TEHRAN (Iran News) – Lebanese troops are deploying in different parts of the country to reopen roads and main thoroughfares closed by anti-government protesters. In many areas, protesters withdrew peacefully as the troops moved in. But in Beirut’s northern suburb of Zouk Mosbeh, a scuffle erupted on Tuesday when some demonstrators refused to move away. […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has announced the measures to be taken as part of Iran’s 4th step of reducing commitments to the nuclear deal (JCPOA). “We will take the fourth step in reducing commitments to the JCPOA (tomorrow) and I will declare the directives to the Atomic Energy Organization today,” said […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Republican and Democratic US senators asked the State Department Wednesday to quickly provide a visa so that the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces could visit the United States to discuss the situation in the Arab country. Republican Senators Lindsey Graham and Marsha Blackburn and Democrats Chris Van Hollen, Jeanne […]

Election results show Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party will return to power, but as a minority government after Monday’s general election. Iran News covers the story according to CBC News and CTV News. The victory ensures that Trudeau will serve as Prime Minister for a second term. Trudeau spoke to a cheering crowd in Montreal […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will take part at the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) scheduled this week in Baku, Azerbaijan, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman. Abbas Mousavi, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, confirmed on Monday the participation of President Hassan Rouhani at the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Turkey says Kurdish militants are withdrawing from the Syrian border town of Ras al-Ayn according to an agreement brokered with the United States, days after the Turkish army launched a cross-border offensive into northeastern Syria. “A convoy of approximately 55 vehicles entered Ras al-Ayn and a convoy of 86 vehicles departed […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – In its latest report of World Economic Outlook, International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that Iran’s economic growth has decreased -9.45 percent in 2019. IMF also forecast that Iran’s unemployment and inflation rates in 2019 have increased 35.6 and 16.7 percent respectively. The international monetary body put Iran’s economic growth in 2019 […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Syrian army has taken full control of the city of Manbij and all surrounding towns, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. Syrian state media also said the army troops have entered the center of Manbij in northern Syria and have raised the national flag in the city. A video […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif denied a report that the national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates has paid a secret visit to Iran. In an interview with ICANA on Tuesday, Zarif said he has investigated a report claiming that Tahnoun bin Zayed -the UAE’s national security adviser and the Emirati […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami arrived in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat on Tue. at the head of a high-ranking economic delegation for participating in the 15th Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Economic Commission. According to the scheduled program, Eslami will meet and hold talks with Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, minister of […]