TEHRAN (Iran News) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani warned the parties behind a recent attack on an Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea that they will be given a response that would make them regret the move. In a meeting with Russian President’s Special Envoy on Syria Alexander Lavrentiev […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – In response to the Turkish army’s incursion into north Syria, the Syrian army entered Tabqah and deployed forces near the military airport in Raqqa province in the early hours of Monday. Tabaqa military airport is located near the Euphrates Dam, one of the biggest and most important dams in Syria, which […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday it was possible that Britain and the European Union could thrash out a deal on Brexit but the outcome remains uncertain. He said the current intense discussions between the two sides about Brexit deal ahead of an EU summit Thursday “appear to […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Head of Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters (DCH) Eskandar Momeni and President of Slovakian Police Force conferred on cooperation on fighting against narcotics in a meeting in Vienna. Underlining the role of Iran, regarding first, its adjacency with Afghanistan that produces 90 percent of narcotics in the world and second, its strategic […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned Turkey against the consequences of its military attacks on northern Syria and called on Ankara to end the incursion. “The imperative now is to end the incursion into Syria & address all concerns through ADANA,” Zarif said in a post on his Twitter account […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The UN released on Tuesday a special report that describes the severe toll of election-related violence on Afghanistan’s civilians, mainly from the Taliban’s campaign targeting its presidential election last month. Afghanistan presidential election went on Sept. 28 despite the terrorists’ threats and violence. However, the polling was marred by widespread misconduct […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday the attack on an Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea last week was a “complicated action” in which “one or more governments” were involved. “According to information received, the attack on the Iranian tanker has been carried out by one or more […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani criticized European countries’ failure to meet their obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and said Europe has not taken any substantial step in this regard. Speaking at a meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic in Belgrade […]

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) – “The increase in production of crystal methamphetamine in Afghanistan from 200 tons per annum to its present 9,000 tons per year rings the alarm bell for the international community and will harm regional as well as western countries,” Head of Drug Control Headquarters (DCH), Eskandar Momeni warned. “The Islamic Republic of […]