TEHRAN – A member of the presiding board of Bahrain’s Ulema (scholars) Council said Al Khalifa regime forces are taking down banners and flags about Ashura which marks the 10th day of Muharram to disrupt mourning ceremonies in the Persian Gulf Arab state. In an interview with the Tasnim News Agency, Sheikh Mohammad Hassan Khojasteh […]

TEHRAN  – Hezbollah Resistance Movement’s second-in-command, Sheikh Naim Qassem, said the Israeli regime has created the Takfiri groups, like Daesh (ISIS or ISIL), to advance its “expansionist plots” in the Middle East region. In a speech released on Wednesday, Sheikh Qassem pointed to the recent victories of Hezbollah fighters against Takfiri groups and said the […]

TEHRAN  – Iran’s president described cultural movements as the best approach to tackling extremist ideologies and terrorism. The prime way for the Muslim countries to combat terrorism is to take “cultural steps”, President Hassan Rouhani underlined, saying the young generation needs to be familiarized with true Islam. He made the comments in a meeting with […]

TEHRAN – Senior MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi emphasized that prolonging suspension of Iran’s nuclear sanctions was a JCPOA requirement it cannot signal a change in Tramp’s approach to the nuclear deal. Head of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, touched upon prolongation of the Iranian nuclear sanctions suspension for another 120 days […]

TEHRAN – Former IRGC General Mohsen Rezaei, in response to Trump’s anti-Iranian remarks, said it seemed that the Israeli PM had written draft of US president’s speech at UNGA. Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei, on his official Twitter page, reacted to speech of the US President Donald Trump delivered at the United Nations […]

TEHRAN – Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has expressed his sympathy over the recent earthquake in Mexico, which has killed over 200 people. In a Wednesday statement, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi offered sympathy to the bereaved families of the deadly earthquake victims in Mexico, which was still reeling from a fatal earthquake in the south of […]

TEHRAN– In a joint session between Iranian officials and the executives of 14 French companies, the Minister of Roads and Urban Development announced a $70 million loan granted to Iran by the French government for renovation of transport systems. According to the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi, the joint session of the […]

TEHRAN  – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani derided the Israeli and US leaders’ UN speeches, saying even the Antarctic penguins would be ashamed to support a regime like Israel, after Netanyahu talked about penguins as supporters of Tel Aviv. In comments on Wednesday, Shamkhani scorned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s UN […]

TEHRAN  – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting with prime minister of Japan called for peace and stability in East Asia, warned of arms race, and condemned the employment of weapons of mass destruction, days after North Korea fired a ballistic missile that flew over Japan. “We are opposed to outbreak of any arms […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and a number of European leaders discussed the bilateral, regional and international issues on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, with all the Europeans showing enthusiasm for investment in Iran and stronger trade ties in the post-JCPOA era. Keeping a busy schedule during his trip to New York, […]