Iran’s President has emphasized that Iran-Azerbaijan relations are in the interests of both nations and stressed the necessity of efforts to develop, strengthen and consolidate bilateral relations. At the meeting with the visiting Minister of Economic Development of the Republic of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev in Tehran on Tuesday, Hassan Rouhani highlighted the will of the governments and […]

 Iran has expressed deep condolences to Bangladesh over the deadly crash of a Bangladeshi aircraft on Monday. In a statement on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi voiced regret and condolences to government and people of Bangladesh, as well as the bereaved families of victims, over the death of a number of people on […]

 In a meeting with UNODC’s Executive Director Yury Fedeotv, Iran’s interior minister stressed the need for further attention on behalf of UNODC to the Joint Planning Cell (JPC) in the fight against illegal drugs. Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli held a meeting with Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Yury Fedotov on the sidelines of Sixty-first […]

Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, Ali Rabiei, has survived his impeachment by a hair’s breadth as half of the lawmakers voted against his leaving his position. 124 lawmakers voted in favor of Rabiei’s impeachment, 126 against and 2 in abstention. According to law, votes in abstention for impeachment sessions are considered as votes […]

An Iranian delegation of armed forces arrived in the Qatari capital to attend the Middle East Naval Commanders Conference (MENC). An Iranian defense delegation, headed by Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri, arrived in Duha city of Qatar on Monday to take part in Middle East Naval Commanders Conference (MENC) […]

 Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Mon. that Iran’s good relations with India are not in conflict with Pakistan, just as Pakistan’s ties with Saudi Arabia do not tarnish Islamabad’s ties with Tehran. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif made the remarks in a press conference on Monday in Islamabad. He added that the Gwadar […]

TEHRAN – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said on Monday that the British government played “Ping-Pong game” over attack on Iran’s embassy in London. “This was a Ping-Pong game devised by the British government at the same time when the leader of a regional country traveled to London,” ISNA quoted him […]

TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said on Monday that calling for a referendum on issues such as hijab, whose abandonment according to Islam is haram (forbidden), is absurd. A number of the country’s elites have united with the enemies regarding the issue of hijab, Amoli Larijani said. “Their stance is that the […]

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a twitter message issued on Thursday honored women for their role to lead the global campaign against violence. Following is his message: “My wife and I had the honor of participating in the International Event on Women, Sustainable Peace and security, organized by our VP for women […]

TEHRAN – For the first time, the Iranian flag-carrier airline, Iran Air, also known as Homa, is set to recruit female pilots, said Farzaneh Sharafbafi, the CEO of Iran Air here on Sunday. The airline publishes a job vacancy advertisement to recruit new pilots annually; the main feature of this year’s advertisement is the possibility […]