TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani slammed Washington for failing to live up to its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), describing any call by the US for renegotiating the agreement as “ridiculous”. Speaking at an open session of the parliament on Sunday, President Rouhani highlighted […]

TEHRAN– The death toll from a fire at Tehran Oil Refinery rose to seven after one of those injured in the incident died in hospital on Saturday evening. The fire that broke out at the refinery on Friday afternoon killed six people and critically injured two. One of them later succumbed to his injuries in […]

TEHRAN – Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani on Tuesday paid a visit to to Iran News Pavilion in the 23rd Press and News Agencies Exhibition. During his visit to the exhibition, Mr. Shamkhani attended Iran News Pavilion and signed the guests book by writing some lines on the exhibition. The […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s parliament began vetting President Hassan Rouhani’s nominees for the two remaining cabinet posts on Sunday, two months after all his proposed ministerial picks except one managed to win the vote of confidence from the lawmakers. Intensive talks are underway in the parliament about the credentials and backgrounds of Reza Ardakanian and Mansour […]

TEHRAN – First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri on Saturday and after inauguration of the 23rd Press and News Agencies Exhibition paid a visit to Iran News English daily pavilion. MR. Jahangiri visited Sokhan Gostar Institute pavilion which is the publisher of Iran News English and Sobh- Eghtesad Persian dailies. He was accompanied by Culture and […]

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 […]