TEHRAN – Science Minister Mansour Qolami said on Wednesday that 15 to 20 students are still in custody who will be released by Thursday. “Overall, few students were arrested during the riots, and a lot of them were released,” Qolami was quoted by Mehr as saying. He also said 130 students were arrested across the […]

TEHRAN – A top Iranian nuclear official has warned that if the nuclear agreement is ditched Tehran will increase its uranium enrichment activities with a speed far much higher than the conclusion of the nuclear deal. According to the 2015 nuclear agreement, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran agreed to put […]

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said if Iran does not enjoy the benefits of the JCPOA, it might leave it, adding the Europeans can compensate for Iran’s losses in case US withdraws. In an interview with an Iranian news outlet IRNA, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, the current Iranian President’s Political Deputy, said that Iran is ready for the […]

 Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Bahram Ghasemi, condemned the recent move of US congress which passed a resolution in support of the rioters and terrorists in Iran. “The interventionist resolution passed in US congress [against the Islamic Republic of Iran and in support of the recent riots] is an unacceptable, blameworthy, and inappropriate issue,” said Iranian […]

Major General Bagheri, the Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces condemned US interventionist approach toward Iran’s domestic affairs in an address on Wednesday. “US which is a symbol of injustice with its history of murder and savagery is not fit to level accusations against the nation and the officials of the Islamic Revolution,” said […]

Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has said he raised the case of imprisoned Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe during a recent visit to Tehran. Speaking to the Press Association after returning from the visit, Mr Straw said the meetings he had in the Iranian capital were “very cordial”. He added, “We made strong representations about the need for […]

TEHRAN –Upon his arrival in Moscow on Wednesday afternoon, Iran’s foreign minister said that international community has shown to agree with continuation of the JCPOA and against the US stance. Visiting Russian capital to meet and talk with his Russian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif said that “since taking office as Iran’s foreign minister, this is […]

TEHRAN – AEOI spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said Wed. that Iran is ready to take immediate countermeasures if the Trump administration decides against waiving sanctions under the nuclear deal. Behrouz Kamalvandi noted the “contradictory news” on Washington’s decision to whether or not waive anti-Iran sanctions under the 2015 nuclear deal, adding “if US fails to extend […]

TEHRAN – In a meeting with former Italian Former Italian Prime Minister Massimo D’Alema, Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said European countries need to distance themselves from the US regarding JCPOA. During the meeting with Massimo D’Alema, Amir-Abdollahian praised the friendly relations between Iran and Italy, adding that the two countries […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left Tehran for Moscow to meet with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, before a trip to Brussels for a meeting with European diplomats on JCPOA. Heading a delegation, Mr. Zarif flied to Moscow Wednesday morning, as part of the regular ministerial consultations with Russia, particularly about the JCPOA. […]