Trade Minister Mohammad Shariatmadari to provide him with the names of the people who have illegally imported vehicles into the country. The order came after head of the Trade Promotion Organization declared that 6,400 vehicles were imported last year during […]

 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 […]