The leader of this week’s Friday prayers in Tehran lambasted US’ attempts to put pressure on Iran’s missile defense program, adding Iran will not ask for US permission to operate in the region. Hojatoleslam Kazem Seddiqi started this week’s Friday prayers ceremony in Tehran by referring to the issue of Islamic hijab, warning that the […]

Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami said Thu. that Iran is ready to provide Afghanistan at the country’s official request with advisory and security assistance in combating terrorism. Brigadier General Amir Hatami made the remark in a meeting with Afghanistan’s Deputy Ministry of Defense for policy and strategy Tamim Assi on Thursday in Tehran. “We believe that Afghanistan should not […]

Iran will raise the issue on US violations of the nuclear deal at next week’s meeting on the agreement in Vienna, Iranian ambassador to UK told Kyodo News on Wednesday. In an interview with Kyodo News in London, Iranian Ambassador to UK Hamid Baeidinejad said that the US is “regularly violating the nuclear deal and […]

Iran’s FM spokesman, reacting to the recent visit of Saudi Crown Prince to London and their anti-Iran remarks, advised Britain not to trade global peace and security for transient economic interests. “It is an interesting irony that British officials would make such remarks against Iran in meeting with Saudi authorities who have launched war on […]

First Vice-President Jahangiri in a meeting with Iraqi president stressed that the two countries need to expand their economic transactions to reach over $7 billion. Following his Wed. meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Baghdad, Iranian First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri held talks with Iraqi President Fuad Masum on Thursday, during which the two sides called […]

Leader of Islamic Revolution said Thu. that Iran will not ask for US permission to have a presence in its own region, adding that Tehran would talk to Washington only if it ever wanted presence in US. As the auspicious birth anniversary of Lady Fatima Zahra(as) — the mother of Imams — approaches, a group […]

TEHRAN – Iranian lawmaker Mohammad Dehqan has voiced the parliament’s resolve to confiscate illegal possessions of the country’s officials. Dehqan, who represents Chenaran in the parliament, said the motion has been signed by 166 parliamentarians and has been handed to the parliament’s presiding board, Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday. The lawmaker said the number […]

TEHRAN- Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mine and Agriculture (ICCIMA) delegation and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif are scheduled to pay visits to Senegal, Brazil, and Uruguay from April 9 to 12, the portal of ICCIMA reported. The delegation is planned to attend some business forums and will hold talks and mutual meetings with […]

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iranian Parliament Speaker’s Special Aide in International Affairs told Dutch students visiting Tehran that Iran is after strengthening security in the region. “After the victory of the Islamic Revolution in iran, Parliament changed to a real and active entity with high authority in supervising and passing laws,” said Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iranian […]

In a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Iranian President Rouhani reminded Mr. Erdogan of the heavy responsibility of Syria’s neighboring countries towards Syrian people. “Developing banking relations is the key to developing economic relations between the two countries,” said Iranian President Hassan Rohani on Wednesday during a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep […]