Global refugee compact will mobilize support for protracted refugee situation in Iran, UN Refugee Agency, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Volker Türk, told the Tehran Times on Monday. “Global refugee compact is an effort by all 193 members of the United Nations to design to protect those who are forced to flee and support the […]

Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz says Warsaw opposes any EU actions that would weaken U.S. sanctions against Iran, as the EU continues to look for ways to preserve the nuclear agreement after U.S. withdrawal. According to the Associated Press, Czaputowicz said encouraging the continued operation of European companies in Iran could weaken U.S. sanctions, and […]

Germany is ready to support Iran in restoring its economy and also, to continue bilateral trades, as long as Iran adheres to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), said German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. “We will continue to make efforts to fulfill Iran’s hopes for economic recovery and good trade relations as long as […]

French President Emmanuel Macron has claimed credit for solving a political crisis in Lebanon last year and stated publicly that Saudi Arabia had held Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri for several weeks. Lebanon was plunged into crisis in November when Hariri resigned as prime minister while in Saudi Arabia, saying he feared assassination. Lebanese officials accused […]

 The director of the IAI think tank said submitting a draft resolution at the UN by European nations over Washington’s pullout from JCPOA, as set out by Iran’s Leader as a condition for Tehran to stay in the deal, would “fail” as the US would use its veto power against Europe. “A UNSC resolution would […]

Polish Foreign Minister says his country opposes any European Union actions that would weaken US sanctions against Iran. Poland on Monday said that it opposes any European Union (EU) actions that would weaken US sanctions against Iran, as the EU continues to look for ways to preserve the deal. The comments by Polish Foreign Minister Jacek […]

TEHRAN – Volker Turk, the UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, believes that Iran has not received enough recognition for hosting refugees for the past 40 years. Speaking to a few reporters, Turk said Iran has done an exemplary job integrating Afghan refugees into its society and educational system. Turk was in Tehran to hold […]

European Union foreign ministers were seeking to protect the bloc’s strategic and economic interests in Iran in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from the international nuclear deal, AP reported. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday that “nobody believes it is going to be an easy exercise but we are determined to […]

The presidential candidate of the main Turkish opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Muharrem İnce, said he remained indifferent toward Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while adding that the Turkish government should not act in anger against him. When asked if Assad is a “red line” for him, İnce said, “I don’t particularly feel sympathy or antipathy […]

Turkish media reports about possible purchase of Russian Su-57 fighters instead of US F-35 jets are based on experts’ opinion and do not reflect the official position of Ankara, a source in the secretariat of the Turkish defense industry told. On Sunday, the Yeni Safak media outlet reported Turkey may purchase Su-57 jets if the […]