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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]