TEHRAN – The Commander of the Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base, the central headquarters of Iran’s Air Defense, says his forces would protect the Islamic Republic against any attempts of military invasion by enemies. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi Fard said the Air Defense “will not retreat from the revolution’s causes […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s government has named a number of locations for holding legal protests or gatherings in Tehran and offered conditions to allocate places in other cities as well, Mehr reported. During Monday’s cabinet meeting headed by Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri, five stadiums, six parks and the northern side of the parliament (Majlis) were named […]

TEHRAN – General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the IRGC Quds Force, said on Monday that Saudis attempted to interfere in Lebanon’s May elections. “Saudi Arabia spent 200 million dollars in a short period of time on the Lebanon elections, however, Hezbollah won. Recent elections in Lebanon were a referendum,” he stated. He also said […]

Iran’s FM Zarif said Sun. that a part of the 18th summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was devoted to voicing unanimous support of member states for the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told IRNA on Sunday night that the SCO summit highlighted the implementation of commitments of […]

Ali Akbar Salehi, the Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said on Sunday that Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is currently providing 1000 MW stable electricity in a year for Iran. “It is a couple of years that Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant works for ten months in a year producing 1,000 megawatts electricity and […]

Iran’s top negotiator at Syria talks in Astana received the UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura in Tehran on Sun. to exchange views on opening the Syrian Constitution Committee. Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Senior Aide to Iranian Foreign Minister, and UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura met on Sunday in Tehran and […]

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the rationale of Iran’s proposal for solving the issue of Palestine is based on democracy. A group of university professors, intellectuals, and researchers met with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei on the 25th day of the auspicious month of Ramadan this evening, June […]

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 […]