TEHRAN – Denouncing Israel as a “bureaucratic evil” in the Middle East, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Monday that the fate of Palestine cannot be separated from the fate of all Muslim countries. Larijani urged Muslim countries to take action against recognition of al-Quds (Jerusalem) as the capital of Israel. “We should all feel […]

TEHRAN– Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani said on Monday that Iran will never negotiate its defense and missile capabilities, calling on European countries to stop interfering in Iran’s affairs. He was speaking at a meeting with the country’s top judicial officials. The head of the judicial system of Iran referred to the recent remarks by Nicky Haley, […]

TEHRAN– Iranian President Rouhani has forwarded a message of felicitation to the President of Niger on the occasion of the country’s Republic Day on Dec. 18. In his message, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated President Mahamadou Issoufou and the people of Niger as they celebrate the 59th anniversary of the founding of the Republic and […]

TEHRAN– SNSC Secretary Ali Shamkhani said Iran continue to offer advisory services to the Syrian government until complete elimination of all terrorist groups and regardless of Zionists’ baselss claims. Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, a senior Aide of Iranian Leader, made the remarks while addressing a commemoration ceremony for 1870 martyrs of Kurdistan province who were […]

A gathering of parliament speakers of Islamic countries will be held here in the Iranian capital next month, a special aide to Iran’s parliament speaker said. It is slated for January 13-17, Hossein Amir Abdollahian said Monday on the sidelines of an extraordinary meeting of the Parliamentary Union of OIC Member States (PUOICM) on Palestine. […]

The mayor of Misrata, Libya’s third-largest city, has been abducted and killed shortly after returning from a foreign trip. Mohamad Eshtewi’s body was found dumped in the street, security sources said on Monday. He had been kidnapped by unknown assailants upon leaving the airport in the western coastal city late Sunday. The mayor was returning […]

US President Donald Trump says he will not fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, although some in his team are “very upset” about the counsel’s decision to obtain thousands of their emails as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged collusion with Russia. It was reported on Saturday that Mueller obtained “many tens of thousands” […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the Islamic Republic has turned into a “key player” both in the region and around the world thanks to the Iranian nation’s continued support for the establishment. The Iranian people’s resistance against enemies and their support for the Islamic Establishment in the past four decades have turned the […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Defense Minister Hatami said Mon. that the ministry’s technical department plans to file a complaint with UN over Haley’s missile-related claim and ask for a part of the missile for further inspection. Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Amir Hatami said on Monday that the ministry is probing into the claim made by US […]

TEHRAN – A senior official at the Iranian Foreign Ministry, while referring to Canada’s desire to resume diplomatic relations with Iran, said remaining technical issues need to be resolved by the Canadian side. Mohammad Keshavarzzadeh, the General Director of American Affairs Department in Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made the remarks while speaking to reporters […]