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 […]

TEHRAN – The European Commission is committed to continuing the sectorial cooperation between the EU and Iran, be it on environment, climate action or on energy, the EC said in a statement. The withdrawal of the United States in May from the nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), might have significant impact on the […]

TEHRAN – Richard Anderson Falk, professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University “Under present circumstances, the first contribution that can be made by the EU (and others) is to stand behind the agreement in a manner that demonstrates diplomatic resolve and political independence.” Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says “Obviously, this […]

To support entrepreneurial activity in the sphere of tourism, open credit lines of the Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Uzbekistan are envisaged in order to allocate credit funds to business entities of the tourist industry for co-financing investment projects for the construction of hotels, adjacent road, engineering and communication infrastructures. This follows from the […]

TEHRAN – All signed accords, including the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program, has to be adhered to, French President Emmanuel Macron stated on Friday. “I want us to respect each other, so that there won’t be any kind of interference,” Macron insisted, Tass reported. “If we sign an agreement, […]

TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that the U.S. exit from the 2015 nuclear deal could trigger dangerous instability. “We can’t sort things out with North Korea. Do we want another problem on the same scale?” Putin asked at a business forum, Fox News reported. The Russian leader said the U.S. withdrawal […]

Doğu Perinçek, the candidate in the upcoming presidential election of Turkey, told Mehr News in an interview that he sees no barrier in expanding ties between Turkey and Syria, to the point that he would invite Pres. Assad to Ankara should he become the next Turkish president. Doğu Perinçek, the Chairman of the nationalist Patriotic […]