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 […]

TEHRAN – A Majlis lawmaker believes that the government should not neglect the role of the media otherwise it will create problem for it. Representative of Ahwaz City to Majlis Mr. Javad Kazemi Nasab during his visit to Iran News pavilion in the 23rd Pres and News Agencies said that media is real representative of […]

TEHRAN – Representative of Tehran to Majlis says that the social commission of Majlis has several bills to study and refer it to Majlis for approval, adding that the bill for protection of the children is the major one. During his visit to Iran News pavilion in the 23rd Press and News Agencies, Mohammad Reza […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s nominees for the two remaining cabinet posts were approved by the country’s parliament. The parliament on Sunday afternoon ended debates on the credentials and backgrounds of Reza Ardakanian and Mansour Gholami, who had been nominated for the positions of the energy minister and the minister of science, research, and […]

TEHRAN – Senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi deplored the appalling conditions of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and called on all Islamic nations not to keep silent on the human tragedy in the Southeast Asian country. “The fact is that Myanmar’s Muslims should not be forgotten because their problem is still unresolved,” Ayatollah Makarem […]

TEHRAN– Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi hailed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for confirming the country’s compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in eight reports. Salehi told reporters that he had held “good talks” with Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano […]