Iranian President Hassan Rouhani forwarded a message of congratulations to the leaders of Christian countries and Pope Francis of Vatican, offering greetings on the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani sent separate massages to the world leaders of Christian countries and Pope Francis of Vatican extending his congratulations on Christmas (the birth […]

Political analyst Sadegh Maleki told that Jerusalem al-Quds will not be liberated merely by issuing resolutions and making harsh statements in absence of any practical measures against Trump’s decision. Washington’s recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the Israeli regime has been one of the most talked-about topics in political and media circles. In […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has announced that French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will travel to Iran in early 2018. Le Drian had said in early November that he would travel to Iran to prepare a visit by President Emmanuel Macron. Macron has been leading a campaign against Tehran’s missile program […]

TEHRAN — The magnitude 5.2 tremor on December 20 near Tehran once again has heightened serious concerns over the city’s resistance to an imminent and most probably destructive earthquake. The some parts of country have been affected by recurrent strong quakes over the past 40 days and suffered damages to a certain extent. Tehran, the […]

TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament on Sunday voted in favor of a double-urgency bill that recognizes al-Quds (Jerusalem) as the permanent capital of the state of Palestine. The bill was passed by 187 votes in favor, 15 against and 9 abstentions. It came as a response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of al-Quds as […]

TEHRAN– Russian Duma Speaker VYacheslav Volodin said in Islamabad on Sunday that Russian cooperation with Iran and Turkey in stabilizing the situation in Syria and the region shows that the fight against terrorism can be a success. According to Russian news agency TASS, Volodin, who is currently chairing Russia’s State Duma delegation in Islamabad to take […]

TEHRAN  – An Iranian lawmaker affirmed that Tehran backs the Yemeni army and nation, but rejected US accusation that Iran provides Yemen with missiles and emphasized that Yemenis employ their own weapons. “We have announced repeatedly that the Yemeni army and people have the support of Iran, however, we have also made it clear that […]

Head of Chief of Staff of Armed Force Major General Bagheri said that enemies are always trying to sabotage the development path of Islamic world. Pointing to a plot waged by Takfiri groups against the Islamic world, he said “plot orchestrated by Takfiri groups had not been terminated that they put forward disintegration of Iraqi Kurdistan […]

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that new avenues are open for relations between Iran and Pakistan. Speaking at a ceremony in Iran’s embassy in Pakistan on Saturday, Ali Larijani said Iran and Pakistan relations are developing and have always been fully formed in terms of politics, economics, security and military affairs. “Though there have always […]

Iran’s First Deputy Speaker Masoud Pezeshkian congratulated Christians on the New Year during today’s parliament public session, hoping for more peace through the teachings of prophet Jesus. Masoud Pezeshkian, who was chairing today’s public session of the Parliament in the absence of the Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, who is currently attending a conference on terrorism […]