Plots for Collapse of National Currency Defused
TEHRAN - The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says plots for a massive devaluation of Iran’s national currency have effectively failed as the rial keeps regaining some of its value despite growing economic pressure from the United States and a flare-up of tensions in the Persian Gulf over the past weeks.
Tehran Ready for Fair and Honest Negotiations
TEHRAN - President Hassan Rouhani says his administration is always ready for fair and honest negotiations, but not if sitting for talks means “surrender”.
Tehran, Baghdad Discuss Ways to Defuse Persian Gulf Tensions
TEHRAN – In a meeting in Tehran, the top officials of the two neighboring states of Iran and Iraq discussed, among other topics, easing Persian Gulf tensions, which have spiked between Baghdad’s regional ally and the West in recent months.
Iran Serious on Palestinian Issue
TEHRAN – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei expressed confidence that the oppressed people of Palestine will emerge victorious in the face of Israeli occupiers and said the Islamic Republic has no hesitation when it comes to supporting Palestine.
Iran Unveils New Medicines Despite Sanctions
TEHRAN- Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari says the country has specific plans to tackle sanctions, especially in the biotechnology sphere.
U.S. Source of Instability in Persian Gulf
TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has described the US as a source of instability, saying the U.S. presence across the world, particularly in the Persian Gulf, the Middle East, and the Latin America, is currently causing insecurity.
Tehran Refutes Trump’s Claim of Downing of Its Drone
TEHRAN - The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has rejected the "ridiculous" claim that the USS Boxer has shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz, saying the force will soon release footage captured by the drone after the claimed time of the shooting.
Iran’s Defense Capabilities “Unnegotiable”
TEHRAN - Chief of Staff of Iranian President said that the country's defense capabilities is our redline and we do not negotiate about it.
UK’s Piracy Not to Go Unanswered
TEHRAN - Supreme Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei says the United Kingdom’s seizure of the tanker carrying Iranian oil in Gibraltar will receive an appropriate response in due time.
Forex Market Stable Despite U.S. Toughest Sanctions
TEHRAN – Governor of Iran’s Central Bank (CBI) says the bank has managed to surmount the toughest sanctions and economic pressures which have been imposed by the U.S. since last year and has passed it.