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 […]

A flotilla of Iranian warships has left the country’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas for high seas to maintain the Islamic Republic’s power in international waters. Iran’s 48th naval fleet, comprised of Alvand destroyer and Lavan logistic warship, embarked on the voyage on Saturday through a ceremony attended by Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the recent remarks by US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley show her lack of familiarity with the content of the historic nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries. “What Ms.Haley has declared mostly show her ignorance of the text of the [nuclear] agreement in all […]

TEHRAN– Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said it is the Islamic Republic’s unwavering policy to promote relations with all African nations, South Africa in particular. Speaking at a meeting with Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa Baleka Mbete in Tehran on Saturday, President Rouhani described Tehran-Pretoria relations as “cordial and growing”. He further pointed […]