On May 8, Donald Trump officially pulled the United States out of Iran’s nuclear agreement, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA, which was implemented in January 2016. Trump administration has announced that it will re-impose some sanctions against Iran after a 90-day wind-down period (August 6, 2018) and some other sanctions […]

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani reacted strongly to the hostile remarks against Iran by new U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, saying, “Who are you who want to decide for Iran and the world”. Pompeo, who was CIA chief until he was confirmed as secretary of state  on April 26, said in a speech on […]

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi says that it is up to European countries to provide situation for their willing companies to do business with Iran. “We expect the European countries to create a situation for the companies of their countries to be protected by their respective governments to keep doin […]

Mohammad Ali Afshani was sworn in as Tehran mayor at the city council on Sunday. Afshani, who served as governor general of Fars province and the deputy interior minister for development affairs, was elected by the councilors by securing 19 out of 21 votes on May 13. Afshani succeeded Mohammad Ali Najafi who had handed […]

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will unveil the administration’s “Plan B” for countering Iran on Monday, an idea that some critics call a “pipe dream,” while others question whether the administration is coming clean on its goals for the country. The plan, administration officials say, is to assemble a global coalition to pressure Iran […]

Spokesman of Iranian Foreign Ministry Bahram Ghasemi stated on Sunday that there would be no issue other than the JCPOA discussed by the signatory states of the JCPOA without US in the next meeting of the joint commission. “In the first meeting of the joint commission of the JCPOA without US which would be held […]

President Rouhani met with government family in an Iftar ceremony and said “one of the most important effects of the holy month of Ramadan is intimacy and being together.” Mentioning that since last year the government has been facing with many ups and downs and problems, President Rouhani appreciated the members of the government and […]

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has donated 400 million tomans to help release prisoners of unintentional crimes who are under the patronage of the Diya Organization (Blood Money Organization). In addition to spiritual support for the organization, the Leader has donated more than 1,800 tomans to release prisoners since the […]

TEHRAN – A former Iranian diplomat believes that in the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear accord, Iran should take the initiative to help resolve regional crises. In an interview with the Iran newspaper published on Sunday, Seyed Hossein Mousavian, who is currently a researcher at Princeton University, said Iran is an influential […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday that a meeting of the joint commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will take place in Vienna on Friday to discuss the U.S. exit from the multilateral nuclear agreement. The commission will be convened upon Iran’s request, Araqchi said on the […]