TEHRAN – A former Iranian ambassador highlighted China’s push to avert an escalation of tensions between the US and North Korea considering its extensive trade ties with Washington, but predicted that Beijing would stand by Pyongyang in case of flare-up of tensions.  Iran’s former ambassador to Beijing Mahdi Safari said China is strongly opposed to […]

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his American counterpart, Donald Trump, have reportedly agreed to exert extra pressure on North Korea. South Korea’s presidential office spokesman Park Soo-hyun said on Sunday that Moon and Trump had in a Sunday telephone conversation strongly condemned the latest missile launch by North Korea and agreed to work with […]

TEHRAN– Robert Jervis, a professor of international politics at Columbia University, says US President Donald Trump is not a “normal president with a set ideology.” “Trump isn’t a normal president with a set ideology and deep connections with the foreign policy world,” Jervis tells Mehr News correspondent. Following is the full text of the interview: […]

Chancellor Angela Merkel says Berlin plans to restrict its business with Ankara in an attempt to pressure the Turkish government to release German citizens imprisoned in the country over political reasons. “We will have to further cut back our joint economic cooperation with Turkey and scrutinize projects,” Merkel said in a Saturday interview with the […]

TEHRAN  – Seven civilians, among them women and children, have lost their lives in Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes in Yemen’s central province of Ma’rib. The strikes hit Harib al-Qaramish district, Yemen’s al-Masirah television network reported on Saturday.  Five people were injured in the attacks. There are no more details available yet regarding the attack,  Press TV reported. […]

TEHRAN  – An Egyptian court on Saturday upheld life sentence in prison against the ousted president Mohamed Mursi over charges of spying for Qatar, State-run Nile TV reported. Life sentence in Egypt is 25 years in prison. The Court of Cassation, Egypt’s highest appeal court, rejected Mursi’s appeal and said the ruling against him is […]

TEHRAN – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is slated for an official visit to Tehran on October 4 to hold talks on bilateral and regional issues with Iranian senior officials, according to Turkish media. In an interview with a Turkish news channel on Friday, President Erdoğan announced his upcoming visit to Tehran to be scheduled […]

TEHRAN – UN’s efficiency could be boosted only through intergovernmental talks, said Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya. Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said he is not sure Russia will sign the US-initiated declaration on UN reforming. “I am not sure we will sign this declaration,” he told […]

TEHRAN– UK police arrested 18-year-old suspect in connection to London terror attack. British police say they have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the London subway attack. Police say the man has been arrested by Kent police in the port area of Dover on the English Channel. Deputy Assistant Police Commissioner Neil Basu says […]

TEHRAN – The Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement strongly condemned recent terrorist attacks in southern Iraq claimed by Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) Takfiri militants as “a savage crime”, calling for serious efforts to eradicate terrorism in the region. In a statement released on Friday, Hezbollah offered condolences over the martyrdom of dozens of Iraqi nationals and […]