Swiss Envoy Calls for Bolstering Parliamentary Relations
Swiss Ambassador to Tehran Markus Leitner in the meeting with the Head of Red Crescent Fraction of Iran’s Majlis Ali Asghar Baqerzadeh emphasized the role of parliaments in strengthening the ties and called for bolstering friendly relations.
U.S. move to seize oil shipment is ‘act of piracy’
Iran said on Monday that a U.S. move this month to seize a cargo of oil on the grounds that it came from Tehran was an act of piracy, adding that the shipment did not belong to the Iranian government.
Zarif calls on Suga’s gov. to unfreeze Iran’s assets in Japan
ranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on Tokyo to stop implementing illegal US sanctions and unfreeze some $3 billion of Iranian assets in Japanese banks.
Leader to deliver speech on 43rd Tabriz uprising anniv.
On the occasion of the uprising of the people of Tabriz on Feb. 18, 1978, against the Pahlavi regime, Leader of the Islamic Revolution will deliver a speech on Wednesday.
Iran to pull out of Additional Protocol late February
Iran says the implementation of the Additional Protocol to the NPT Safeguards Agreement will be halted in late February in case the other parties to the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA) do not fulfill their commitments.
Tehran, Baghdad to Create Center for Endogenous Security in region
The secretary of Iran's High Council for Human rights says Iran and Iraq agree to create a kernel for endogenous security in the region.
IAEA oversights on JCPOA, Additional Protocol to stop Feb. 21
A senior Iranian MP said all IAEA oversights on Iran’s nuclear program within the framework of NPT Additional Protocol and JCPOA will be suspended by February 21, but the safeguards will remain within the framework of NPT.
Rouhani urges stricter COVID-19 border protocols
President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called for strict COVID-19 border protocols to ensure passengers coming to Iran carry no variants of coronavirus.
Iran Celebrates 42nd Anniversary of Islamic Revolution in Different Style
Iranians across the country are celebrating in different style the 42nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, which toppled the U.S.-backed Pahlavi regime in 1979.
Iran, Iraq discuss judiciary coop., prisoners swap
Chief of Iran’s Judiciary Ebrahim Raeisi met and held talks with the Chairman of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council Faiq Zidan on judiciary cooperation and the prisoners' swap.