Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on European countries to defy US sanctions if the Trump administration torpedoes the 2015 nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Speaking to the Guardian and the Financial Times, Zarif warned that if Europe followed Washington’s lead, the […]

In their millions, Muslims have started staging passionate mourning ceremonies in commemoration of the day in history that witnessed the martyrdom of the icon of sacrifice to the faithful. The occasion, known as Ashura, marks the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) and 72 of his companions in what is known today as Iraq in 680 AD, after they […]

Brig. Gen. Massoud Jazayeri announced Sat. that Iranian and Iraqi military forces will take part in a joint exercise on the country’s western borders in the near future. “Commanders of Iranian Armed Forces took part in a meeting chaired by Army chief Maj. Gen. Bagheri this morning in line with implementing the announced policies of the Islamic […]

Iranian official Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Sat. that KRG leader Barzani’s call for separation of Kurdistan region from Iraq will further strengthen the presence of ISIL and Israeli regime in the region. “Barzani’s call for independence means further strengthening of ISIL and Tel Aviv, a new anarchy in the region and instability,” Parliament’s General Director for […]

Former IRGC General Mohsen Rezaei said the independence referendum held by the Iraqi Kurdistan region was KRG President Masoud Barzani’s coup against his rivals to expunge them from the Kurdish region. “Barzani sought to put either himself or his representative in the position of Iraq’s Kurdish president,” Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said in […]

Ali Larijani, the Speaker of Iran’s Parliament sent a congratulatory message to Hammouda Youssef Sabbagh, felicitating his election as the Speaker of the People’s Council of Syria. In a message to Hammouda Youssef Sabbagh, Ali Larijani, the Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, congratulated his Syrian counterpart on being elected as the Speaker of the People’s Council […]

Iran’s FM Spokesman Ghasemi said the Burmese government’s disregard for international community’s calls on stopping violence against Rohingya Muslims is unacceptable. “Iran was among the first countries which responded to the Rohingya crisis as its humanitarian duty,” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said Saturday, adding “at least two correspondence between Foreign Ministry Zarif with […]

Iran’s Vice-President Jahangiri and Turkish Premier Binali Yildrim discussed the latest developments in Iraq after the referendum held in Kurdish areas of Iraq, in a phone dialogue on Friday. “Our negotiations in Baghdad will continue to manage the developments in post-referendum time,” said Es’hagh Jahangiri, the Iranian First Vice-President on Friday during a telephone conversation […]

A senior Russian official has dismissed a recent US claim that Moscow is trying to “shield” Iran from inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which Washington has been pushing to widen to Iran’s military sites. Back in August, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley attempted to convince the IAEA to request access […]

Describing Saudi Arabia’s policies in the region, Iranian foreign minister told Al Jazeera news broadcaster that KSA and UAE are always killing stabilizing efforts in the ME. “If the US stays committed to the nuclear agreement, they will have a better position,” said Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Thursday in […]