The emerging new world order is seeing the growing influence of Russia, Turkey, and Iran, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Tuesday. Speaking at the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum on future scenarios in international politics, Gabriel was critical of US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, saying that as the Americans ceded their leadership role, the power […]

Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Bagheri congratulated the Resistance Front on recent victories in Iraq and Syria, saying “these victories brought security to the region.” Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri made the remarks at International Conference on Regional Security Order in the West Africa in the Tehran which is held in commemoration […]

Iran’s FM Spokesman Ghasemi said Mon. that the Foreign Ministry will follow up for humanitarian reasons on the case of Nazanin Zaghari who is in detention on charges of espionage against Iran. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi discussed the case of Nazanin Zaghari during his weekly press conference on Monday, which was once again […]

Oman’s ambassador to Tehran called for closer cooperation with Iran to help address the regional conflicts. Continuation of parliamentary and political consultations between Iran and Oman would contribute to the settlement of the regional crises, Saud bin Ahmad al-Barwani said in a meeting with Hossein Amir Abdollahian, an adviser to Iran’s Parliament speaker, held in […]

TEHRAN – Tehran metro can endure earthquakes measuring up to 8 on the Richter scale, director of Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Operations Company said. The issues of passive defense and earthquake-resistance have been considered from the very first stages of construction of Tehran Metro and all the measures have been taken based on international […]

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to visit Istanbul on Tuesday to attend an emergency summit of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation on al-Quds (Jerusalem). Parviz Esmaeili, the presidential office’s director for communications and information, made the announcement on Sunday, Mehr reported. The OIC will hold meetings at level of heads of state […]

TEHRAN – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has called on Muslim countries to end their ties with the United States over President Donald Trump’s “foolish” decision to recognize al-Quds (Jerusalem) as the capital of the Zionist regime. “Nothing has broken the hearts of Muslims more than Trump’s move,” Larijani told a parliament session on Sunday, Press […]

In an NY Times article Sun., Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif argues that as the N-deal and the ME enter uncharted territory, “it is imperative that Europe helps ensure we don’t soon find ourselves repeating history.” The full text of Mohammad Javad Zarif’s article published in New York Times on Sunday is as follows: On a crisp morning […]

TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Salehi, the vice president and director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), met with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in Tehran on Sunday. In an interview with IRIB, Behrooz Kamalvandi, Salehi’s deputy, said according to the discussions made between Salehi and Johnson it was agreed that the British foreign […]

TEHRAN – UK Secretary of Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson and the Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEAI) Ali Akbar Salehi met in Tehran on Sunday. “Sunday’s meeting gave us the impression that UK has figured out the bold role of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the region so that […]