TEHRAN – A former Iranian minister of foreign affairs has been decorated by the Japanese government for his contribution to bilateral ties. “Mr. Manouchehr Mottaki, the honorable former minister of foreign affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, received the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun,” said the Japanese government’s statement on […]

Iran’s UN envoy described Saudi Arabia’s anti-Iran allegations as “baseless and unfounded”, while calling for international community’s pressure on Riyadh to stop threatening other countries with the military action. Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo made the remarks on Tuesday in a letter sent to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the President of the […]

Leader’s senior adviser Ali Akbar Velayati voiced Iran’s strong resolve to participate in Syria’s restoration process following the eradication of ISIL terrorists from the neighboring country. Ali Akbar Velayati, the top adviser to Iran’s Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, made the remark in a meeting with governor of Aleppo, Hussein Diab, on Tuesday, voicing hope […]

Tehran’s attorney general Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi announced the arrest of 23 suspects who are thought to have been behind the June 7 terrorist attacks on Iranian Parliament. Tehran’s attorney general Abas Jafari Dolatabadi said Tuesday that 23 suspects have been detained on charges related to the June 7 terrorist attack on the Iranian parliament during […]

Iran’s parliamentary official Amir-Abdollahian, while voicing regret over Saudi-led campaign against Qatar, said the Islamic Republic strongly opposes any threat or pressure against regional countries. Iranian Parliamentary Director General for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remark in a meeting with Qatari Ambassador to Iran Ali bin Ahmad Ali al-Sulaiti on Tuesday, adding “these arbitrary measures […]

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad affirmed that Damascus and iran will not be dissuaded by the hostile escalation of some regional and Western countries from continuing work to consolidate stability in the region. The President’s remarks came during a meeting with Ali Akbar Velayati, the top adviser to Iran’s Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, […]

Calling Lebanese President on phone following the surprise resignation of PM Saad Hariri, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani voiced confidence that Lebanon could easily move past this new scenario aimed at destabilizing the country. Ties between Tehran and Beirut are friendly and developing, said president Hassan Rouhani in in a phone conversation with Lebanese President Michel […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif slammed the Riyadh regime for its recent comments against the Islamic Republic and said the kingdom is taking provocative measures in the Middle East region. In a telephone conversation with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Tuesday evening, Zarif rejected as false and provocative the Saudi-led coalition’s […]

TEHRAN  – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei applauded the growing enthusiasm for commemoration of Arbaeen, describing the magnificent pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) in Karbala to mark Arbaeen as a major event bestowed by Almighty God. In comments at the beginning of a religious course in Tehran […]

TEHRAN  – Iran’s defense minister called for cooperation with Pakistan to help establish peace and security in Afghanistan. In a meeting with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Tehran on Tuesday, Brigadier General Amir Hatami called for closer interaction between the two Muslim neighbors to ensure regional stability. Iran and Pakistan’s […]