British envoy to Tehran says UK committed to diplomatic conventions
UK ambassador to Tehran posted a message on his official Twitter account on Sunday reassuring that UK is abiding by diplomatic conventions regarding the security of diplomats and diplomatic missions. Nicholas Hopton, UK ambassador to Tehran tweeted a post in Farsi on Sunday saying that he was “very saddened” by what happened in London on […]
Iran, Turkey confer on shared borders security
Hossein Zolfaghari, Iranian Deputy Interior Minister, and his Turkish counterpart held a telephone conversation in the last week to share concerns over common borderlines. Hossein Zolfaghari, Iranian Deputy Interior Minister, and his Turkish counterpart held a telephone conversation last week to discuss concerns over security along the share borderlines. It is worth mentioning that talks […]
Zarif, Red Cross chief discuss humanitarian crises in Syria, Yemen
During a meeting on Sunday in Tehran, Peter Maurer ICRC’s President and Mohammad Javad Zarif Iranian Minister of Foreign affairs called for an immediate halt to war in Yemen. The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer who is visiting Tehran met with Iranian Minister of Foreign affairs Mohammad Javad […]
Iran ready for worst scenarios: Veep
Iranian First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri says that putting into practice the policies of the Resistance Economy, the Iranian government is ready to deal with shocks of western sanctions. “One of the things which has got at the top of the current administration’s agenda is the policies of Resistance Economy,” said Es’hagh Jahangiri, the Iranian First […]
Iran, Indonesia can join hands in fighting extremism
Head of Iran-Indonesia Parliamentary Friendship Group Mahmoud Sadeghi says that Iran and Indonesia can join hands in fighting against extremism and terrorist groups. An Iranian delegation led by Mahmoud Sadeghi met with the Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian People’s Representative Council Fadli Zon in Jakarta, Indonesia on Saturday, during which Sadeghi pointed to the friendly and […]
UK Foreign Office reacts to Iran embassy raid
A spokesperson at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, in reaction to the raid on the Iranian embassy in London, said Britain takes its duty toward diplomatic relations highly seriously. Speaking on the condition of anonymity to IRNA correspondent on Saturday, a spokesperson at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office said that Britain takes […]
Iran’s President Rouhani Condoles Russia on Deadly Cargo Plane Crash
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in a message to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, expressed condolences over the crash of Russia’s cargo plane that left a number of Russian citizens dead. An Antonov 26 Russian plane crashed while it was landing at Russia’s Hmeimim airbase in Syria, killing all the 32 people on board on Tuesday. […]
France to have hard time if it sides with US against Iran
AEOI spokesman Kamalvandi said Sun. that France will have a hard time if they choose to side with US interests and stand against Iran on the nuclear deal and missile program issues. Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Behrouz Kamalvandi, told Mehr News correspondent on Sunday that France would not succeed in […]
UN uses human rights as cover-up to protect terrorists
Head of Iran’s High Council of Human Rights censured United Nations for using double standards in pursuing human rights to protect terrorists and defend acts of terror. Mohammad Javad Larijani, the Secretary General of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights, made the remarks in his address at the 37th annual session of the UN Human Rights […]
Regional tensions to arise if water crisis persists: Araqchi
TEHRAN – Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has warned of increased tensions in the region if water crisis remains unattended. In an interview with the Hamshahri newspaper published on Saturday, Araqchi called on the country’s officials to find a way to resolve the water shortage. The senior diplomat said the region is being affected by […]