TEHRAN – European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini said the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world is working, rejecting attempts by certain countries to dismantle the agreement. “The deal we have made with Tehran works. It is a document that is more than 100 pages long, in which Iran has made very specific […]

TEHRAN – Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin on Tuesday called on the United States administration to refrain from recognizing Jerusalem (al-Quds) as the capital of Israel. Kalin on his Twitter account said: “The news that the US administration will recognize Jerusalem (al-Quds) as Israel’s capital is extremely worrying. This is completely against Jerusalem’s (al-Quds) religious […]

TEHRAN _ In recent months, we have been witnessing the unification of the United States and Saudi Arabia against the regional policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Strengthening ISIS and Takfiri groups, preventing the establishment of peace and stability in the region, creating constant crises in the Islamic world, etc. were among the joint […]

TEHRAN  – Bangladesh has called for a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to discuss the human rights issue of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Recently, Bangladesh had sent a notice along with Saudi Arabia to the UNHRC in this regard, Dhaka Tribune has reported. Their notice has received support of 33 of […]

TEHRAN – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the United States of trying to punish and compromise Ankara over its refusal to act the way Washington wants it to. “They [the United States] are trying to punish, condemn and compromise us because we do not stick to their scripts, which are obvious and are […]

TEHRAN- The German Interior Ministry is offering rejected asylum seekers a hefty bonus to go to their country of origin voluntarily rather than face deportation. This is a new effort to turn back the refugee tide brought on by Angela Merkel’s “open door” policy. The offer is intended to supplement the existing program dubbed ‘StarthilfePlus,’ […]

TEHRAN – Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed while escaping from Sana’a, the capital city of Yemen. He was escaping from Sana’a with an armored vehicle, when the Yemen’s Houthis killed him, along with his VP Aref Zoka and the secretary general of the National Congress Party Yaser al-Awazi. Other reports published in Reuters […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the United States of trying to punish and compromise Ankara over its refusal to act the way Washington wants it to. “They [the United States] are trying to punish, condemn and compromise us because we do not stick to their scripts, which are obvious and are being carried […]

Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq has denied kidnapping reports during a televised phone interview. “Today, I am here in the country, so I think I am free to deliberate further on the issue, to explore and go down and talk to people in the street,” Shafiq said on Sunday. The announcement came after his […]

TEHRAN – The US and South Korea on Monday kicked off their largest ever joint air exercise, an operation North Korea has labelled an “all-out provocation”, days after Pyongyang fired its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile. The five-day Vigilant Ace drill – involving 230 aircraft, including F-22 Raptor stealth jet fighters, and tens of thousands […]