TERHAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday underlined the country’s support for Iraq’s territorial integrity and called for improvement of the ties between Tehran and Baghdad. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has always sided and will continue to side with the Iraqi government and nation on their path of fighting terrorism and boosting national […]

In meeting Thursday with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Tehran, Ayatollah Khamenei has called on neighboring Iraq to remain vigilant in the face of American plots, warning that the US is not trustworthy. He also voiced Iran’s support for the Iraqi government’s efforts to develop ties with regional states, and noted the unity of […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi slammed recent remarks made by Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister against the Islamic Republic as “wrong” and “costly”. “It is most unfortunate that Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister still insists on keeping the wrong, costly and fruitless approach (toward Iran) and continues to beat the drum for tension, violence and […]

TEHRAN – Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran’s Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati highlighted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s major role in recent advances of the Arab country’s army and allied forces against foreign-backed terrorist groups. Speaking at a meeting with Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad in Tehran on Wednesday, Velayati offered his […]

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei affirmed on Wednesday that Iran’s military capability is “not open to negotiation”. “As we have repeatedly announced, we announce again that the country’s defense capability is not open to negotiation,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told a graduation ceremony of military cadets. Ayatollah Khamenei stressed that Iran […]

TEHRAN – The joint commercial complex of Iran and Uganda was inaugurated in the African country’s capital of Kampala on Wednesday. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Ugandan counterpart Sam Kutesa attended the opening ceremony of the joint complex. “Ties between Iran and Uganda are very strong, and we are eager to strengthen […]

An Iranian Member of Parliament told the media that the report of Iranian foreign ministry submitted to parliament recounts 18 cases of US breaching of the JCPOA. “The seventh report of foreign ministry, drafted upon the bill of ‘the reciprocal countermeasure of the Islamic Republic of Iran in implementing the JCPOA, is different from the […]

TEHRAN – Hamas’s Deputy Political Chief Saleh el-Arouri insisted that the movement will never accept demands for recognizing Israel or cutting ties with Iran. Speaking in a meeting with Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi on Monday evening, Arouri said Hamad will never agree to lay down arms, recognize the Zionist […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif praised the country’s security situation and military might, saying that in spite of foreign pressures and regional conflicts, the Islamic Republic is enjoying exceptional security and power. Today, if one takes a look at countries around Iran, he cannot find a country that enjoys the level of […]

Lawmakers in the upper house of Russia’s parliament are set to call on their colleagues in the US Congress and other Western legislatures to do all in their power to help protect the multilateral Iran nuclear deal, which they say is under threat by US President Donald Trump. The Russian Federation Council’s Foreign Affairs Committee […]