A man wearing a white shroud and carrying a melee weapon, who was trying to break into the Presidential Administration in Tehran, was shot by the security guards, deputy governor-general for security said Monday. Mohsen Nasaj Hamedani, Tehran province Deputy Governor-General for Security and Police Affairs, told Fars News Agency on Monday that at 11:00 AM local time, a man about 35 […]

TEHRAN – The underground missile facilities of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) are immune to all sorts of hostile attacks, says Hossein Salami, the IRGC’s second-in-command. In comments at a television talk show on Saturday, General Salami said that not all projectiles are stockpiled inside the missile facilities, Tasnim reported. Salami said there are […]

TEHRAN- During two separate events, Iran and Armenia signed a gas for power transfer deal and inaugurated a radiotherapy center in an Armenian hospital, IRNA reported on Sunday. The third phase of transmitting electricity from Armenia to Iran and transferring gas from Iran to that country was signed between the two sides in Armenia, IRNA […]

Jose de Venecia, the Special Envoy of the Philippine president, met with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif on Sunday in Tehran. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with the founding Chairman of the ICAPP Jose de Venecia, on Sunday in Tehran, at the Headquarters of the Iranian ministry of foreign affairs. Former House Speaker Jose […]

TEHRAN– Ali Motahhari, Iranian Member of Parliament, said on Sunday that all US efforts against Iran to modify JCPOA in favor of containing missile limits are doomed to failure. “The JCPOA is completely irrelevant to boosting Iranian defense system and the European should be vigilant and not get deceived by US,” said Ali Motahhari, Iranian […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s minister of defense says the United States is trying to save ISIL by transferring its terrorist members from Syria and Iraq to Afghanistan to justify its presence in the region. Brigadier General Amir Hatami made the remarks in a phone conversation with his Afghan counterpart Lt Gen Tariq Shah Bahrami on Sunday. […]

TEHRAN– Intelligence ministry declared that its forces successfully hauled a 2869 KG narcotic cargo, while entering the country from abroad. The cargo, carried by 2 Toyota cars is the biggest cargo seized in recent years.

TEHRAN – Iran’s 1st vice president hailed victory against ISIL, saying heroic figures like Major General Ghasem Soleimani are significant opportunities for Iran. Speaking in a ceremony to commemorate the 39th anniversary of the triumph of the Islamic Revolution in Iranian city of Yazd, 1st vice president Eshagh Jahangiri said on Saturday that “the Islamic […]

TEHRAN – Concurrent with the 39th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, President Rouhani is scheduled to attend a press conference with domestic and foreign news media on Tuesday afternoon. Parviz Esmaeili, the presidential office’s director for communications and information, said Sunday that President Rouhani’s press conference will be held on February 6 at 16:00 local […]

Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif said Sat. night that the recently published US Nuclear Posture Review reflects greater reliance on nukes in violation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). “The US Nuclear Posture Review reflects greater reliance on nukes in violation of the NPT, bringing humankind closer to annihilation,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a […]