TEHRAN – A European Parliament official in charge of ties with Iran stressed that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a nuclear agreement between Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany), should yield tangible results. In a meeting with Iran’s foreign minister in Tehran on Saturday, Janusz Lewandowski, […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stressed the need to continue the campaign against terror groups in the Middle East region and said Tehran is determined to continue its support for Damascus in counter-terrorism. In a telephone conversation with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday evening, President Rouhani offered his congratulations over recent victories of […]

The White House released a statement on Friday saying it remains “committed to supporting Saudi Arabia and all our [Persian] Gulf partners against the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ aggression and blatant violations of international law.” It also accused Iran of destabilizing Saudi Arabia through arming Houthi fighters in Yemen. “Backed by the Iranian Islamic […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stressed that regional countries are capable of resolving their own problems without unwanted interference from the US or Israel. Rouhani made the remarks following a Saturday meeting with head of Iran’s Judiciary Sadeq Larijani and Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani. “Regional countries must solve problems among themselves. They also must not […]

TEHRAN – Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Seyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi said on Saturday that the hegemony will hatch new plots after the defeat of Daesh in Syria and Iraq. “Defeat of Daesh will make the hegemony hatch new plots. So, the Iraqi and Syrian governments and people should not ignore plots of the Great […]

TEHRAN – Cuba’s embassy in Tehran released a statement Wednesday, commemorating the death of Fidel Castro Ruz and pointing to Castro’s role in defending the Iranian nation and government. In the statement that was put out on the 1st anniversary of the death of Fidel Castro Ruz, Castro’s vital role in the Cuban revolution and […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani condemned Friday’s deadly mosque attack in Egypt as “heinous terrorist crime”, offering condolences to the bereaved families of the victims. “Condemning the heinous terrorist crime during Friday Prayers in Egypt, I extend Iranian people’s and my sincere condolences to the Egyptian people and the bereaved families of the victims,” […]

TEHRAN – Top Iranian and Bolivian officials discussed plans for interaction in diverse technological and industrial projects, particularly in nanotechnology. In a meeting with Bolivia’s president on the sidelines of the fourth summit meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on Friday, Iran’s First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said […]

MOSCOW – Russian strategic bombers destroyed ISIL command posts and members on the western bank of the Euphrates River in the province of Deir Ezzor. Six Tu-22M3 strategic bombers took off from an airfield in Russia towards the vicinity of Abbas town on the western bank of the Euphrates and targeted ISIL posts, inflicting heavy losses […]

TEHRAN – Ayatolah Kazem Seddighi, who led this week’s edition of Tehran Friday Prayers, hailed the downfall of ISIL terrorists as a victory over the feeders and funders of the group.  “The eradication of ISIL is tantamount to humiliating deaft of international Zionism and arrogant US,” said Ayatollah Kazem Seddighi, the interim leader of Tehran […]