TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif plans to pay official visits to Italy and Azerbaijan later this week to participate in two international conferences, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi announced on Wednesday. Zarif is slated to leave Tehran for the Italian capital of Rome on Thursday to attend the third edition of the […]

Iran’s media say the country’s private carrier Mahan Air plans to establish a direct flight route between Tehran and Pakistan’s northern city of Lahore. The two-way route that would be launched on 18 December 2017 could help further promote economic ties between Iran and Pakistan, according to a report by IRNA news agency. Mahan Air […]

TEHRAN  – Indonesians traveling to Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage could enjoy having a layover in Iran’s cities, such as Shiraz, an Iranian vice president said.  In a meeting with Indonesia’s ambassador to Tehran, Head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) Ali Asghar Mounesan said the country is ready to host Indonesian […]

TEHRAN– The Iranian Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps are duty bound to work together to serve the nation, the IRGC chief asserted. In a meeting in Tehran on Wednesday, IRGC Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari and Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi weighed plans for closer coordination between their forces to purse […]

TEHRAN– The Iranian Navy on Wednesday unveiled several new military systems, equipment, and projects, including a homegrown type of torpedo fuel that only the US had the technical know-how to make. In a ceremony in Tehran, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi unveiled nine new achievements of local experts and officers. The products include a […]

Iran’s FM Spokesperson Ghasemi said resistance and legitimate defense were the only possible ways to confront dominance of the occupying enemy and putting an end to the Zionist aggression. Bahram Ghasemi, Spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made the remarks of the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People […]

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the humiliating behavior of West has led to the hatred and disgust of Muslims towards the US. Speaking during the open session of Parliament on Wednesday, Larijani said Prophet Mohammad’s main recommendation was on the unity among Muslims. “The Prophet asked for avoidance from disagreement between Muslims, which destroyed […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that Riyadh’s revamped hostility towards Tehran is an attempt to cover up its regional failures and domestic troubles. “Saudi Arabia is trying to solve two problems, this is way it introduces Iran as its enemy,” said Rouhani during a televised interview on Tuesday. He noted that the Saudis’ first […]

TEHRAN – A former Iranian diplomat has lauded “the diplomacy of resistance” of the Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani, saying, “If we retreated one step in Iraq and Syria, we would have lost.” Speaking at a conference on “Basij and Tomorrow’s Iran” in Tehran, Sadeq Kharrazi said the Islamic Republic’s regional policies succeeded […]

Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that “I believe that Director General Amano is simply underscoring that he has a mandate to provide some verification and assurances requiring Section T, but does not have clarity as to exactly what he can […]