Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani told his Syrian counterpart that the ISIL is near its end. “The successive victories over Takfirist terrorists in Iraq and Syria along with liberation of important and strategic areas prove that there is remaining a short path to complete defeat of ISIL and its international […]

Iran’s cabinet spokesperson Nobakht said some foreign banks are not cooperating with Iran due to US pressure, adding this hostile behavior no longer works in influencing global opinions. In a briefing session on Tuesday, Cabinet Spokesperson Mohammad Bagher Nobakht noted the reopening of Iranian bank accounts as one of the major economic outcomes of the […]

TEHRAN — Lake Urmia is already saved from total dryness, however, budget deficit might postpone the lake’s full restoration, the chief of the Department of Environment said on Monday. “Currently full restoration of the lake depends on the budget the government allocates to the revival projects,” Isa Kalantari said during his first press conference after […]

TEHRAN – Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Seyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi said on Sunday that Iraq’s successive victories against terrorists have astonished the world. “Iraqi successive victories surprised the world and robbed the opportunity from the enemies of Iraq and its people,” Hashemi Shahroudi said in a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi in […]

 Issuing declaration, BRICS leaders supported world powers’ nuclear deal with Iran. While the US administration is looking for an excuse to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), BRICS leaders unveiled the Xiamen Declaration on Monday and supported the nuclear deal (JCPOA). According to Financial Express, the Xiamen Declaration of BRICS stated, “we […]

The construction of the redesigned Arak heavy water reactor will commence in early 2019, announced a member of an expert team working on the project. Under a deal with major powers in 2015, Iran agreed to subject its nuclear program to temporary curbs in return for relief from international sanctions. The deal committed Iran, among […]

TEHRAN  – A senior Iranian lawmaker denounced the US call for inspection of Iran’s military sites, stressing that the Islamic Republic will never allow foreign sides to inspect its military centers. There is no connection between the country’s military centers and its nuclear activities, Spokesperson for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission […]

TEHRAN  – Top officials from Iran and South Africa called for plans to facilitate banking interaction between the two countries. In a meeting in Tehran on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and South Africa’s Parliament Speaker Baleka Mbete discussed ways to enhance the relations between the two countries. Describing South Africa as a […]

TEHRAN  – Iran’s Foreign Ministry denounced the US aerial siege on several buses carrying women and children in Syria, describing the move as part of attempts to undermine Lebanon’s victories against the Daesh (ISIL) Takfiri terrorist group. “The US siege on women and children is an illogical move given a history of cooperation between Washington […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s new Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami emphasized that his ministry will use all its capacities to continue boosting the country’s defensive capabilities and address the Armed Forces’ needs. The defense ministry will make every effort to keep upgrading the defensive capabilities of all units of the Armed Forces, the IRGC in […]