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 […]

Leader lauds pro-unity stances of army’s commanders
Meeting with commander-in-chief of army and a host of senior commanders of the ground force of the army on Sun. Ayatollah seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran hailed the pro-unity remarks of army commanders. “Major General Mousavi made good remarks on the necessity of keeping unity and solidarity between the […]
Iran condemns Kabul terror attack as inhumane, criminal act
Bahram Ghasemi, the Spokesman of Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, categorically condemned on Sunday the terrorist attack in Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul which killed 31 and wounded 54 Afghans. In a statement on Sunday, Bahram Ghasemi, the Spokesman of Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, categorically condemned the terrorist attack of Sunday in Afghanistan’s capital […]
Shamkhani to attend Russia’s high security representatives meeting
Iran’s security chief Ali Shamkhani will take part and address the 9th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues hosted by Russia in Sochi, the head of Security Council’s PR office said Sunday. Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani will make a visit to Russia’s Sochi to participate and deliver a speech at the […]
Iran’s supports for Syria based on friendship: Rezaei
Secretary of Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said on Saturday in Tehran that all helps provided by the Islamic Republic of Iran to Syria were based on friendly ties between the two countries. “All the helps that the Islamic Republic of Iran offered to Syria were because of friendly ties between the two countries and it […]
Interventionists unable to undermine Iran-Iraq relations: Def. Min.
Brigadier General Amir Hatami, Iranian Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistical Support reassured that bilateral ties between Iran and Iraq will not get affected by the wicked acts of interventionists. “Iran-Iraq relations are cemented and bolstered and will not get affected by interventionist wickedness,” said Brigadier General Amir Hatami, Iranian Minister of Defense and […]
Takht-Ravanchi: Trump will ‘pay the price’ if he rips nuclear deal
TEHRAN – Majid Takht-Ravanchi, deputy director of the presidential chief of staff for political affairs, has warned against the consequences of U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear agreement, saying Trump will have to “pay the price” if he exits the deal. If one party withdraws from the pact, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of […]
Iranian VP shrugs off U.S. threat to quit nuclear deal
TEHRAN – Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said on Saturday that “nothing will happen” to Iran if the Trump administration goes ahead with its threat to abrogate the 2015 nuclear deal. “The U.S. assumes that Iran will face serious problem if it withdraw from the deal while we are ready for any situation and […]