Killing of Rohingya suggests ‘organized plot’: IRGC
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 […]
Culture Min. stresses Iran-Vatican shared stances
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 verifying Iran’s implementation of JCPOA
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 […]
Islamic countries to form contact group for Rohingya crisis: Iran envoy
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is set to form a contact group to help put an end to the ongoing atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, Iran’s ambassador to the UN says. “Over the past days, I have made several contacts with the envoys of Muslim countries, and a group named ‘the contact group […]
Leader pardons, commutes sentences of 1,166 convicts
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of a number of Iranian convicts on the occasion of Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Ghadeer. Ayatollah Khamenei on Thursday agreed to a request by Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani to pardon or reduce the sentences of 1,166 eligible inmates […]
Assad winning, Kurds suggested not to rely US
Advising Kurds not to trust on the US, former US ambassador to Syria said Wednesday the US has accepted the fact that Assad and his allies are winning and the US is losing. Former US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford said on Wednesday evening that the Syrian administration of President Bashar al-Assad is in its […]
Iran parl. ready to send humanitarian aid to Myanmar
Iran’s Parliament Speaker voiced readiness to take immediate actions toward stopping the mass killings of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and sending humanitarian aid to the oppressed people. Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that in a statement on Wednesday while expressing his strongest condemnation over the ethnic cleansing of Rohyngya Muslims in the Rakhine state […]
WHO endorses Iran’s obesity prevention program
TEHRAN — Officials from the World Health Organization have endorsed Iran’s obesity prevention program which aims to curb overweight and obesity among teenagers and preschoolers. During a meeting held in Tehran on Tuesday, Dr. Francesco Branca, WHO Director of the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development and Dr. Ayoub Al Jawaldeh, WHO Regional Advisor […]
Iran fine with launch of bilateral ties with S Arabia
Iranian Leader’s senior adviser Ali Akbar Velayati, while noting that Iran had no problem with forming bilateral ties with Saudi Arabia, advised the Arab country not to interfere with internal affairs of regional states. Ali Akbar Velayati, Head of Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Council, touched upon the upcoming visit of a Saudi delegation […]
US threat policy never effective
In a meeting with the special envoy of Japan’s Prime minister, President Rouhani said US humiliation and threat policies of the US towards other countries will never be effective During this meeting Rouhani stated “developing southern ports can significantly advance Iran-Japan relations and Japanese investors and businessmen can invest on developing ports and extending rail […]