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 […]

The Iranian defense minister has described the Israeli regime’s stockpiled nuclear, chemical and biological weapons as a threat to world’s peace and security. According to Public Relations Department of the Iranian Defense Ministry, Brigadier General Amir Hatami made the remarks in a message on the anniversary of Saddam regime’s chemical attacks on the western Iranian […]

An international group that monitors money laundering worldwide said on Friday Iran had until October to complete reforms that would bring it into line with global norms or face consequences that could further deter investors from the country. Tehran has tried to attract foreign investors after completing a landmark 2015 agreement with the United States, […]

Commander of IRGC Ground Force Brig. Gen. Pakpour and Chief of General Staff of Pakistan Army conferred on joint fight against terrorist groups along shared borders. Chief of General Staff of Pakistan Army, Lt. Gen. Bilal Akbar, who was visiting Iran at the invitation of Commander of IRGC Ground Force, Brigadier General Pakpour, held talks with him on Friday morning. During the talks, […]

TEHRAN – The second phase of Iran’s Persian Gulf Star Refinery (PGSR), which was inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday, adds 12 million liters of Euro-5 quality gasoline to the country’s total output of the product. With the second phase coming into operation, the refinery’s daily output has reached 24 million litters and will […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Gholam-Reza Ansari has met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes Ferreira, the official website of the Foreign Ministry reported. During the Thursday meeting, Ansari, who was also serving as the special envoy of President Rouhani, conveyed the president’s verbal message on the Iran nuclear deal to […]

TEHRAN – The University of Tehran’s department of regional studies, faculty of law and political sciences, has been granted an educational-research fund of the European Union’s Erasmus+ Jean Monnet. According to the University of Tehran official website, this fund will help the department to present Master’s and Ph.D.’s programs on EU studies. According to European […]