The Foreign Ministry spokesman said Sunday that Iranian foreign minister will leave Tehran for the Balkans region and Eastern Europe on Monday along with a high-ranking economic and political delegation. The Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said on Sunday evening that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will start an official visit to the Balkans and […]

The Spokesperson of the Judiciary Branch Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei rejected that the number of spies arrested in the past two years have increased. The Spokesperson of the Judiciary Branch Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei dismissed the claims that the number of espionage cases have increased recently. The official made the remarks after Mehr News reporter challenged him […]

 Meeting of Iran and Iraq heads of mission was held in the neighboring Iraq in the presence of Iranian ambassador to Iraq. Iranian Consul General in Iraq’s Erbil Morteza Ebadi said, “an expert-level meeting of Iranian heads of delegation was held in Iranian Consulate General in Sulaymaniyah of Iraq on Saturday in the presence of […]

First VP Jahangiri on Sun. called on domestic and foreign investors to participate in development plans in Makran coastal strip in southeastern part of country, promising government’s full support. Speaking at the second international conference on introducing investment opportunities and sustainable development in Makran Coast, First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri deemed Makran a key strategic area […]

Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the Chairman of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said on Sunday that nuclear propulsion does not need permission from the IAEA. “Considering the maritime potentials of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the international arena and the fact that Iran is one of countries with high water traffic in the […]

Syria’s Permanent Representative at the UN Bashar al-Jaafari said that ending the suffering of Syrians doesn’t require showboating sessions or forming UN committees; it only requires applying the 30 resolutions issued by the UN. In a speech after the Security Council voted on a resolution calling for the cessation of combat activities in Syria for […]

 Parliamentary official Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Sun. that US-backed terrorists in Syria are committing atrocities in the Arab country with the help of weapons gifted to them by the White House. “The US-backed terrorists and armed groups in Syria claim one day to wish to be part of the government and sit down at the table […]

TEHRAN — The growing problems of the megacity of Tehran does not justify relocating it, councilor Ahmad Masjed-Jamei said on Saturday. He made the remarks after a documentary named “the capital” was screened at Mehr news agency. The documentary was mainly focusing on the issues the capital, Tehran, is struggling with including water shortage, air […]

During the talks with Iran’s president, India’s Prime Minister announced that an Iranian private bank would be licensed to open a branch in India. Majid Ghasemi, the managing director of Bank Pasargad was a member of Iranian delegation who were accompanying the Iranian president in the meeting with Narendra Modi in New Delhi a couple […]

While hailing the country’s new tech. achievements in recent years, President Rouhani predicted a “better future” ahead of Iran’s research and scientific progress. The Iranian president made the remarks at the 31st Khwarizmi International Award (KIA), which is currently underway at the IRIB International Conference Center in Tehran, with a number of Iranian and foreign […]