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 […]

TEHRAN – An Iranian deputy foreign minister criticized the Australian government for its refusal to cooperate with Tehran on the case of an Iranian pregnant woman detained on charges of violating US commercial laws. Voicing concern about the poor conditions that Iranian citizen Negar Qods Kani is being kept in, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hassan […]

TEHRAN – Iranian writers are happy with the Swedish Academy’s decision to present the Nobel prize in literature to Japanese-born Briton Kazuo Ishiguro who has been introduced to Persian readers with nine of his novels. The writers spoke to some Persian news agencies, commenting on the decision and Ishiguro on Thursday just hours after the […]

The Syrian army backed by allied forces managed to recapture some villages and townships in the central provinces of Homs and Hama from terrorists, killing dozens of the foreign-backed militants, Syrian sources said. According to Tasnim dispatches, the Syrian troops and allied forces liberated several villages and townships in the eastern outskirts of Hama from […]

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Bahram Ghasemi, has rebuked Friday terrorist attack in a Shia center in Baluchistan Province of Pakistan. Ghasemi, Spokesman of Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shared sympathies with Pakistani nation, government and victims’ families adding “these brutal attacks are aimed at causing insecurity in Pakistan and spearing sedition and religious disputes.” He stressed […]

Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative in the UN Gholam Ali Khoshroo said that sanctions run counter to the establishment of global multilateral system and the international law. Addressing the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly, he elaborated Iran’s stance regarding global trade and reiterated the need for strengthening multilateral trade system. Khoshroo stressed the […]