Chairman of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that Haley is wrong in her speculation that Iran will stay in nuclear deal if US leave the agreement. “The main objective of the JCPOA was to remove sanctions and as a result if we are supposed to return to sanctions era, with new […]

TEHRAN – Some 22,000 Azerbaijani nationals arrived in Iran’s northwestern Ardebil province during the two-week New Year holidays, Noruz, which ended on April 2, IRNA reported. A total of 21,917 Azerbaijani travelers entered the country from Bileh Savar border city (in Ardebil province). The figure indicates a significant year-on-year increase of 45 percent, Ali Rahmati, […]

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono have reaffirmed commitment to implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal. According to the EU website, Mogherini thanked Kono for Japan’s contribution to the implementation of the deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, through technical assistance. Mogherini issued a […]

The commander of Iran’s Army Ground Forces said Sat. that equipping rapid reaction forces as well as increasing the social status of the Army ground forces are top priorities for the Army this year. Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari made the remarks in a ceremony, attended by the Army commanders and deputy commanders as well as […]

An Iranian minister said the country’s National Information Network and local mobile network operators remained intact during a Friday night cyberattack on organizations across the world that also affected a number of Internet service providers in Iran. The National Information Network’s core part, run by the Telecommunication Infrastructure Company, a subsidiary of Iran’s Ministry of […]

Visiting Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza and Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed matters of bilateral interests during a meeting on Saturday in Tehran. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with his Venezuelan counterpart in Tehran on Saturday morning. Venezuelan diplomatic delegation led by the Minister of the People’s Power of Foreign Affairs of […]

 The 18th Mid-Term Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ended with issuing a statement condemning the illegal policies and actions of the Israeli regime against the Palestinian people. The final statement of the NAM meeting which concluded on Friday, April 6 in Baku, the Azerbaijani Republic condemned the illegal and practices against the Palestinians […]

Iran’s foreign minister arrived back in Tehran late on Friday after completing his 4-day visit to Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic. Mohammad Javad Zarif first arrived in Turkey to accompany President Hassan Rouhani on his visit to attend the three-way Ankara summit. Zarif next traveled to Azerbaijan following Turkey. When in Azerbaijani capital Baku, […]

Iranian ICT minister reported late Friday that some of Iran’s data bases had come under cyber attack from outside the country disrupting the Internet. “A number of small routers have shifted to factory default,” the Minister of Communications and Information Technology (ICT) Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi posted on his Twitter account on Friday evening. Azari Jahromi went on to […]

TEHRAN – The air quality of Tehran may deteriorate in the current [Iranian calendar] year 1397 [March 2018–March 2019] and accordingly days with unhealthy air pollution may increase compared to the year before, said the director of Tehran’s Air Quality Control Company. Normally, Tehran has just 15 days of clean air annually, most of which […]