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.

TEHRAN  – Every year on the 13th day of the Iranian month of Aban (which this year falls on November 4), the Iranian nation, particularly the students, hold rallies across the country to mark the anniversary of the takeover of the American embassy.

In the course of his visit to Lebanon, Leader’s Aide in International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Friday. At a joint meeting which lasted for about an hour, both sides discussed ways to expand bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on developments in the region, including the ones in Syria. […]

TEHRAN – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said a huge gap had appeared between the US and its European allies on Iran’s nuclear issue. Addressing a gathering of retired IRGC clerics in Qom on Thursday, Larijnai, referring to international developments, said “there have been developments at the international scene which are different from the past year […]

TEHRAN – Leader’s Advisor, Ali Akbar Velayati, said certain countries of the region were obsessed with normalization of relations with the Zionist regime. Iranian Leader’s Aide Ali Akbar Velayati made the remarks while addressing the second International Union of Resistance Scholars on Thursday in Beirut. The official said the opening ceremony of the meeting had […]

NAJAF  – Hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslims start their walking to mark Arbaeen, the 40th day after the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shiite Imam, from the holy city of Najaf, south of Karbala.