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 […]

Leon Panetta, the former US secretary of defense and CIA chief, says the world countries “cannot trust America as a partner,” if President Donald Trump violates the Iran nuclear deal. “In foreign policy, in many ways, your word counts for a lot and when you tell someone you’re going to do something, if you fail to stick to […]

The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Ground Force says all enemy’s plans for the Middle East region have been defeated, urging the country’s military forces to boost their power and readiness to deter the enemy. “All enemy’s plans for the Middle East have been defeated,” Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said on Monday, adding, […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stressed that all of US President Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine the nuclear deal have so far failed. “Every day (Trump) says this deal is the worst in the US’ history. As he put it, it is shameful for America, but still he has not been able to do anything […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Judiciary Chief warned European countries not to follow the US in trying to meddle in issues related to Iran’s defense activities, saying also that Iran’s missile program is for defense and non-negotiable. “Europe has no right to meddle in our defense affairs,” Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said Monday at a meeting of […]

TEHRAN– A British based satellite TV station promotes a ritual (banned by Shia clerics) to be done during the processions of the Islamic Month of Muharram. The interview addresses various dimensions of the issue. A group of Shias who persist on bloodletting for the mourning of Imam Hossein in the Islamic months of Muharram and […]

TEHRAN  – The Iranian nation and officials’ unity and vigilance have turned the Islamic Republic into a strong regional power, the country’s president said. One cannot take a decisive measure in the region without taking Iran’s view into account, President Hassan Rouhani said during a ceremony held in Tehran on Monday to commemorate Ayatollah Seyed […]

TEHRAN  – An Iranian deputy foreign minister rejected reports that Iraq has removed visa requirements for pilgrims going to the Arab country for Arbaeen rituals, stressing that visitors will still need visas from the Iraqi government to cross the border. Speaking to Tasnim on Sunday, Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates’ Affairs Hassan […]

West’s claims rooted in its regional failure

A number of Iranian jurists and lawyers called on the United Nations secretary general to push for an end to the ongoing military crackdown and ethnic violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, 70 Iranian jurists asked him to take practical action to address the plight of Myanmar […]