KSA, UAE, Bahrain front against Iran in Davos ‘strategic flaw’
Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian posted a message on his Twitter account condemning the joint rhetoric of KSA, UAE, and Bahrain against Iran at Davos panels. “The anti-Tehran alignment of KSA, UAE, and Bahrain at the World Economic Forum in Davos is a strategic mistake,” reads a post by Iranian Parliament’s […]
Iran extends sympathies over fire tragedy in S Korea
After a fire incident at a hospital in South Korea claimed the lives of at least 35 people, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman issued message of condolences. Bahram Ghasemi, the Spokesman of Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, issued a statement on Friday, extending sympathies with the South Korean government and nation over the fire incident in […]
Parliamentary faction seeking revival of National Youth Organization
TEHRAN – The parliamentary youth faction has prepared a proposal to revive the National Youth Organization, the faction’s chairman said on Friday. Pointing to the Rouhani administration’s bill to divide the Sports and Youth Ministry, Seyyed Farid Mousavi said since the bill might be let down “we have provided a proposal in the youth faction […]
U.S., S. Arabia can’t change facts, Iran’s Zarif says
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the U.S. and Saudi Arabia cannot change the facts about Iran’s role in helping defeat ISIS, also called Daesh. “No amount of ‘alternative facts’ by Trump & Co’s echo chamber, ‘vision of light’ spin by KSA, or credit-grabbing by the U.S. fosr defeat of […]
Israeli regime core of ME crises
Iran’s Ambassador to United Nations Es’hagh Al Habib said on Thursday that occupation of the Palestinian land is the core and central of all conflicts in the Middle East. “The Israeli occupation of the Palestinian land is the core and central of all conflicts in the Middle East,” said Es’hagh Al-Habib, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent […]
Rouhani to hold press conference in two weeks
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani will hold a press conference which will be attended by domestic and foreign correspondents within two weeks, Presidential Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi said on Wednesday. Vazei also pointed to President Rouhani’s recent TV interview, saying the important thing was that the president focused on issues that had not been […]
Crystal crew interrogation to kick off on Friday
TEHRAN – An Iranian maritime official says that parallel with decoding of the black boxes of the Sanchi and the Chrystal, which started on Wednesday, the crew of the Crystal will also get interrogated since Friday. “The black boxes for the tanker Sanchi and the freighter CF Crystal were opened before the representatives from Iran, […]
Domestic marine industry continues to grow
TEHRAN– Iranian Defense Ministry’s Marine Industries Organization chairman said on Wednesday that today, Iran is capable of manufacturing most of its maritime equipment domestically. Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari made the remarks on the sidelines of an exhibition of maritime capabilities in Tehran, adding that today, most of Iran’s needs in maritime sector is produced domestically. He […]
Iran to negotiate with nobody over missiles: Boroujerdi
TEHRAN – Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the Chairman of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, told the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the EP, David McAllister that missile program is part of Iran’s strategic policy of deterrence and it is not negotiable. “Repetitive opposition of European Union with Trump’s anti-JCPA policies is a […]
Iranian official dismisses claims of negotiation over missile program
TEHRAN – Mahmoud Vaezi, the Chief of staff of Iran’s president says that the government has not agreed to discuss missile program in negotiations and the JCPOA is respected if followed with no change. “The whole Establishment, government, and foreign ministry share the same approach toward the nuclear agreement; to us, the negotiations are over […]