FM Zarif to visit Moscow Saturday
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will leave Tehran for Moscow on Saturday. In the one-day trip, Zarif will attend a meeting with his Russian and Turkish counterparts aimed at discussing the latest developments in Syria, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said on Friday. The trilateral meeting on Syria will be held among Russian, Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers, Sergey Lavrov, Mohammad […]
Teenagers with autism, down syndrome to run mobile, bus cafes
TEHRAN — Teenagers with autism or down syndrome aging above 16 will run mobile bus cafes in the capital, Tehran province welfare organization’s deputy chief for rehabilitation affairs has said. Over the coming days several mobile cafes will start working on the streets in Tehran which will be run by the help of children with […]
Enemies united to counter Islamic Revolution: IRGC general
TEHRAN – Brigadier General Hossein Salami, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s second-in-command, said on Thursday that enemies have become united to undermine the Islamic Revolution and its system. “It has been for many years that all of our enemies have become united and active and have adopted strategies and policies to defeat our revolution […]
Iran starts restricting Telegram messenger
TEHRAN – In an official statement released by the Iran’s Supreme National Cyberspace Council, the local content delivery network (CDN) servers, which host Telegram content, are being shut down in the country. According to the statement, swapping images and videos via the service is no longer permitted. Telecoms officials said that Telegram’s license to site […]
Trump lacks ‘political experience’, Tehran cleric says
TEHRAN – Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard, the interim Friday prayer leader of Tehran, said U.S. President Donald Trump does not have “political experience”. Trump does not have good advisors either, he told worshippers in Tehran. He added that it is better for Trump to appoint advisors who can explain to him the Iranians resistance for four […]
Iran UN envoy calls on UNSC to adopt tough measures against Zionist policies
Iran’s Permanent Representative to the UN Gholam-Ali Khoshroo in his speech considered occupation of Palestine by the Zionist regime as the main factor of all conflicts in the Middle East. Recent meeting of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was held in Gaza Strip with a focus on the critical situation in the Middle East and […]
Shamkhani urges Asian countries to fight against terrorism
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani pointed to US malicious act in the region and said, “US intends to shift terrorism from Syria and Iraq to Afghanistan.” Under such circumstances, Asian countries should be vigilant, he said, adding, “Iran is seeking participation of other influential Asian countries to join anti-terror campaign.” […]
Iran to pull out from NPT if US leaves JCPOA: Rezaei
Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said on Thursday that Iran will leave the NPT if US leave the JCPOA. “If US leaves the JCPOA, we will pull out from the NPT because we have paid too much costs for the JCPOA and we are not going to buy nothing for those costs,” said […]
Maj. Gen. Mousavi pays visit to SW defense units
The Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Army Abdolrahim Mousavi is on a tour to Iranian southwestern province of Khuzestan to make an evaluation of the forces’ readiness in that region. Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, the Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Army paid an official visit to defense units based in south eastern borders and regions of Iran. During the […]
Iran, China posed to adopt joint strategy against US
Shamkhani, the Secretary of Iran’s SNSC, and Guo Shengkun, the Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China, agreed that US is after inflicting damage on Iran, China, and Russia and the three should adopt joint strategies in response. “We take the phenomenon of terrorism as a threat […]