TEHRAN – Leaders of countries member to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) issued a statement on Sunday urging a “full and efficient” implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The statement comes as Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the multilateral nuclear agreement backed by the […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has welcomed the Afghan government’s decision to announce a ceasefire with the Taliban on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr festivities. “Iran regards this move as a positive step towards achieving bigger agreements and restoring long-lasting stability and security to Afghanistan,” Qassemi said on Saturday, Press TV […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, met on Sunday in Qingdao, China, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. The senior officials discussed expansion of relations especially in economic and political areas. Four cooperation documents in the areas of research, fight against drug trafficking, stock market and […]

As long as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Actions (JCPOA) persists, Fordow site will remain as it is today, but if Iran is forced to withdraw from the deal, “we have plans for this site,” Behrouz Kamalvandi told Mehr News correspondent. Fordow is one of the uranium enrichment facilities of Iran which have been restricted under […]

Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Sun. Iran will stay in Syria as long as the Syrian government asks for and conducts operations wherever it requests. “The Islamic Republic of Iran will definitely remain in Syria as long as the legitimate Syrian government seeks Iran’s advisory help and it will carry […]

 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have stressed the strategic importance of developing Chabahar Port for expansion of economic and regional cooperation. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in east China’s coastal city of Qingdao on Sunday. President Rouhani said Iran welcomes expansion […]

 The Iranian MPS decided to suspend discussing Iran’s accession to the International Convention for the Suppression of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) for two months in coordination with the government. The Iranian Parliament begun reviewing Iran’s accession to Convention for the Suppression of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) and membership in the United Nations Convention against Transnational […]

 Deputy FM Araghchi urged accession to the Convention for the Suppression of Financing of Terrorism, saying cutting off lines of financial support for terrorists is impossible without international cooperation. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi appealed for Iran’s accession to the Convention for the Suppression of Financing of Terrorism at today’s parliament session, saying the […]

Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed any prospect of talks with the US government on any issue unless Washington respects the Iranian nation and refrains from the ‘language of threat and sanctions.’ In a statement on Friday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi decried the US president’s paradoxical comments about plans for the most severe US sanctions on […]

Iranian Army’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi has reiterated Iran’s special attention to the development of Makran region. Speaking in a local ceremony in Konarak, Sistan and Baluchestan province, on Sunday, Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said “after the Islamic Revolution, the Navy has developed dramatically on Makran Shores as the golden gate of the country.” […]