Former Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel has said that the European Union, Russia and China should stand against the U.S. unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal and defend international legal norms by challenging the decision in the UN and World Trade Organization (WTO). “Europe, Russia, China, international traders should stand up and challenge the American […]

The 12 conditions put forth for Iran by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are a nonstarter, a former advisor at the U.S. Department of State believes. “These are nonnegotiable; I don’t see Iran agreeing to them. If Iran agreed to them, there wouldn’t be a whole lot to negotiate,” Denis Jat told the Islamic […]

The U.S. Treasury Department announced Wednesday that Washington had imposed new sanctions on Iran. In particular, the U.S. sanctioned six individuals and three companies. According to the US Treasury Department’s statement, Washington is targeting the Ansar-e Hezbollah organization and the Hanista programming group with their punitive measures. (Source: Sputniknews)

The Popular Resistance Committees, a coalition of a number of armed Palestinian groups, said there would be no ceasefire as long as the Israeli regime’s attacks against Palestinians in the Gaza strip continue. “As long as the occupying enemy (Israel) continues its crimes and attacks on the Gaza Strip, we will not accept any agreement […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea on May 31 and hold talks with his counterpart about the situation on the Korean peninsula, the Russian foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Washington and Pyongyang are preparing to hold a possible summit next month between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong […]

The new Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashiniyan has said that the relations with Iran are of great significance to Armenia, stressing the need for expanding bilateral economic relations. “About Iran and Armenia political relations, I have to emphasize that these relations are now at a high level. We are pleased that they are in such […]

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 […]