TEHRAN – Talks on Iran’s missile program is expected to feature high in talks between French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian with top Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday. Iran, located in the highly volatile Middle East region, has been insisting that its missiles are purely deterrent. France and other Western powers must know that […]

TEHRAN – His people are known for seductiveness, but it would be naive to think it only means in love. In what would naturally pass as a friendly visit to Tehran, which would include opening a branch of The Louvre, the French foreign minister has some hard talk to deliver. A day before he was […]

 Iranian Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei told the scientists meeting him that scientific progress will not bring prosperity for the country unless it was accompanied by commitment and revolutionary spirit. Iranian Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei told the scientists meeting him that scientific progress will not bring prosperity for the country unless it was accompanied […]

 Élysée Palace announced that French President Emmanuel Macron called his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Sunday to exchange views on Syrian crisis. During a phone conversation on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron called on his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani to put the “necessary pressure” on the Syrian government to halt what the French president claimed […]

 The Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday evening that during the past 24 hours, terrorists fired 64 shells at Damascus city and its surroundings, in addition targeting with sniper fire the safe corridor set up to evacuate civilians from Ghouta. Maj. Gen. Yuri Yevtushenko, head of the Russian Reconciliation Center, said in a statement published […]

Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Iranian Foreign Minister’s Special Assistant in Political Affairs arrived in Damascus on Sunday morning to meet with Syrian officials and exchange views on the latest developments in the Arab country. Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Iranian Foreign Minister’s Special Assistant in Political Affairs, at the head of a diplomatic delegation arrived in Syrian capital […]

 Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman has denied the claim that Iran and Europe have agreed to negotiate specific regional issues on the sidelines of the recent Munich Summit. Baharam Ghasemi told reporters on Saturday “the Islamic Republic of Iran and the European Union have long been discussing with each other on different issues and on various […]

 The 57th annual meeting for the General Assembly of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran has kicked off Sun. morning, with President Rouhani in attendance. The General Assembly of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran is chaired by the president, and includes Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Head […]

 President Rouhani urged banks and financial institutions to exercise utmost transparency in their dealings in order to improve the global view on Iran’s monetary system. The Iranian president made the remark on Sunday at the 57th annual meeting for the General Assembly of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. “We have presented […]

TEHRAN – The Judiciary has issued a warrant for the arrest of former judge and prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi. Mortazavi was officially sentenced on February 28 to two years in prison for his role in the deaths of inmates while in the Kahrizak detention center. Citing judiciary officials, Mir-Majid Taheri, who represents one of the victims […]