TEHRAN (Iran News) – Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior advisor to the Iranian Parliament speaker, has said that INSTEX proposed by the European signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal to help reduce the impact of Washington’s sanctions on Iran lacks locomotive engine to start working. “There is no hope for implementation of the JCPOA by […]

Japan said on Friday it will not join any US coalition to protect merchant vessels in Middle Eastern waterways, but will instead send a separate force of ships and planes to guard ships supplying Japan from the key oil-producing region.

Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed the situation in northern Syria with his Russian, Iraqi and Syrian counterparts.

Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi deplored the continued failure of Europe to meet its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal and said the Islamic Republic is ready to take the 4th step to reduce its commitments to the agreement.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – After another night of clashes in Catalonia which left nearly 100 people injured according to emergency services, activists again blocked roads on Thursday in the northeastern region of Spain. For the third night running, Catalan protesters clashed violently with riot police in the capital on Wednesday night, torching cars and garbage […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Palestinian Minister of Health Mai Alkaila on Wednesday thanked the government for Iranian support to the Palestinian nation. In a meeting with her Iranian counterpart Saeed Namaki on the sidelines of the 66th meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Health Ministers late on Wednesday, she said that the State of Palestine follows […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Solutions still need to be found for customs arrangements in Northern Ireland to clinch a Brexit deal and European Union leaders could yet meet again if they do not reach an agreement at this week’s summit, Germany’s Angela Merkel said on Thursday. The German chancellor said the British government had shown […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Washington once again exempted Iraq from its sanctions against the Islamic Republic, allowing the Arab country to continue gas and electricity imports from Iran for another four-month period. “The waiver ensures that Iraq is able to meet its short-term energy needs while it takes steps to reduce its dependence on energy […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran will not talk with the U.S. as long as Washington keeps the sanctions in place, government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Wednesday. Rabiei touched upon the French president’s plan to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and said, “We will not enter Negotiation with U.S. under sanctions. Our […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has expressed hope that South Africa will adopt a more decisive stance against the illegitimate US actions against the Iranian nation with regard to the illegal sanctions. President Hassan Rouhani made the remarks in a meeting with the visiting South African Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor […]