Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said increasing employment and vitality in the society is a top priority for the incumbent administration. President Rouhani made the remarks at a cabinet session held on Sunday. Congratulating the new Governor General of Bushehr, Dr. Rouhani said “because of being located in the border and having industrial, tourism, maritime and […]

TEHRAN  – A member of Iran’s nuclear negotiating team arrested recently by the country’s Intelligence forces has been sentenced to five years in jail on espionage charges, Iranian Judiciary’s Spokesman Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei confirmed Sunday. “The conviction of (Abdol-Rasool) Dorri Najaf Abadi on charges of spying for foreign intelligence services and leaking information have […]

TEHRAN  – Iran presses ahead with its policies irrespective of others’ political rhetoric, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said, noting that Tehran has come up with a response apposite to a strategy the US president is expected to announce in the coming days. “Once Trump makes his comments (about Iran), which are almost clear (already), […]

TEHRAN – Should the US carry out the so-called Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), it will then have to relocate its regional bases out of the reach of Iran’s missiles, which have a range of 2,000 kilometers, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps commander said. Speaking at a high-profile IRGC session on Sunday, IRGC […]

TEHRAN – A senior official of Foreign Ministry and member of Iran’s nuclear negotiating team Hamid Baeedinejad described the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as the only competent authority to address Iran’s commitments under JCPOA. In response to the efforts of the United States to reverse the Agency’s reports confirming Iran has lived up to its commitments under […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi hit back at Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister for his “baseless” allegations against Iran, saying Saudis make occasional accusations against Tehran when international pressure mounts on them over their crimes in Yemen. In a Saturday statement, Qassemi dismissed as “baseless and worn-out” the recent accusations leveled by Adel […]

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has sent a message to the 3rd International Conference on Rumi and Shams-i Tabrizi, which opened at the mausoleum of Shams-i Tabrizi in the northwestern Iranian town of Khoy on Saturday. In the message, which was published on Persian news websites, Rouhani praised works of the Persian mystic and poet […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani underlined Tehran’s good and friendly ties with African states, and voiced the country’s continued support for the independence of the African nations. Speaking at a meeting with the visiting Malian Speaker Issaka Sidibe in Tehran on Saturday, Larijani said Iran’s ties with African states, Mali in particular, are […]

TEHRAN– Senior MP Boroujerdi said Sat. that Iran’s compliance with the nuclear agreement has been repeatedly confirmed by the IAEA and the US Congress cannot say otherwise. Head of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said that in reaction to the possibility of the US Congress declaring Iran’s noncompliance with the JCPOA […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the national interests secured under the nuclear agreement cannot be taken back even if ‘ten Trumps emerge in the world’ and decide to take measures against Iran. President Rouhani attended a ceremony marking the beginning of new academic year held on Saturday at University of Tehran, during which […]