Possibility of opening Iran nuclear deal a ‘myth’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that US President Donald Trump “would open a Pandora’s box” if he tries to renegotiate terms of the Iran’s nuclear agreement with world powers. During an interview published by the Associated Press on Wednesday, Zarif stressed that the possibility of renegotiating the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) […]
Top military officials of Iran, Iraq hold talks amid Kurdish independence vote
The military brass of Iran and Iraq have met and held talks amid a controversial referendum in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region. Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri on Wednesday received his Iraqi counterpart Major General Othman al-Ghanmi, who arrived in Tehran at the head of a military delegation earlier […]
Bright Light in Sky Seen in Iran Was Russian Missile
TEHRAN– A bright light that streaked across the sky on Tuesday evening and was seen in many Iranian cities was a Russian ballistic missile, a top Iranian Air Defense commander said. The bright light that captured the attention of residents in a number of Iranian cities on Tuesday evening was a Russian RS-12M ballistic missile […]
Shamkhani elaborates Iran’s strategy to confront KRG independence
TEHRAN – Ali Shamkhani, a top Iranian security official went to Iranian Parliament on Wednesday to discuss the Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum. Iranian MP Jabbar Kouchakinejad, from the constituency of Iranian northern city of Rasht, recounted that Iranian Parliament went into a one-hour private session on Wednesday. The event featured Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National […]
Iran Parliament Condemns KRG’s Separatist Referendum
TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament on Wednesday condemned the Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s move to hold an independence referendum, saying such separatist measures are to the detriment of Iraq and the whole region. In a statement, signed by 210 lawmakers, the parliament voiced support for the Iraqi government and legislature and condemned the Kurdistan Regional Government’s […]
KRG referendum favors Israel in expanding insecurity in region
TEHRAN – Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei, pointing to Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum, said “this is in the interest of Israel and those who want to expand insecurity in the region.” Speaking among reporters on the sidelines of a local ceremony on Tuesday, Rezaei underlined Kurdistan needs security, development and progress; any kind […]
Iran’s parl. fully backs Al-Fu’ah, Kafriya residents
TEHRAN – Iranian official Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the Parliament would spare no effort to aid Syrian people residing in Al-Fu’ah and Kafriya which are under siege by Takfiri groups. Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in his meeting with Hussein Ragheb al-Hussein, a member of the Syrian People Assembly […]
Ayatollah Khamenei Attends Funeral of Iconic Martyr Hojaji
TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday attended the funeral of Mohsen Hojaji, a young IRGC adviser beheaded by the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group in Syria. At the beginning of the funeral procession in Tehran, Ayatollah Khamenei, accompanied by the country’s top military commanders, prayed near Hojaji’s Iranian-flag-wrapped casket. […]
Barzani middleman for Zionists to partition Islamic countries: Velayati
A senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on international affairs says President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (KRG) Massoud Barzani is a middleman for Zionists, who seeks to implement their plans for the division of Muslim states. “Barzani is a middleman for Zionists [whose goal is] to disintegrate Islamic […]
Elimination of nukes every state’s legal, political, moral responsibility: Iran
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has said that working towards the total purging of nuclear weapons is a “legal, political and moral responsibility” of every state. Araqchi made the remarks on Tuesday while addressing the United Nations General Assembly on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. “We need to take this […]