TEHRAN – Iranian Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, received, early on Sun. the organizers and staff of the Congress to Honor the Knowledge, the revolutionary contribution, and the Rank of Ayatollah Seyyed Mostafa Khomeini in Tehran. Seyyed Mostafa Khomeini, the eldest son of the late Imam Khomeini, suspiciously passed away in 1977 in Iraqi city […]

TEHRAN– The Netherlands has adopted a policy opposite to that of the US toward the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a top Iranian official said, adding that a group of visiting Dutch lawmakers have leveled outspoken criticism at the US for lack of commitment to the nuclear deal. Speaking to reporters in Tehran after […]

TEHRAN  – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council called on the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas to maintain its leading role in countering the Zionist regime of Israel’s occupation. In a meeting with Deputy Head of Hamas’ Political Bureau Saleh al-Arouri in Tehran on Saturday, Ali Shamkhani expressed the hope that Hamas, a forerunner in […]

TEHRAN– Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani cautioned the Palestinian groups about enemies’ continued efforts to provoke division among Resistance forces. “From the very first days, the Zionist regime has tried to remove the resistance forces; what is important is that Palestinian groups end their differences and unite against the Israeli regime,” he noted, speaking at the meeting […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Austria’s Sebastian Kurz, who is expected to become the European country’s chancellor, conferred on various issues in a phone conversation. During the Saturday talks, Zarif congratulated Kurz on the victory of his party in Austria’s parliamentary elections and wished him success in his new post, the […]

TEHRAN– Iran’s Deputy FM Araghchi said US lack of commitment to JCPOA is the most flagrant violation of the deal and Trump’s anti-JCPOA remarks have cast a shadow of uncertainty over the agreement. Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi delivered a speech Saturday during the expert panel of JCPOA in the International Conference on Disarmament and […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani submitted the names of his nominees for the two remaining cabinet posts to the parliament two months after all his proposed ministerial picks except one managed to win the vote of confidence from the lawmakers. In a letter to Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Saturday, Rouhani proposed Reza Ardakanian […]

TEHRAN – An Iranian naval flotilla, comprising the homegrown Damavand destroyer and Paykan missile-launching vessel, berthed at Russia’s coastal city of Makhachkala, the capital city of the Republic of Dagestan. The commander of the Iranian naval flotilla is scheduled to meet and confer with Russian naval commanders and also President of the Republic of Dagestan […]

TEHRAN – Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said he has called on all parties to the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers to remain committed to their obligations under the international deal. “During my recent visits to Italy and Switzerland, I emphasized that it is in […]

TEHRAN – Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Army Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan made assurances that following recent developments in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, Iran has no problem along its western and northwestern borders thanks to its military might. Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Saturday, Brigadier General Pourdastan pointed to the independence referendum recently held […]