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Iran FM Zarif Meets British, Swiss Counterparts in New York 19 Sep 2017

Iran FM Zarif Meets British, Swiss Counterparts in New York

TEHRAN  – Iranian foreign minister discussed issues of mutual interest with the Britain’s foreign secretary and Swiss foreign minister on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. During their meeting on Monday evening, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson stressed the necessity to improve bilateral […]

Iran Urges UN Support for Iraq’s Territorial Integrity 19 Sep 2017

Iran Urges UN Support for Iraq’s Territorial Integrity

TEHRAN – As the Iraqi Kurdistan Region is gearing up for an independence referendum, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on the United Nations to throw its weight behind Iraq’s territorial integrity, warning against the perils posed by changes in the political boundaries of the region. In a meeting with Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio […]

Iran’s Salehi, IAEA’s Amano Discuss JCPOA Implementation 19 Sep 2017

Iran’s Salehi, IAEA’s Amano Discuss JCPOA Implementation

TEHRAN  – Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi and the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held a meeting in the Austrian capital of Vienna to discuss the implementation process of the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. Salehi and Amano held the meeting on […]

Iran’s President Warns US of Heavy Price of JCPOA Withdrawal 19 Sep 2017

Iran’s President Warns US of Heavy Price of JCPOA Withdrawal

TEHRAN  – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reminded the US administration of the heavy price it will have to pay by withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying such move would “chip away at international trust placed in the” US. Speaking in an exclusive interview with CNN in New York, President Rouhani said, […]

Three Satellites Ready to Be Launched into Orbit 18 Sep 2017

Three Satellites Ready to Be Launched into Orbit

TEHRAN  – Iran’s Minister of Communication and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said the country has three satellites that are ready to be launched in due time. Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Monday, Azari Jahromi praised Iran’s progress in the space industry and said the country always needs to develop the strategic industry […]

US Seeking to Undermine JCPOA 18 Sep 2017

US Seeking to Undermine JCPOA

TEHRAN – Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi slammed the US for its hostile policies against the Islamic Republic and said Washington’s policies are aimed at undermining the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Addressing the 61st General Conference of the International […]

Iranian, Turkish Envoys in Baghdad Discuss Regional Issues 18 Sep 2017

Iranian, Turkish Envoys in Baghdad Discuss Regional Issues

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi and the Turkish envoy in the Arab country exchanged views about a range of issues, including the latest developments in the Middle East. In the meeting held in Baghdad Sunday night, the two diplomats held talks on various regional topics, including a unilateral plan by Iraq’s semi-autonomous […]

New US government unfamiliar with JCPOA content 18 Sep 2017

New US government unfamiliar with JCPOA content

TEHRAN– Head of President’s Office Mahmoud Vaezi, in response to US claim on visiting Iran’s military sites under terms of the JCPOA, said the new American government has had no opportunity to study document of the nuclear deal. In response to claims made by American officials that there exists no difference between visiting nuclear and […]

Scrapping Nuclear Deal with Iran Tantamount to End of NPT 18 Sep 2017

Scrapping Nuclear Deal with Iran Tantamount to End of NPT

TEHRAN  – French government officials believe that undermining or scrapping the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers by the US would signal the beginning of the end of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which entered into force in 1970. Iran is respecting the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action), the officials said, Reuters reported on […]

Iraq’s Neighbors Opposed to Kurdish Independence Referendum 18 Sep 2017

Iraq’s Neighbors Opposed to Kurdish Independence Referendum

TEHRAN  – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Iraq’s central government and its neighboring countries, including Iran, are strongly opposed to a unilateral plan by the semi-autonomous Kurdish region to hold an independence referendum. “I believe that holding the referendum in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region would be to the detriment of the people,” Larijani said in […]