A trilateral meeting of Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey, Elmar Mammadyarov, Mohammad Javad Zarif and Mevlut Cavusoglu has kicked off in Baku. Prior to the trilateral meeting, the ministers held one-on-one meetings. Baku Declaration has been signed at the trilateral meeting. This is the fifth trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers and the […]

Foreign Minister Zarif said Wed. that Iran has voiced its protest against the US recent missile claim at the Tuesday UN Security Council session in New York. Speaking to reporters ahead of the fifth trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Iran, Azerbaijan and Turkey in Baku, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the […]

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said the enemies have come to the conclusion that they are not capable of posing a serious threat to Iran and they aim to restrict the regional influence and defense power of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Speaking at a gathering of commanders of the Iranian Army in […]

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi rejected the US administration’s first national security strategy as “unbalanced” and “one-sided”. In a statement on Tuesday, Qassemi said the document published by the Trump administration is full of futile efforts by its fabricators to introduce Iran as a threat, which is totally rejected and condemned. He stressed that […]

Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Iran’s nuclear capacities have not diminished since the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) came into force. Since the JCPOA implementation, “our nuclear capability has not declined but, rather, we can continue on this path (of progress in peaceful nuclear technology) […]

Iranian foreign minister, who arrived in Baku on Tuesday to attend trilateral meeting of foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey, and Azerbaijan, said that the three countries are pursuing counter-terrorism and economic cooperation. Visiting the new building of Iran’s embassy in Baku, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the meeting, which is going to be […]

The meeting of the Security Council today highlighted once again the international community’s full support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and further confirmed the importance of its full implementation. The meeting was also a demonstration of the United States isolation with regard to the JCPOA. The Permanent Representative of the United States […]

TEHRAN – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani has said that Iran’s missile program cannot be weakened under foreign pressure, noting the indigenous defense program will continue powerfully. “Today Iran’s indigenized defense power, and specially the missile power which is the result of the experience gained during the Sacred Defense (Iraqi-imposed war […]

TEHRAN – A bill on banning violence against women will be presented to the Majlis (Iranian parliament) next week, said Masoumeh Ebtekar, vice president for women’s and family affairs. The budget allocated to women in key ministries such as the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and the Ministry of Health is at […]

TEHRAN – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei approved withdrawal of $200 million from the National Development Fund to assist Kermanshah quake victims, Majlis speaker Ali Larijani said on Tuesday. Following the Supreme Leader’s decree, members of the Majlis hammered out and approved an amendment to the current year’s budget law. […]