TEHRAN – Ehsan Qazizadeh Hashemi, a member of the Majlis Cultural Committee, says under the proposed national budget bill, the government has reduced the budget for the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) by more than 9 trillion rials (nearly $200 million). Warning of the consequences of the budget cut, Qazizadeh Hashemi said according to […]

Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian addressed Donald Trump in a tweet saying that Iran will not allow the US to target its national security, defensive power or constructive regional influence. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian published a tweet on his Twitter account concerning the recent remarks and measures adopted by the US President Donald […]

TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy advisor to the Leader, on Wednesday vehemently rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s ultimatum on the nuclear deal, saying he is going to “beyond his limits”. “The nuclear deal negotiations will definitely not be repeated and nothing will be added or excluded from it. Therefore, the U.S. […]

TEHRAN – Majid Takht-Ravanchi, the deputy director of the presidential chief of staff for political affairs, says the U.S. “cannot impose conditions or set ultimatum” for the nuclear deal. The remarks came after U.S. President Donald Trump set an ultimatum to fix what he called “disastrous flaws” in the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement, also known […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has submitted the eighth 3-month report to the parliament on the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers, a spokesperson said. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Wednesday that the quarterly report was submitted to the parliament […]

TEHRAN – The public and celebrities gathered in front of the building of National Iranian Tanker Company in a sad Tuesday evening here in Tehran to commemorate the victims of Sanchi oil tanker over a candlelight vigil. The Sanchi, heading South Korea with 136,000 tons of Iran’s light crude oil, collided with a Chinese freighter […]

TEHRAN  – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif introduced his new deputies based on a revamped structure that focuses on economic policies and aims to promote the country’s international trade. According to Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi, Zarif announced in a ceremony on Wednesday that Abbas Araqchi and Gholam Reza Ansari have been appointed as […]

TEHRAN – Kamal Kharrazi, chairman of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations rejected any possibility for talks on Iran’s missile power, saying the missiles are developed to defend the country. Speaking on the sidelines of the 2nd Arabs-Iran Conference in Beirut on Wednesday, Kamal Kharazi told IRNA correspondent “given the conspiracies of foreign enemies against Iran, we […]

TEHRAN – Addressing the closing ceremony of 13th meeting of PUIC in Tehran, Ali Larijani, the Speaker of Iranian Parliament, condemned US President Trump’s foreign policy. “Trump is humiliating the other nations and is creating tension in other countries which would finally damage US,” said Ali Larijani, the Speaker of Iranian Parliament. The top parliamentarian […]

TEHRAN– Meeting Pakistan’s Minister for Defense Production and Minister for Science and Technology, Iran’s 1st vice president announced his country’s readiness to enhance relations with Pakistan in all fronts. In the meeting with Rana Tanveer in the capital Tehran today afternoon, Iran’s 1st Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri expressed Iran’s interest in enhancing bilateral relation with […]