French FM Le Drian to arrive in Tehran tonight
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will arrive in Tehran Sun. night to hold talks with senior Iranian officials on a plethora of topics concerning bilateral ties and regional issues, FM spox Ghasemi said. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said Le Drian will be in Tehran for a two-day official […]
Destroy your missiles then talk about ours
These days, in an unprecedented way, the United States is rolling down the hill faster than ever towards some sort of societal collapse and the waning of its international hegemony. In reality, the White House “tenants”, relying too much on behind the scene think tanks, has wrongly sought the solution in finding allies in the […]
Europeans following Austria in doing green projects in Iran
In an exclusive interview Austrian Ambassador to Iran Stefan Scholz named some of the green projects, including solar power stations, and environmentally friendly oil extraction and drilling techniques, which are already being implemented in Iran or are near to contract signing. Not a single day passes without hearing a worrying news coming in of lasting, […]
Russian Reconciliation Center in Damascus shelled by militants
Terrorist organizations positioned in Ghouta targeted the Russian Reconciliation Center in Damascus Countryside, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Maj. Gen. Yuri Yevtushenko, head of the Russian Reconciliation Center in Damascus, asserted on Friday that the center was shelled 11 times in the past 24 hours by the militants positioned in Eastern Ghouta, explaining that 28 […]
Russian Warnings against Allies ‘Unacceptable’: NATO
President Vladimir Putin’s warnings to NATO allies are “unacceptable” and do not help efforts to calm tensions, the alliance said Friday, a day after the Russian leader announced an array of new nuclear weapons. Already angry at NATO’s expansion eastwards into its old Soviet sphere of influence, Putin said in a speech Thursday that any […]
Putin Boasts of New Missiles that Can’t Be Intercepted
President Vladimir Putin boasted Russia has developed a new generation of hypersonic missiles in his state of the nation address on Thursday, warning global powers they must now reckon with Moscow’s military might. Putin, who is standing for a fourth Kremlin term in March, displayed a series of hi-tech video montages of weaponry maneuvering across […]
Iraq can help mend Iran-Saudi ties: Jaafari
TEHRAN – Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari has said in a press conference that Baghdad can help Iran and Saudi Arabia mend ties, Mehr reported on Wednesday. Iran and Saudi Arabia have been at odds since the conflict arose in Syria in 2011. The relations suffered more setbacks as 464 Iranian pilgrims were crushed to […]
Food security, medical markets discussed with European officials
TEHRAN — Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi and European health officials explored ways to increase cooperation on enhancing food security in the country and getting more involved in the European medical markets. Upon an official invitation of EU’s Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis, Qazizadeh-Hashemi travelled to Europe on Monday to meet with health officials of Belgium and […]
Russia to continue to support Syrian army till terrorism eradicated
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that some states exploit the issue of human rights to achieve their political interests, affirming that Russia will continue to support the Syrian army to eradicate terrorism. In a statement before the 37th session of the UN Human Rights in Geneva, Lavrov said that it is unacceptable to divide […]
Afghan President Calls on Taliban to Join in Peace Talks
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is calling on the Taliban to take part in peace talks to “save the country.” Ghani spoke Wednesday at the 2nd Kabul Process Conference attended by representatives from more than 20 countries and international organizations, AP reported. Ghani said the Afghan government will provide facilities and security for those Taliban who […]