JCPOA Trigger Mechanism Activated
TEHRAN (Iran News) – France, Britain, and Germany will reportedly inform the European Union on Tuesday that the trigger mechanism is activating in the Iran nuclear deal following reduction of JCPOA obligations by Tehran, two European diplomats said. According to Reuters, the diplomats said the decision was aimed at what they claimed to be a […]
Replace JCPOA with Trump Deal; UK PM
TEHRAN (Iran News) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday called on US President Donald Trump to replace the 2015 nuclear deal, aka JCPOA, between Tehran and world powers with his own new agreement. “If we’re going to get rid of it, let’s replace it and let’s replace it with the Trump deal,” Johnson […]
Trudeau: Plane crash could be avoided without tensions
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the 176 victims of the Ukrainian plane crash recently shot down unintentionally by the Iranian military would be alive if there had been NO tensions in the region. “I think if there were no tensions if there was no escalation recently in the region, those […]
Iran, China to Boost Anti-Narcotics Cooperation
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 […]
Special court must hold for plane incident investigation; Rouhani says
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 […]
Putin, Macron urges to save nuclear deal
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 […]
Abe: conflict with Iran impacts globe
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 […]
Iran denies misinformation on plane crash
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 […]
Baeidinejad summoned after arrest of UK envoy
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 […]
President Rouhani: Iran Eyes Boosting Ties with Pakistan
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 […]