‘Solidarity in Istanbul made Muslims hopeful about Palestine’
President Rouhani told his Turkish counterpart Erdogan that the solidarity among Muslims against the Trump’s order of relocating US embassy has ramped up the hope for the Palestinian cause. “Solidarity in Istanbul summit made the Muslims of the world hopeful about the issue of Palestine,” said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday. The Iranian president […]
Diplomat slams states normalizing relations with ‘Israeli regime’
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told Indonesian ambassador to Tehran that some countries undermine the Islamic World with normalizing relations with “the Zionist regime.” “The policy of normalizing relations with the Zionist regime is aimed to undermine the power and capacity of the Islamic World,” said Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iranian Parliament Speaker’s Aide on International Affairs, on Wednesday. […]
High Level Participation at OIC Summit on Quds Inspiring: Iran’s FM
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hailed the level of Muslim countries’ presence in an extraordinary Islamic summit held in Istanbul, Turkey, to coordinate a response to a US decision to recognize Jerusalem (al-Quds) as Israel’s capital. “Inspired by very high level participation at extraordinary OIC summit, despite handful of telling exceptions,” Iran’s […]
Iran Ready for Cooperation with Muslim States to Defend Quds: President
TEHRAN– Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic Republic is prepared to join hands with other Muslim countries and help defend the holy city of al-Quds (Jerusalem) against US-Israeli plots with no strings attached. “…the Islamic Republic of Iran stands ready to cooperate with each one of the Muslim countries to defend the holy Quds […]
Iran to seal deal with Russia-led trade bloc soon
Iran says it expects the formalities over its membership to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) – a regional trade bloc led by Russia – would be finalized soon and an agreement with the Union’s member states would be signed accordingly. Iran’s media quoted a trade official as saying that the agreement with the EEU […]
US Seeking to Create New Chaos in Iraq, Syria: Iran’s Velayati
Ali Akbar Velayati, an international adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, warned that Washington is seeking to create mayhem in Iraq and Syria again after the collapse of the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terror group in the Arab countries. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Velayati highlighted the arrogant nature of the US […]
Iran Hails Turkmenistan’s Neutrality Initiative
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Turkmenistan on the anniversary of the UN declaration of its permanent neutrality status, hailing the post-Soviet nation for its push for peace and stability. In a message to his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow on Tuesday, Rouhani offered congratulations to the neighboring country on the celebration of Day of Neutrality. “It […]
Iranian Official Warns of Terrorist Recruitments
Iran’s interior minister called for collective efforts to prevent the Takfiri terrorist groups from recruiting forces in new areas after their defeats in Syria and Iraq. The defeat of Takfiri terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq has made them opt for new measures and extend the range of their activities in the other countries, Abdolreza […]
Araghchi in Vienna to attend JCPOA Joint Commission Meeting
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, chairing a delegation, headed for Vienna to attend a meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). In the regular JCPOA Joint Commission Meeting, the 5+1 and Iran at the level of Political Directors/Deputy Foreign Ministers will discuss the implementation of the nuclear deal […]
‘No decision made over Caspian Sea yet’
Iran has made no decision yet on how to divide the ownership of the seabed and the energy resources under the seabed of Caspian Sea, says Iranian deputy FM for Asia-Pacific. “Iran has made no decision yet on how to divide the ownership of the seabed and the energy resources under the seabed of Caspian […]