TEHRAN – Ali Khorram, a senior analyst and former Iranian ambassador to UN bodies in Vienna, says the United States has launched an extensive propaganda campaign against Iran. In an article published on the Arman daily on Tuesday, Khorram said U.S. President Donald Trump’s anti-Iran agenda has gone beyond its previous state, noting that Trump’s […]

TEHRAN – Jan Eliasson, chair of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) governing board, has said that the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, was a triumph for international diplomacy. “[Reaching the deal] was good news for multilateral diplomacy. I would say it was a triumph for multilateral diplomacy […]

Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami has left Tehran for Russian capital Moscow to attend VII Moscow Conference on International security. Brigadier General Hatami is going to the event at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoygu. The Iranian defense minister is scheduled to meet and talk with defense ministers and military officials […]

Iran’s Permanent Representative to the UN has called on the international community “to sustain the nuclear deal with Iran and prevent interference with the realization of the full benefit by Iran of the sanctions lifting.” The following is the full text of Ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo before the United Nations Disarmament Commission in New York, on […]

Regional nations must put their differences aside to trump foreign powers which have grown influential in the Middle East, Zarif has said in an article published by the Turkish Yeni Safak newspaper. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has written an article in Turkish Yeni Safak newspaper today before visiting the country tomorrow, calling for […]

Iranian foreign minister will start visits to Turkey, Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan tomorrow, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman, with Turkey as Zarif’s first stop alongside President Hassan Rouhani. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Bahram Ghasemi, told reporters today that Mohammad Javad Zarif will travel to Ankara Tuesday as the first leg of his three-nation tour accompanying President […]

The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday voiced regret over the recent deadly clashes in Indian-administered Kashmir, and called on the warring sides to avoid violence. “The Islamic Republic of Iran supports any measure which is in line with the Kashmiri nation’s interests,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said. He further voiced Tehran’s preparedness to take […]

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on the entire Iranian nation to dedicate their efforts to promoting domestic production in line with resistance economy. In a speech aired immediately after the turn of the Persian calendar year on March 20, the Leader extended New Year felicitations to all Iranians […]

The Turkish Atomic Energy Authority issued a license for the construction of the first unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant (NPP), local media reported on Monday. It was recognized that the project, which is to be implemented with the help of Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom, meets all the necessary requirements. The groundbreaking ceremony for […]

Iran’s ambassador to Russia and Russian deputy minister of foreign affairs have held talks to discuss more consular cooperation and visa facilitation for both countries’ citizens. In the Saturday meeting, Mehdi Sanaei and Yevgeny Ivanov discussed bilateral cooperation including visa facilitation for both countries’ citizens. The two sides emphasized the need for the development of […]