Iran, Ansarullah discuss ways to end Yemen war
TEHRAN – Muhammad Abdusalam, the spokesman for the Yemeni Ansarullah, held talks in Tehran on Monday with Hossein Jaberi Ansari, the special assistant to the Iranian foreign minister, discussing ways to settle the Yemen war politically. The two sides exchanged views how to end the cruel war on the Yemeni people. In a similar meeting […]
Iran’s first water ambulance operational
TEHRAN – The first water ambulance in Iran was launched in the southern province of Hormozgan on Saturday with Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi in attendance, Tasnim reported. Costing nearly 33 billion rials (around $750,000) the water ambulance is bought with the contributions made by benefactors active in the health sector and equipped by Hormozgan […]
Top Judge Raps US Allegation of Iran Missiles in Yemen
Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani denounced as a new plot the US claim that Iran has supplied missiles to Yemen, saying a total blockade that has barred even the delivery of medicine to Yemen shows that Washington’s accusation is ridiculous. Addressing a meeting of Judiciary officials on Monday, Ayatollah Amoli Larijani took a […]
Iran Offers Condolence to Russia over Deadly Plane Crash
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman offered condolences to the Russian government and people over the deadly air crash which claimed the lives of 71 people. Bahram Qassemi expressed his deep sorrow for the sad event and sympathized with the bereaved families of the victims. Russian passenger jet crashed several minutes after takeoff from Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport […]
Bodies of 3 Iranian sailors to be flown to home tomorrow
The bodies of 3 Iranian crew members who lost their lives in Sanchi oil tanker incident last month will be flown to Tehran on Tuesday night. Iran’s General Consul in Shanghai Alireza Irvash told IRIB News Agency that all the necessary measures have been taken to transfer the three corpuses to Tehran from Shanghai later on Tuesday. The Iranian, […]
Rouhani’s India visit set for Feb. 15
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled for a maiden visit to India this Thursday to discuss various topics on developing bilateral ties and regional issues with senior Indian officials. The three-day visit comes upon the official invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will have returned from a trip to West Asia, including Palestine, UAE and […]
Leader hails nation’s epic turnout to Feb. 11 rallies
In a message issued Sun., Ayatollah Khamenei thanked the Iranian people for their epic participation at the nationwide rallies in commemoration of the 39th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. The following is the full text of the message: Dear prideful nation of Iran! Today, your determination and insight created a massive and splendid event. The […]
Ex-MoD: Revolution inspired anti-colonialists
Iran’s former defense minister believes that the Islamic Revolution in Iran has inspired many anti-colonial states worldwide. In a recent interview with the Tehran Times, Hossein Dehghan said that Iran proved that it practices Imam Khomeini’s revolutionary concept of neither East nor West. Read below the first part of the interview with the former defense […]
US plots to meddle in Iran domestic affairs foiled
Iranian President Rouhani says that Iranians have been witnessing the defeats of US in the last year as the Americans intended to meddle in domestic affairs of Iran but their plots were foiled. “In the course of the last year the Iranian nation has garnered numerous victories and successes,” said Hassan Rouhani, the President of […]
Iran dismisses Israeli drone claim as ‘ridiculous’
TEHRAN – Iran on Saturday rejected as “ridiculous” claims by the Israeli regime that it had intercepted an Iranian drone launched from Syria, stressing the Islamic Republic’s military advisory presence in Syria is at the request of the “legitimate” Syrian government. “Claims about the flight of an Iranian drone … are too ridiculous to be […]