TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said a “developed” and “stable” world of Islam would lead to the global development and stability. “We have all reached consensus that ‘World of Islam’ is a crucial and effective part of the global system and having a capable, developed and stable World of Islam would lead to universal […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have called for closer cooperation between Tehran and Ankara. “Facilitating banking transactions is an important platform for developing ties and cooperation between both countries,” said Rouhani after a meeting with Erdogan in Kazakhstan’s capital  Astana on Saturday ahead of a summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. […]

A senior Iranian official has slammed the ongoing brutal crackdown on the Rohingya in Myanmar, saying the Muslim community is suffering from organized crime at the hands of the Israeli regime. “The Zionist regime’s plot to cleanse its cruel and child-killing image and promote the culture of cruelty and oppression against children, the elderly and innocent people in coordination with […]

“The issue of Myanmar is a huge humanitarian catastrophe,” asserted President Hassan Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran, “it is an ethnic and ideological cleansing which has displaced hundreds of thousands of Muslims and killed a huge number of them.” The Iranian top executive made the remark before leaving Tehran for Astana. He recounted […]

TEHRAN  – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the heads of the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) plan to hold a separate meeting in Kazakhstan about the ongoing “human tragedy” in Myanmar. Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Saturday before his departure for the Kazakh capital of Astana, Rouhani said on the […]

In a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, Iranian foreign minister called for immediate action by the international communities against organized violence against Muslims in Myanmar. Mohammad Javad Zarif, in his letter to UN Secretary-Genera António Guterresl on Friday, said the Islamic Republic of Iran stands ready and willing to support […]

Pakistani Foreign Minister said Thu. he will visit Tehran in two or three days to hold talks with Iranian senior officials on regional and international issues, including the US new strategy in Afghanistan. Foreign Minister of Pakistan Khawaja Muhammad Asif made the announcement during a press conference on Thursday, saying his upcoming visit to Tehran […]

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the ongoing killing in Myanmar amid the indifference of human rights groups has all the signs of an organized plot against Muslims.     “The terrible crimes of extremist Buddhist groups and the Myanmar army against Rohingya Muslims … suggest an organized anti-Islamic plot that, if not stopped, will result in another major genocide […]

 Iran’s Minister of Culture Abbas Salehi met visiting Vatican Minister of Foreign Affairs Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher on Wed. and stressed the common stances of the two sides on many issues. During the meeting held on Wednesday in Tehran, Salehi stressed that Vatican shares similar views with Iran on various issues including peace and security […]

IAEA Director General said the agency is verifying and monitoring Iran’s implementation of its nuclear-related commitments under the JCPOA. At Panel Discussion on Global Nuclear Governance at the Bled Strategic, Forum IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano in his opening remarks said that the agency is verifying and monitoring Iran’s implementation of its nuclear-related commitments under […]