TEHRAN – Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi, said Tue. that Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) bolsters the Non-Proliferation Treaty and is in the best interest of Iran and international community. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the 31st International Islamic Unity Conference on Tuesday in Tehran, the nuclear chief Ali […]

TEHRAN– Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei pardoned or commuted prison terms of 1,007 Iranian convicts sentenced by various courts in the Islamic Republic. The pardon was granted at the request of the country’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani on the occasion of the birth anniversaries of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and […]

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, the secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council, said on Monday that there is a special intelligence office in the U.S. Treasury Department tasked with targeting Iran’s economy. Rezaee said the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), which is targeted at Iran, Russia, and North Korea, was compiled and written by this […]

TEHRAN – The 31st International Islamic Unity Conference opened in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Tuesday morning with high-ranking officials from Muslim countries as well as Shiite and Sunni scholars in attendance. The main subjects to be discussed in the three-day international event will revolve around the current crises facing the Muslim nations. The […]

 Iran’s President Rouhani said the US and Israeli’s plot to blight the region with the plague of terrorism had destroyed many opportunities for development, and called on Muslim states to compensate for this ‘treachery’. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made the remarks in his opening speech at the 31st International Islamic Unity Conference that went underway […]

Iran’s Foreign Ministry says Turkey has pledged to follow up on a recent shooting on the border that left an Iranian border guard dead and four others injured. Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said Tuesday that the fatal shooting assault took place north of the city of Maku, which lies in West Azerbaijan Province near the […]

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani hails Iran and Russia’s successful fight against terrorists in the region, saying the two nations are at the forefront of counter-terror battles unlike other coalitions, which have taken no practical measures to eradicate terrorism. “Iran and Russia are at the frontline of the war on terror, while others only talk about it,” […]

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said “Iraqi people proved that security cannot be traded, and instead of relying on foreign powers, they mobilized popular forces through religious leaders’ decrees (fatwa) in order to counter the most serious security threats.” The Leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Humam Hamoudi […]

Iran’s FM Spox rejected the statements made by Trump’s adviser, saying that such accusations are the result of the frustration and dismay of American officials.  “If it was not for the recent attempts and sacrifices of the Islamic Republic of Iran to confront terrorist threats and extremism in the region, especially Iraq and Syria, the […]

TEHRAN – Behrooz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), has said that it is not possible to keep implementing the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), without the removal of sanctions. “The important point is that the spirit of the JCPOA has been definitely violated, […]