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22 Dec 2017

Iran Hails Global “No” to US Intimidation as UNGA Rejects Trump’s Quds Plan

Iran’s foreign minister praised the international community’s rejection of the US president’s decision to recognize al-Quds as the capital of Israel after a resounding majority of UN member states defied threats by the US to declare Trump’s plan “null and void”. In a tweet on Thursday night, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hailed the […]

US always shielding Israeli regime 22 Dec 2017

US always shielding Israeli regime

At the 10th UNGA emergency special session on Palestinian issue, Iran’s Ambassador to the UN Gholamali Khosroo said the US government always shields the Israeli regime by abusing its veto power in violation of the United Nations Charter. At the UN General Assembly for the vote on resolution denouncing Trump’s decision to declare Jerusalem al-Quds as […]

Palestine to remain top priority for Muslim world 22 Dec 2017

Palestine to remain top priority for Muslim world

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said on Thursday that the Palestine will remain the key issue of the Muslim world forever. In a statement on Thursday, Ghasemi lashed out at Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa, for calling al-Quds a “side issue”, saying the Bahraini foreign minister makes such remarks to please the […]

No Security Issues in Iran’s Quake-Hit Provinces: Interior Minister 21 Dec 2017

No Security Issues in Iran’s Quake-Hit Provinces: Interior Minister

TEHRAN  – Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli made assurances that provinces that were affected by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake last night are enjoying full security and that governmental organizations are on full alert in the provinces. Since the earthquake happened, all officials and the law enforcement forces as well as social services and relief […]

Jaberi Ansari, Bashar Jaafari talk Syrian settlement in Astana 21 Dec 2017

Jaberi Ansari, Bashar Jaafari talk Syrian settlement in Astana

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy FM Hossein Jaberi Ansari and Syrian envoy to UN, Bashar al-Jaafari held talks on the Syrian settlement in the framework of Astana 8 meeting in Kazakhstan. Syrian Arab Republic delegation, headed by Bashar al-Jaafari, held a meeting in Astana on Thursday with Iranian delegation, headed by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for […]

Muslim world not to tolerate another Balfour 21 Dec 2017

Muslim world not to tolerate another Balfour

TEHRAN– Ali Akbar Velayati called the US president’s move in recognizing Jerusalem Al-Quds as Zionist Israel’s capital ‘Balfour 2,’ saying Iran has not given any missiles to Yemen. Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior Adviser to Iran’s Leader in International Affairs and a member of the Expediency Council, told Iran’s Arabic News Channel Al-Alam that US […]

Trump’s decision clear example of American anti-Islamic policies 21 Dec 2017

Trump’s decision clear example of American anti-Islamic policies

TEHRAN– Head of President’s Office Mahmoud Vaezi said in Baku on Thursday that Trump’s decision to recognize Al-Quds (Jerusalem) as Israeli regime’s capital and the US veto in recent UNSC meeting indicate American anti-Islamic, anti-Palestine policies. Mahmoud Vaezi,  Head of President’s Office,  at his speech at the ‘2017-year of Islamic Solidarity Year: Interfaith and Intercultural […]

Nat. Conf. on Prayer opens in Bandar Abbas with Leader’s message 21 Dec 2017

Nat. Conf. on Prayer opens in Bandar Abbas with Leader’s message

TEHRAN – The 26th National Conference on Prayer has opened in southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Thu. with a message issued by Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei. The one-day conference is gathering a considerable number of senior officials and Shia and Sunni scholars together in Bandar Abbas, a port city on the […]

5.2 magnitude earthquake leaves 1 killed, 97 casualties 21 Dec 2017

5.2 magnitude earthquake leaves 1 killed, 97 casualties

Head of the Relief and Rescue Organization of the IRCS Morteza Salimi said the 5.2 magnitude earthquake left 1 dead and 97 casualties in different parts of the country which the earthquake was felt. A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits the Iranian city of Malard in Tehran province last night.The quake was also felt in the […]

Russia, Iran holding consultations on Astana 8 meeting 21 Dec 2017

Russia, Iran holding consultations on Astana 8 meeting

Delegations from Russia and Iran are holding consultations on Thursday during the eighth round of talks on the Syrian settlement in Astana. The Russian delegation is headed by Russian Special Presidential Representative for Syria Alexander Lavrentyev, and the Iranian delegation by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari, TASS reports from the venue. The eighth […]