A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit western Iran’s Kermanshah province on Sunday night, killing at least 207 people and injuring 1700 so far. It struck at a depth of 11 kilometers. The epicenter of the quake was 32 kilometers south of the city of Halabja, near the border between Iran and Iraq. But the highest casualties occurred in the town of […]

Hariri made the remarks on Sunday during an interview with the Lebanese TV channel Future TV. He further said that his resignation had been given in the interest of Lebanon, and that the country may be facing Arab sanctions. “I am free here. If I want to travel tomorrow, I will…I will return to Lebanon […]

TEHRAN– Speaker of Iran’s Parliament Ali Larijani called for accelerated efforts to attract foreign investment and new technologies in the country’s mining sector, saying such a lucrative industry should find export markets as well. Addressing a Sunday meeting of a parliamentary group in Tehran, Larijani stressed the need for “accelerated” efforts to attract foreign investment […]

TEHRAN – Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri announced that the country plans to open a European Union (EU) office in the capital, Tehran, in a bid to boost bilateral relations between the Islamic Republic and the 28-nation bloc. Speaking at a meeting with EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan in Tehran on […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ghasemi censured Bahrain for blaming Iran for every incident that happens in the island nation, the most recent one being the explosion on its pipeline. In a statement on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi dismissed the “absurd” and “baseless” accusations of Bahraini officials about Iran’s involvement in the explosion […]

Local sources told SANA that warplanes of the US-led alliance attacked residential areas in al-Duwaiji village in Tal al-Shaer area near the Syrian-Iraqi borders, killing more than 10 civilians and a number of paramedics who tried to help injured people, in addition to causing massive material damage to locals’ properties and homes. The sources explained […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that in his meeting with EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini, he has called for Europe’s more active role in implementing the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Speaking to reporters in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on Friday, Zarif […]

TEHRAN  – The enemies of Iran, the US in particular, seek to dispirit the Iranian nation and hinder investment in the country, President Hassan Rouhani cautioned, saying the US and the Israeli regime are angered at their failure in various plots against the Middle East. Iranian media and virtual space activists should be aware that […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi hit back at Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister for his “baseless and illogical” allegations against Tehran, saying the Al Saud regime itself is known as a hotbed of radical ideologies and terrorism. In a statement released on Saturday, Qassemi dismissed as “cheap and insulting” the comments made by […]

TEHRAN – Head of Iranian delegation at Astana talks Hossein Jaberi Ansari told MNA that ISIL is on the verge of physical collapse although their ideology will remain.   Deputy FM Hossein Jaberi Ansari who heads Iranian delegation at the Syrian settlement negotiations in Astana told Mehr News correspondent that “the military and operational objectives of ISIL […]