TEHRAN – Russia’s special envoy on Syria will meet with the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani on Monday. Alexander Lavrentiev, Russian President’s Special Envoy for Syrian Affairs, who is in Iran to meet with Iranian officials to discuss Syrian crises, is scheduled to meet with Ali Shamkhani on Monday evening. The […]

TEHRAN – AEOI’s spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said Sun. that cooperation with the Chinese side on the reconstruction of Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor has been progressing according to schedule. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of visiting Arak nuclear facilities on Sunday, Spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi maintained that the progress […]

TEHRAN – Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies at the London Middle East Institute believes the US ability to project hard and soft power is seriously constrained by its diplomatic illiteracy and lack of political culture, especially under the disastrous Trump presidency. Any period of history evidencing a dramatic change in world political thought […]

TEHRAN – Iranian government spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht on Tuesday voiced optimism about steps to resolve the issue of house arrest against opposition leaders who claimed vote rigging in the 2009 presidential election, saying the issue has been raised in meetings of the Supreme National Security Council. Mehdi Karroubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi and his wife, […]

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei highlighted the leading role that the Air Defense plays in safeguarding Iran, calling for efforts to unleash the potential of the country’s young talents and develop innovative plans in this field. The Iranian Air Defense is at the forefront of protection of Iran’s dignity […]

TEHRAN – A special aide to Iran’s parliament speaker expressed deep concern over systematic violence against Muslims in Myanmar and denounced the recent wave of deadly crackdown on Rohingya Muslims as a new human tragedy in the Southeast Asian country. “Genocide of Muslim minority in Myanmar is a humanitarian catastrophe, which requires urgent humanitarian aid […]

TEHRAN – Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi praised Iraq for its endeavor to combat terrorism, advising caution against political disputes that could undermine the Arab nation’s counterterrorism efforts. Iran admires the Iraqi nation for its victories against the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group, Ayatollah Mahmoud Shahroudi said on Sunday, stressing that political […]

TEHRAN  – The closing ceremony of the second round of Mustafa Prize’s Noor Competition for students was held in Tehran. During the ceremony on Friday, the winners of the international contest were honored and awarded, according to a report by the official website of the competition. Organized by officials of the Mustafa Prize, it was […]

TEHRAN  – The commander of Iran’s Basij (mobilization) Force highlighted US hostilities toward Muslims and said the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group, as the “brainchild” of Washington, aims to demonize Islam. What has been against Islam is the United States’ evil deeds and there is enough evidence for that,” Brigadier General Gholam Hossein Gheibparvar […]

TEHRAN  – The chairman of the Iranian parliament’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Faction said it is very likely that the country will resume dispatching nationals to Saudi Arabia’s holy cities for performing the Umrah (minor) Hajj pilgrimage. Hojatoleslam Ahad Azadikhah underlined that sending Iranians to Saudi Arabia for performing the Umrah hinges on the proper holding […]