GC Returns Election Bill to Majlis to Be Amended
TEHRAN – After days of review and study, the Guardian Council returned new election law to Majlis to be amended.
Beijing, Moscow Urged to Take Concrete Action to Save JCPOA
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday urged China and Russia to take "concrete action" to safeguard the 2015 nuclear deal as he warned of a "dangerous" situation amid rising tensions with the U.S.
Leader Rules Out Possibility of War With U.S.
TEHRAN – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei rules out the possibility of war between the United States and Iran despite heightened tensions between the two sides, saying Washington knows engaging in such a conflict would not be in its interest.
Iran Too Great to Be Intimidated
TEHRAN - Speaking in a cordial meeting with Sunni clerics, President Hassan Rouhani said, “Iran’s Islamic Revolution is not related to only one religious branch and all Iranians and religions have had active presence in the Revolution and they own the country and the revolution”.
Iranian Task Force to Counter U.S. Cyber Threats
TEHRAN - Minister of Communication and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said his ministry has organized a task force to combat US cyber threats.
U.S. Doesn’t Dare to Attack Iran
TEHRAN - The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Major General Hossein Salami, says the U.S. doesn’t have the power and guts to wage any war against Iran.
West Should Take Responsibility in Afghanistan
TEHRAN - Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi urged western states to accept the responsibility of their actions in the Afghanistan and explained that his recent remarks about the Afghan refugees living in Iran aimed at highlighting the wrongful acts of the West in the war-torn country rather than its refugee community in Iran.
Zarif Urges EU to Uphold Obligations in JCPOA
TEHRAN – Iran criticized the European Union's approach to US's anti-Iran policy, asking the block to uphold its obligations under multilateral nuclear accord.
Iran Gives Europe 60 Days to Fulfil Its Obligations
TEHRAN - President Hassan Rouhani says the country gives 60 days to other members of the Iran nuclear deal to fulfil their promises, after which Iran will stop observing the 3.67-percent limit for enrichment of its uranium.
Iran to Indigenize U.S.-Sanctioned Medicines
TEHRAN - Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari said on Tuesday that Iran has put on agenda the indigenous production of the US-sanctioned medicines.