TEHRAN – Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani said on Monday that the real culprits of recent unrest in Iran would be dealt with decisively. In a meeting with high-ranking judicial officials on Monday, the head of the judicial system of Iran said that he has called on judges to differentiate between innocent people who were clearly deceived […]

TEHRAN– Professor Kevin Richards, chair of Liberal Arts Department at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, tells that “Fascism is the main rival of liberal democracy. Fascism uses the democratic process against its very premise, appropriating the language of populism, but not changing the material conditions of the people.” He also adds that “Socialism and […]

TEHRAN– Seyyed Abbas Araghchi says the news about negotiation between Iran, UK, and Germany about missile issues is untrue. “The news reported in the media that Iran held negotiations with Germany and UK on missile defense issues is untrue,” said Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, on Monday. He added […]

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas will seek EU support in Brussels on Monday amid bitter acrimony with the United States, but he looks unlikely to get much in the way of concrete commitments. In an interview with AFP on Sunday in Brussels, Palestinian foreign minister Riad al-Malki said Abbas would urge the European Union to officially […]

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to appear on TV at 9:00 pm local time (5:30 GMT) on Monday to address the nation. Rouhani is expected to elaborate on the most important issues, especially the recent riots and the devaluation of national currency against dollar. The protests, which first started on December 28 in […]

The Chairman of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi stresses the need for restoring sovereignty to the entire Syrian territory. Speaking at a meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem in Damascus to discuss the latest military and political developments in the Syria, Chairman of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign […]

Iranian Ambassador to Britain Hamid Baeedinejad on Sunday released a message on his tweet and wrote, “maintaining nature of Arak heavy water reactor and modernizing it are of the most important and honors of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). After a landmark nuclear deal was inked between Iran and six world’s major powers in […]

Iran’s Army says is planning to hold large-scale joint military exercises in a vast area along the Makran coastal strip, including the shores of the Sea of Oman, in the country’s southern and southeastern regions, a senior commander says. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Iran’s deputy army commander for coordination, Habibollah Sayyari, said the two-day […]

The Head of Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi pointed to the US attempt to strain Iran, China relations and said that increased interaction between the two countries strengthens bilateral relations. Alaeddin Boroujerdi met with the Chinese Ambassador to Iran Pang Sen on Saturday (January 21) where he expressed grief over the […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a note published in the Financial Times on Sunday, proposed a security network in the post-ISIL region, calling on the Europe to encourage the regional countries to implement the plan. Here is the full text of his note: The defeat of ISIL has not just heralded the return […]