Either all or nothing: Zarif agrees with Macron
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Monday that French President Macron is right when he said there is no plan B for the nuclear agreement of July 14, 2015. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif posted a message on his Twitter account highlighting the point made by French President Macron, who told Fox […]
Defense ministry resolute to set up peace in Makran region
Brigadier General Amir Hatami, Iranian Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logiscal Support, said that defense ministry is willful to complete gas pipeline in the Makran region to establish peace in the area. Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistical Support is resolute to establish stable security in the Makran coastal region,” said Brigadier […]
Iran’s naval chief meets with military delegations in Tehran
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi held bilateral meetings with senior participants at the 6th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) in Tehran on Monday. Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi met with the heads of senior military delegations attending at the 6th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) in Tehran on Monday. During these […]
No military solution for Yemeni crisis: Amir-Abdollahian
Hossein Jaberi Ansari, the Special Assistant to Iran’s Foreign Minister in Political Affairs, met with Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday in Damascus to exchange views on the latest developments in Syria. “Iranian government and parliament explicitly condemn the Saudi aggression against Yemen and we hold that the Yemeni crisis has no military solution,” said […]
Venezuela learns from Iran’s experiences
Venezuelan Ambassador to Iran Jesus Gregorio Gonzalez has said his country is learning from Iran’s experiences to tackle its challenges. “The problems that we are experiencing now, are similar to the ones which you (Iran) have experienced for many years,” Jesus Gregorio Gonzalez told Iranian media outlet IRNA, adding “we are using Iran’s experiences.” He […]
IONS members to continue war games to bring more security to region
Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri said that countries bordering by the Indian Ocean could bring more security to the region, stressing that the foreign forces should not be allowed to overcome the security of the region. Speaking at the 6th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), which kicked off in […]
Iran overhauls C-130 transportation plane
TEHRAN – A C-130 transportation plane has been overhauled by Iranian technicians at Shiraz Shahid Doran airbase, the commander of the airbase said on Sunday. “The plane which had been out of service for years was overhauled by the skilled experts of Shahid Doran airbase,” Fars quoted Brigadier General Mansour Mohammadi as saying. Mohammadi added […]
Ex-Tehran prosecutor arrested
TEHRAN – Police have reportedly arrested Tehran’s former prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi, who was earlier convicted to two years imprisonment for the post-2009 election deaths in prison. According to IRNA, Mortazavi was arrested in northern Mazandaran Province on Sunday and was taken to the Evin detention center in Tehran. In March 2018, Mortazavi’s sentence was referred […]
Velayati: Iran ready to help Afghanistan in higher education
TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, the head of Azad University’s board of founders, said on Sunday that Iran is ready to share its experiences in higher education with Afghanistan. Velayati made the remarks after a meeting with Afghan Minister of Higher Education Najibullah Khwaja Omari in Tehran, Mehr reported. He said his talks with the […]

Zarif: Iran open to prisoner swap if U.S. changes ‘attitude’
In an interview with CBS’s Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan aired on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said American “demands” to release of U.S. citizens held in Tehran without changing attitude are hampering “genuine dialogue.” “The United States needs to approach this from a position of dealing with another sovereign government,” said […]