Envoy urges UK to refrain from escalating tension with Iran
Iranian ambassador to London, Hamid Baeidinejad, has called on the UK government to contain those domestic political forces who want to escalate existing tension between Iran and the UK over the tanker incident.
Saudi Arabia releases Iranian oil tanker, all crew members
After two and half months, Saudi authorities have allowed an Iranian oil tanker, all its crew and two other ships to return to Iran as a result of related Iranian authorities' follow-up.
Delay in Zakzaky’s case unjust, inhuman
The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, who has been battling for critical health issues, was scheduled to appear before the Kaduna State High Court on Wednesday for a hearing to allow him to travel to India for medical treatment.
US’s call for talk, a tactic to continue its anti-Iran policy: FM spox
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said that Washington’s proposal for talks with Iran is nothing but complementary to ‘maximum pressure policy’ of the US administration against Tehran.
Rezaie reacts to seizure of British oil tanker in PG
The Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said that Iran will not back down on carrying out retaliatory measures against its enemies.
It’s ‘dangerous’ that some Arabs states are normalizing ties with Israel, Larijani warns
A move by some Arab and non-Arab Muslim states to normalize ties with Israel is “dangerous”, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani warned on Tuesday, calling on Iraq to help prevent this move.
Zarif says Trump has been misadvised on getting a better deal through pressure
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that U.S. President Donald Trump has been misadvised on getting a deal better than the 2015 nuclear agreement, known as the JCPOA, through pressure.
Iran elected as head of OPEC Fund’s ministerial council
Iran’s Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Farhad Dejpasand was elected the chairman of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) ministerial council, Iranian mission to Vienna announced.
New scandal around empire of lies
On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump, who is also the commander in chief of the country’s armed forces, falsely claimed that a U.S. warship had downed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
British tanker violated ‘innocent passage’ in Strait of Hormuz: source
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has seized a British oil tanker for breaching international maritime law while crossing the strategic Strait of Hormuz.