TEHRAN  – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei described the battle against the Zionist regime of Israel as a “sacred” one and a collective responsibility of the entire Muslim world, recommending efforts to diversify the continued fight against Tel Aviv. In a message to the 2nd international conference of resistance scholars, held […]

TEHRAN – In a joint statement at the conclusion of the 7th round of Syria peace talks in Astana, Iran, Russia, and Turkey reaffirmed commitment to settling the crisis in Syria with political processes, emphasizing the need for the conflicting parties to take confidence building measures. Delegations from Iran, Russia and Turkey -the guarantors of […]

ISFAHAN  – The strategic Sukhoi Su-24 fighter-bombers along with Phantom combat planes of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) managed to hit their targets during ongoing air drills on Tuesday night. The war game code-named Aerial Power of Fadaeeyan-e Harim-e Velayat 7 (Devotees of Velayat Airspace 7) started on Tuesday morning in the […]

TEHRAN – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said on Tuesday that Iran will not renegotiate the nuclear deal, or its defense issues. Shamkhani who was visiting Iran News Pavilion at Press Exhibition in Tehran, said, “Besides the fact that Iran has practically shown it is abiding by the deal, the […]

TEHRAN – Nazem Dabbagh, a representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), says the Islamic Republic of Iran’s policy towards the KRG has always been based on good relation and ethnical, cultural and racial commonalities, and predicted the relation would remain good in the future. Visiting Iran News pavilion in the 23rd Press and News […]

Iran’s Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Russia’s Alexander Lavrentiev, and Turkey’s Sedat Ünal, the heads of the three guarantor states’ delegations, exchanged views on the documents that are discussed in this round of Astana Process. Jaberi Ansari who heads Iran’s diplomatic delegation to Astana talks arrived in Astana on Sunday in order to take part in the […]

TEHRAN – Tehran will play host to the second trilateral summit of Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said. “This would be the second summit. The first was held in Baku. We will hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit,” Qassemi told reporters in Tehran on Monday. […]

TEHRAN  – Iran unveiled a state-of-the-art radar system designed and manufactured by the country’s military experts. The advanced radar system named “Afaq” (horizons) was put on display during a ceremony on Monday with Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami in attendance. Speaking at the ceremony, Brigadier General Hatami hailed the production of the radar […]

TEHRAN – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said the country will not remain committed to the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, known as the JCPOA, if anti-Tehran sanctions are re-imposed under various pretexts. “The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is not a goal nor a […]

TEHRAN  – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi announced that President Hassan Rouhani, during his visit to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly session, refused requests by Washington for a meeting with US President Donald Trump. In remarks released late on Sunday, Qassemi said on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly […]