TEHRAN – Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said recent comments by US President Donald Trump against the Islamic Republic in the United Nations General Assembly have their roots in Washington’s anger over Tehran’s success to foil US plots in the Middle East. “Since the victory of the Islamic Revolution to the present day, […]

TEHRAN  – A new long-range ballistic missile at the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ disposal can be used for hitting multiple targets, a top commander said. In comments on Monday, Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said the large ballistic missile, Khorramshahr, can carry a warhead weighing 1,800 kilograms. The 13-meter-long […]

TEHRAN  – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed that Tehran would stand with Baghdad and oppose any move threatening Iraq’s territorial integrity, as the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is holding an independence referendum. In a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi on Sunday night, President Rouhani voiced Iran’s full support for the […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, exchanged views about the latest developments in the Middle East region, including an independence referendum in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region on Monday. In a telephone conversation late on Sunday, Rouhani and Erdogan underlined that Tehran and Ankara enjoy common stance against the referendum. […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that US President Donald Trump’s new travel ban is proof of his fake empathy for Iranians. Zarif made the remark via his official twitter account early on Monday shortly after Trump signed the new rules, in which citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen face […]

TEHRAN – Representative of Zahedan constituency to Majlis has urged the government to solve the problems of factories and small industries which are suffering from recession and are on the verge of closedown. In an interview with IRAN NEWS, Hosseinali Shahriyari said that saving the factories and small industries will lead to occupation for the […]

TEHRAN – A member of Majlis Committee on Planning, Budget and Calculations says Majlis is working to impose ban on imports of unnecessary goods in order to support domestic production. In an interview with IRAN NEWS, Hosseinali Haji Deligani said that according to the Supreme Leader’s remarks, imports of goods whose equivalents are produced domestically […]

TEHRAN – Iran has blocked airspace for all flights from and to Iraqi Kurdistan region as KRG plans to hold an independence referendum on Mon., Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) announced yesterday. Spokesperson for Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said Sunday that upon request from the central government of Iraq, the Islamic Republic […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s former defense minister described the Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s plan to hold an independence referendum as unwise, saying president of the Kurdish region Masoud Barzani appears to be seeking concessions from the Baghdad government with such a referendum. “Nobody would tolerate an independent Kurdistan, and the Kurds would not pursue independence if they […]

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched a military exercise across Iran’s western and northwestern border areas on Sunday. The war game, described as a “security drill” and codenamed Muharram, is being held under the supervision of the IRGC’s Hamze Sayyid al-Shohada Base. High-ranking commanders, including IRGC Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami […]