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 […]

TEHRAN  – Commander of Iran’s Army reminded Israel that the Zionist regime could exist for a maximum of 25 more years, saying Tel Aviv would be signing its own death warrant by making the tiniest mistake over its remaining lifetime. The notion that the Zionist regime of Israel will not be existing 25 years from […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani restated Tehran’s commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), but warned the parties reneging on the nuclear agreement of the Iranian nation’s appropriate response. “The Iranian nation proved within the framework of the JCPOA that… it always honors its commitments. Going back on the JCPOA would mean […]

TEHRAN- Iranian foreign ministry spokesman warned Washington about continued hostile policies against Iran and blasted the US Treasury for slapping bans on a number of Iranian individuals over alleged involvement in cyberattacks on US banks. In a Sunday statement, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi condemned the US Treasury for imposing sanctions against a few Iranian […]

TEHRAN – A task force has been formed in order to find the best pick to serve as the governor of Tehran Province, reformist lawmaker Qassem Mirzaee-Niku said on Sunday. Mirzaee-Niku stressed that appointing the governor of Tehran Province will be carried out in a transparent, democratic manner. He also said during the first meeting […]

TEHRAN – Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar says economic and trade cooperation between Iran and Belgium and their commonalties are of special significance. Speaking to speaker of the Belgian House of Representatives Siegfried Bracke in Tehran on Saturday, Ebtekar said cooperation to scale down terrorism and violence in the region and certain […]

TEHRAN – Iran is resolved to meet its commitments on environment protection, including protecting the ozone layer, the head of Iran’s Department of Environment said. ‘Iran has never ignored its international commitments,’ Isa Kalantari said at a ceremony held in the Iranian capital, Tehran to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Montreal Protocol to protect […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani congratulated the national men’s volleyball team on their winning the first-ever medal on world’s stage. On Sunday, Iran defeated France 3-2 (38-36, 25-23, 22-25, 25-27, 15-11) to win a bronze medal in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup at the Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium in Japan. […]

TEHRAN – Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri in a phone conversation with Pakistan’s Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa stressed the need to apply all available facilities to help Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as soon as possible. The two sides talked about areas of cooperation between the armed forces […]

TEHRAN  – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei lambasted the US for violating the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), warning that any “wrong move” concerning the nuclear deal would draw reaction from Iran. In a Sunday address to the graduation ceremony of Police cadets in Tehran, Ayatollah Khamenei took a swipe […]