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 […]

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) – Pakistani Health Minister Zafar Mirza expressed hope that Iran and Pakistan would expand cooperation in the pharmaceutical industry. He made the remarks on expanding pharmaceutical trade with Iran in his meeting with Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki on Tuesday. Expansion of Iran-Pakistan health and medical cooperation can help reduce infectious and non-communicable […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in UAE on Tuesday afternoon on a state visit. Putin was greeted by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. Roads in the Capital are lined with the flags of both countries, while […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The White House’s alleged effort to pressure Ukraine so alarmed former national security adviser John Bolton that he alerted a lawyer, his former aide said on Monday, according to US media. Bolton also warned that President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, who has emerged as the point man in the […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Tunisia’s independent candidate Kais Saied won the second round of Tunisia’s Presidential election held Sunday by garnering 72.71 percent of the votes, Tunisia’s Independent High Authority for Election (ISIE) announced on Monday. Nabil Karoui, leader of the Heart of Tunisia party and media mogul, won only 27.29 percent votes of Tunisia’s […]

National Security Adviser of the United Arab Emirates Tahnoun bin Zayed has paid a visit to Tehran on an undisclosed mission meant to defuse tensions in the Persian Gulf, a senior security source in the UAE told London-based news outlet the Middle East Eye (MEE). MEE contacted the UAE Embassy media office in London, but […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – US President Donald Trump said the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other countries should be responsible for protecting Kurds in northern Syria against a Turkish incursion, not the US which is “7,000 miles away” from Syria. “Let Syria and Assad try protecting Kurds and fight Turkey for their own […]