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 […]

TEHRAN – Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi traveled to Austria on Sunday to attend the 61st General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Heading a delegation, Salehi is going to meet a number of IAEA authorities and nuclear officials from other countries on the sidelines of the […]

TEHRAN  – The first consignment of the humanitarian aid Iran has dispatched for the Muslim people of Myanmar was distributed among the displaced refugees in Bangladesh.  Weighing 40 tons, it was distributed among Rohingya Muslims in three refugee camps southwest of Bangladesh after being airlifted to Shah Amanat airport in the port city of Chittagong. […]

TEHRAN– Senior MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Sun. that the US House’s vote to block sales of commercial aircraft to Iran is a “flagrant violation” of the nuclear deal. Head of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi was reacting to a recent move by the US House of Representatives in voting in favor […]

TEHRAN – An Iranian delegation, headed by FM Rahmipour, made a visit to refugee camp of Rohingya Muslims in border areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar. Led by Deputy Iranian Foreign Minister for Asia and Oceania Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour, the Iranian delegation visited Rohingya refugee camp in border areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar and met with […]

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani will leave Tehran for New York on Sunday to attend the 72nd annual session of UN General Assembly, where he is set to deliver a speech. Rouhani will be accompanied by his chief diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif and some other cabinet members. Rouhani will also hold bilateral meetings with a […]

NEW YORK  – The meeting of Iran’s nuclear deal Joint Commission on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly is likely, but not fixed yet, Iranian ambassador to the United Nations said on Friday. The 72nd UN General Assembly will be held Sep 19-25 with the world heads of states, including Iran’s President Hassan […]

TEHRAN  – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on the European Union to remain fully committed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and also compel the US to live up to its commitments under the nuclear agreement by sending a “decisive message.” “We expect the European Union, firstly, to carry out the JCPOA deal […]