TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency has told the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna that Israel’s nuclear program poses threat to international peace and security. Speaking at the board’s quarterly meeting on Thursday, Reza Najafi said Israel’s nuclear capabilities should be put on the IAEA agenda as a real threat […]

TEHRAN – An Iranian lawmaker said the Islamic Republic plans to file a complaint with relevant international bodies against Boeing after the U.S. airliner unilaterally canceled its deal with Iran. “Such an act (by Boeing) will not undermine our resolve and they cannot harm us in this way,” Taqi Kabiri said on Friday, Tasnim reported. […]

TEHRAN — Nine Iranian universities once again succeeded in securing positions in world top university rankings in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2018 and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2019. 1,000 of the world’s top universities are ranked using six different indicators to compile QS World University Rankings 2019. Universities are evaluated […]

The Iranian president said Fri. that the US unilateralism undermines international treaties, calling on world countries not to keep silent toward US illegal moves, particularly its pullout from the Iran nuclear deal. Speaking at Mehrabad Airport before leaving for China, President Hassan Rouhani said, “this visit is taking place at the invitation of the President […]

 Iran’s intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi announced Thu. that several terrorist teams have been arrested in the west and southwestern Iran in the past few days. Alavi said that security forces were following terrorists and finally conducted operations to arrest them before they could carry out any terrorist operations. Iranian intelligence minister also said that a […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on all Muslim and freedom-advocating people worldwide to attend anti-Israeli rallies on the International Quds Day, which it described as an opportunity for opposing Israel’s policy of occupation, apartheid, massacre and creating crisis. As Muslims around the world are going to hold pro-Palestinian demonstrations tomorrow, the last […]

Two Iranian border guards have been killed during clashes with armed bandits in the northwest of the country near the border with Iraq. Commander of Iran’s Border Police Brigadier General Qassem Rezaei said on Wednesday that the border guards were killed late Tuesday near the border city of Sardasht in West Azarbaijan province. Last night, the border guards of Sardasht engaged […]

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday ordered the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) to take rapid steps to increase uranium enrichment capacities if the nuclear agreement falls apart. The order by the Leader came after Donald Trump on May 8 withdrew the U.S. from the internationally binding nuclear […]

A believing Muslim, who always sees himself in the presence of God, can never hold a meeting with the Zionists who are manifestations of absolute evil, said the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani on Sunday. Talking about claims made by some Israeli and Saudi media about indirect negotiations […]

Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organizations Hamid Mohammadi underlined the need for holding of a safe Hajj this year, compared to the previous years. “Last year, security was among the most important concerns of pilgrims; fortunately, the ceremony was safer than it was some years ago,” he said. “Security of pilgrims during Hajj rituals […]