The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has dismissed as “baseless” the allegations leveled by US President Donald Trump about the Islamic Republic’s provision of missiles to Yemeni forces. “Trump’s claims about providing Yemen with missiles by the Islamic Republic of Iran are baseless,” Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said on Sunday. He […]

TEHRAN  – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei appointed a new commander as chief of the Iranian Navy, and replaced the lieutenant commander of the Army. In separate decrees on Sunday, Ayatollah Khamenei, Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, put Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi in charge of the Navy, appointed his predecessor […]

TEHRAN  – Saudi Arabia forced Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri to resign after his failure to convince Iran to reverse its policy on Yemen, a source close to the matter said. The source, who is close to Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior international adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, attributed […]

Iran’s Defense Minister Amir Hatami in a Sun. phone talk with his Syrian counterpart called for further cooperation and efforts in the fight against terrorism in region. During the phone conversation which took place on Sunday, Iranian Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistical Support Brigadier General Amir Hatami and Syrian Minister of Defense Fahd […]

Iranian VP who also heads AEOI, Ali Akbar Salehi, pointing out that the IAEA chief traveled to Tehran with his own wish, said Yukiya Amano holds a special responsibility with regard to the conduct of the United States on JCPOA. In an interview with Iran IRIB1 Negahe Yek on Saturday, Salehi said Amano has a special responsibility […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has pledged full support for the country’s Armed Forces in defending the Islamic Republic’s independence and territorial integrity. “The [Iranian] government and nation have confidence in the Army as faithful and self-sacrificing armed forces and the government will continue its support for the Armed Forces,” Rouhani said in a meeting with […]

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has dismissed new “shameless” falsification of 9/11 records by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to incriminate the Islamic Republic, saying such a futile propaganda campaign is meant to protect some of Washington’s allies in the Middle East. “The fresh US allegations and claims against Iran are a clear example of shameless falsification to corroborate […]

Iran has vehemently rejected remarks by Saad Hariri, who has stepped down as Lebanon’s Prime Minister, saying his resignation and rehashing of the “unfounded and baseless” allegations regularly leveled by the Zionists, Saudis and the US are another scenario to create new tensions in Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi made the remarks on […]

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhan said on Saturday that his government is determined to continue support for the country’s armed forces. He made the remarks upon meeting a number of top Army commanders in Tehran on the occasion of the “National Day of Fight against Global Arrogance”. “The Army has been very successful, both in […]

Iran marks Nov. 4, ‘den of espionage seizure’ day TEHRAN – Iranians held rallies across the country on Saturday morning to mark the takeover of the US embassy, known as the “den of espionage” in Tehran 38 years ago.