Leader’s top military aide said Tue. that Iran seeks to open talks on water management with Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey and other countries sharing water resources with the Islamic Republic. Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, Leader’s top military aide, made the remark on Tuesday at a national conference on ‘water diplomacy and hydropolitic opportunities in West […]

Military strikes in the last two days have killed at least 30 people in Eastern Ghouta, the besieged suburb of Syria’s capital Damascus, where the United Nations is attempting to arrange a cease fire, UN Security Council spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Monday. On Saturday, the UN Security Council, including Russia, voted in for a […]

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says there is no military solution to the crisis in Yemen, adding that Iran believes the crisis only will be resolved through political dialogue. Gholamali Khoshroo made the remarks on the sidelines of a UN Security Council meeting on Monday to decide to extend the arms embargo on Yemen, […]

Russia has vetoed on Monday the United Kingdom-drafted resolution on Yemen during a UN Security Council vote. Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said prior to the vote that Moscow cannot support the draft resolution. “The Russian Federation cannot support the draft resolution proposed by our British colleagues for the extension for the […]

TEHRAN – The Iranian administration is making attempts to promote women’s presence in the society and improve gender equality in different arenas, said the vice president for women’s and family affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar. The administration is determined to take measures for gender equality and creating equal access to social services and job opportunities for women, […]

TEHRAN – Iran will provide Oman with expertise in archaeology, promoting handicrafts and restoring cultural heritage sites, CHTN reported. Based on a fresh agreement Iran will share its experience on handicrafts and archaeology with Oman, Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Director Ali Asghar Mounesan said on Saturday. In the near future a team […]

TEHRAN – Majid Takht-Ravanchi, the current deputy director of the presidential chief of staff for political affairs who was on Iran’s nuclear negotiating team with great powers, has said that the games played by U.S. and Europe regarding the nuclear deal will not benefit Iran, urging European countries to take a clear stance on the […]

TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani has ordered the Tehran prosecutor general and the Tehran Justice Department to immediately punish those cults involved in the recent riots in the Pasdaran neighborhood of Tehran. In a meeting of top judicial authorities on Monday, Ayatollah Amoli Larijani expressed grief over the killing of three police […]

Meeting with the chiefs of Sunni nomad tribes of Iraq, Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian praised Iraqi nomads for their stance against ISIL in the war on terror in Iraq. “The role of Iraqi nomads in the war against terrorism was bold and positive and the Iraqi nomads, both Shias and […]

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami highlighted the continued hostilities of hegemonic powers against the Islamic Republic and said the enemy is seeking to weaken the country’s defense power. In a speech on the sideline of a visit to the Malek-Ashtar University of Technology in the central province of Isfahan on Monday, Brigadier General […]