TEHRAN – Foreign ministers of the Caspian littoral states will hold a meeting in Moscow on December 4-5 to discuss the sea’s legal status and other issues, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The meeting of foreign ministers of Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan will be held for the seventh time,” said […]

A senior Iranian official says enemies’ divisive plots can only be thwarted through unity and coherence in the Muslim world. Islamophobia, Shiaphobia and Iranophobia are top on the agenda of a Western media campaign seeking to depict a violent image of Islam and Muslims to the world, Ali Akbar Velayati, senior advisor to Leader of […]

In reaction to terrorist attack in Pakistan, Bahram Ghasemi the Spokesman of Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the assault and said that the terrorism is in line with no code of conduct or ethics. “Terrorism abides by no ethical or humanity principle,” said Bahram Ghasemi the Spokesman of Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on […]

French President Macron said that it is necessary to demilitarize Iraq especially the forces made up in the war with terrorism. French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called on Iraq to dismantle all militias, including the Popular Mobilization Forces, reported Reuters. The French President’s call for dissolution of the volunteer forces, comes at the time […]

Addressing an event in Karaj, on Saturday, Iranian Intelligence Minister Alavi said that during the time of terrorism flourishing in the region, Iranian security forces destructed 120 terrorist groups. “Despite the downfall of ISIL terrorists in the region, the enemy is after delivering new blows to the Islamic Establishment and it is necessary to stay […]

TEHRAN  – The Iranian Embassy in London expressed surprise over claims made by the UK government about Tehran’s involvement in Yemen’s recent missile attack on Riyadh and criticized Britain for having provided the Saudi regime with weapons used against Yemeni civilians. “It is surprising that the British Foreign Office has referred to the Saudi-led coalition’s […]

TEHRAN  – The Iranian Navy’s 49th flotilla of warships berthed at Bangladesh’s port city of Chittagong after taking part in the world’s largest maritime exercise in the Bay of Bengal. The Iranian flotilla, comprising Sablan destroyer and Bandar Abbas logistic-combat warship, arrived in Chittagong, a major port city and financial center in southeastern Bangladesh at […]

ZABOL – Iran’s President Rouhani said Sat. that the ISIL key bases in the Middle East have collapsed, voicing hope for the total eradication of terrorism in the region. President Rouhani made the remarks during a provincial visit to Sistan and Baluchestan, the southeast of the country, on Saturday, adding “the sinister plot designed by […]

TEHRAN – The Pentagon has given defense contractor Raytheon permission to sell air defense systems to the armed forces of Qatar. Raytheon has been awarded a more than $150-million foreign military sale to install and maintain Patriot air defense systems for the armed forces of Qatar, the US Department of Defense said in a press […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani offered his congratulations to the Romanian people and government over the central European country’s national day. In a message to his Romanian counterpart Klaus Iohannis, President Rouhani felicitated the Romanian nation on the Great Union Day and expressed the hope that the two countries would witness an expansion of bilateral relations […]