The Iranian foreign minister has condemned US President Donald Trump’s latest speech against Iran as “inane,” stressing that using threats against the Islamic Republic will prove to be ineffective. “Allegations, threats and profanity will never intimidate Iranians. Trump will eventually discover this; as every predecessor did,” Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted after Trump officially announced on Friday that […]

Ali Larijani, the Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, met with Vyacheslav Volodin, the Speaker of the Russian Parliament’s Lower Chamber, the State Duma, on Friday, in Saint Petersburg of Russia. The Iranian top lawmaker, who is accompanied by Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, is heading a senior legislative delegation to Russian city of […]

The EU, Russia and China have called on the US to maintain its commitment to the Iranian nuclear deal, which President Donald Trump is expected to declare no longer in America’s interest. “We believe this deal is important to ensuring the international nuclear nonproliferation regime and regional peace and stability. We hope all parties can continue to […]

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is to pay an official visit to Iran in early November to discuss issues of bilateral interest with his Iranian counterpart and also to take part in a tripartite meeting with his Iranian and Azeri counterparts in Tehran. According to a statement issued by the Kremlin on Thursday, all preliminary measures […]

Iran’s defense chief has slammed US President Donald Trump’s threat to blacklist the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), saying any such move against the elite counterterrorism force would only promote terror and instability in the region and the entire world. Brigadier General Amir Hatami praised the IRGC as “the most powerful” force “on the frontline” […]

Iran’s parliament speaker says unilateral moves by the US with regard to the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), will only harm Washington, because the international community is unanimous on supporting the accord. Ali Larijani made the remarks in a press conference before leaving Tehran for the Russian city of St. Petersburg […]

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said his country backs efforts to protect the nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Speaking at a meeting with Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi in London on Wednesday, Johnson hailed the […]

A commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the United States has airdropped weapons and food supplies to Daesh in Iraq and Syria as the Takfiri terrorist group was facing defeat. The second-in-command of the IRGC’s Ground Force, Brigadier General Abdullah Araqi, said on Wednesday that the US had provided logistic support to Daesh […]

Iran is considering “various scenarios” in response to US President Donald Trump’s “probable withdrawal” from the international nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers. Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi made the remarks on Wednesday following a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in London. Iran has “prepared […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani highlighted his administration’s special attention to expanding ties with African countries, including Tanzania. President Rouhani made the remarks in a meeting with Tanzanian Foreign Minister Augustine Mahiga on Wednesday in Tehran, adding “”Tanzania is Iran’s gateway to access the East African market and my administration is determined to develop relations with […]