TEHRAN (Iran News) – A senior anti-narcotics official from Iran has traveled to China to explore ways of enhancing cooperation between the two countries in the war on illicit drugs. Secretary-General of Iran Anti-Narcotics Headquarters Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni arrived in China on Monday at the invitation of the Chinese Minister of Public Security. Speaking […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – President Hassan Rouhani called on the Judiciary to make every effort to hold a special court and accelerate the investigation process of a Ukrainian passenger plane incident in which the carrier was ‘unintentionally downed’ near Tehran last week. “The Judiciary should establish a special court, headed by a high-ranking judge and […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron, the French president, have called for continued efforts to save the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. “In view of the tense situation around Iran, the Presidents of Russia and France noted the need for all the sides […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo warned that military conflict with Iran will affect global peace and stability, as he visited the Middle East in the hope of easing tensions spiked by the recent US assassination of a top Iranian general. His comments came at the start of a five-day Persian Gulf […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Iran administration has denied spreading misinformation following the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran last week. A Ukraine International Airlines jetliner crashes a few minutes after take-off from Tehran to Kyiv early Wednesday, killing all 176 crew members and passengers. In their initial reactions to the incident, Iranian […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – British foreign office on Monday summoned Iran’s Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad for the arrest of UK envoy to Tehran. Baeidinejad was summoned in reaction to the arrest of UK envoy in Tehran two days ago. British Ambassador Rob Macaire was briefly detained during a protest in front of Amir Kabir […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran attaches great importance to developing all-out ties with Pakistan, urging the Muslim states of the region to promote peace with intra-regional dialogue and cooperation. President Rouhani received visiting Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday and stressed the importance of close relations between […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abbas Mousavi took a swipe at US President Donald Trump for “dishonoring” the Persian language by his Farsi tweet, saying a regime that has assassinated the Iranian nation’s hero has no right to voice support for Iranians in Persian. “Hands and tongues smeared with […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela Jorge Alberto Arreaza Montserrat will travel to Iran next week. Heading a high-ranking delegation, Arreaza, a former vice president, Venezuela Foreign Minister, is scheduled to pay a three-day visit to the Islamic Republic on January 19-21. He is expected to hold meetings with senior Iranian […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Head of Libyan internationally-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj and his rival, renegade Commander Khalifa Haftar, is expected to sign a ceasefire deal in Russia on Monday, a senior Libyan official said. The signing of the ceasefire deal will pave the way for the revival of the political […]