TEHRAN (Iran News) – Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has arrived in Tehran to hold talks with senior officials in Iran. Iran President Hassan Rouhani welcomed the emir of Qatar at Tehran’s Sa’dabad Cultural Complex on Sunday, and the senior officials discussed development of issues at hand. The pair are expected […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Oman’s new sultan, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, held talks in the capital, Muscat, on issues of mutual interest. Heading a high-ranking delegation, Zarif arrived in Muscat on Sunday morning to attend the commemoration ceremony of the late Omani ruler, Sultan Qaboos. On the sidelines […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Josep Borrell, the European Union foreign policy chief, has said that European Union foreign ministers did not consider on Friday triggering a dispute resolution process under the nuclear 2015 deal that could lead to renewed UN sanctions on Tehran. “We haven’t discussed whether UN sanctions on Iran should be triggered or […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed that preserving the Iran nuclear deal is a matter of “tremendous importance”, adding that the agreement should be kept by all means necessary. The Vladimir Putin hosted his German counterpart, Angela Merkel, in the Kremlin on Saturday, to discuss issues such […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Ambassador of Iran to Kuwait, Mohammad Irani met and held talks with deputy foreign minister of Kuwait, Khaled al-Jarallah on Thursday on the latest regional issues. During the meeting, bilateral relations between Iran and Kuwait and regional and international issues were discussed. Iranian ambassador told “Al-Rai”, “In this meeting, we discussed […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Vadym Prystaiko says Iran has been cooperating with the probe into the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran, adding that experts from his country have been granted access to the black boxes. Speaking at a televised briefing in Kyiv on Friday, Prystaiko added that Ukraine […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Germany, France, and Britain, aka E3, said they remain committed to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, rejecting US President Donald Trump’s plea for Europeans to quit the pact. Trump, who quit the landmark nuclear deal signed in Vienna, said on Wednesday that “the time has come” for fellow E3 signatories to […]

Head of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran, Ali Abedzadeh, rejected the US claim that a Ukrainian airliner that crashed in northern Iran has been shot down, saying what is certain is that no missile has hit the passenger plane.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi said a 10-member Canadian delegation is heading to Iran to deal with issues related to Canadian victims of the Ukrainian airliner’s crash in northern Iran.

The foreign ministries of the Russian Federation, France and Britain said that they will remain committed to their obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal, known as JCPOA.