Venezuela says Iran lucky to have no US embassy; ‘petro’ main tool for bypassing US sanctions
Venezuela’s Ambassador to Tehran Jesus Gregorio Gonzalez Gonzalez hailed Iran’s chance to have no US embassy, saying what Americans do in all the embassies throughout the world is only to interfere in their affairs and their illegal demands are not met, they push for other measures, plots and coups. Venezuela’s Ambassador to Tehran Jesus Gregorio […]
UN human rights chief hits back at India over Kashmir human rights report
TEHRAN – Denying any collusion with Pakistani activists in preparing the first-ever report on the human rights situation in Kashmir, across the dividing line, UN human rights commissioner has said he is “deeply disappointed” by the reaction of the Indian authorities Referring to the official response from New Delhi, the UN human rights commissioner Zeid Raad […]
Despite rejection of his offer, Ghani hopeful Taliban will join peace talks
TEHRAN – Despite the Taliban rejecting his offer to extend the ceasefire and join peace talks with the Afghan government, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is still hopeful that the militant group will come to the negotiating table. In an interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan in Kabul on Monday, Ghani said the Taliban can still […]
Trump’s campaign against Europe
Some European authorities, including Theresa May, believe that amid the existing disagreements raised between Brussels and Washington, EU leaders should attempt to negotiate and hold talks with Trump. Obviously, the British Prime Minister’s views cannot be accepted by other European players, and that’s because now Britain is on the brink of leaving the European Union, […]
Iran-Russia interparliamentary commission slated for Sep.
Chairman of Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin said Thu. that the meeting of interparliamentary commission of Iran and Russia will be held in southwest Russian city of Volgograd on 2-3 September. The first interparliamentary meeting of the high-level commission of Russia and Iran will be held in Volgograd 2-3 September, TASS quoted Chairman of Russian State […]
Russia to Keep Up Cooperation with Iran in All Areas: Envoy
Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Jagarian described US sanctions against the Islamic Republic as “totally illegal”, vowing that Moscow will continue its ties with Tehran in all fields. “Iran is not a country you can push,” he said in an interview with Russia’s Kommersant daily, adding that exerting pressure on Iran is entirely unconstructive and […]
Turkey lifts state of emergency after two years
Turkey lifted its two-year-old state of emergency almost a month after President Erdogan and AKP party secured a victory in parliamentary and presidential elections. The Turkish government declared a state of emergency for the first time on July 20, 2016 following a failed coup attempt to topple the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey […]
Trump’s Confusing Remarks in Helsinki Sends Twitter into #Wouldorwouldnt Frenzy
Twitter users cannot just stop mocking and joking about Trump’s “clarification” of his confusing remarks when he said he saw no reason why Russia “would” interfere, while he meant to say “would not” about Russia’s alleged interference in the US elections. Trump was almost immediately mocked online after his “clarifications”, with plenty of memes and […]
Russian envoy to convey results of Putin-Trump meeting to Iran
Russian Presidents’ Special Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev travels to Tehran on Wednesday to convey the results of Putin-Trump summit to Iranian officials, Russian RBK TV reported. The presidents of Russia and the United States held talks in Finnish capital of Helsinki on Monday to discuss a wide range of issues including Iran. The two […]
Europe strongly backs its firms in Iran in post-JCPOA era
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini said that European Union will throw its heavyweight on European companies in sanctions period. She criticized US unilateral policies in the international arena with regard to Iran’s nuclear dossier and said, “EU intends to support its companies in Iran legally after US pullout from Joint Comprehensive Plan of […]