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 […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani highlighted Tehran’s willingness to maintain close ties with all regional countries, calling for cooperation to ensure peace and relieve tensions in the Middle East. In a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi, held in Tehran on Sunday evening, Rouhani said Iran is […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri officially welcomed Syrian delegation including Prime Minister Imad Khamis at Sa’dabad Cultural-Historical Complex on Monday morning. Heading a high-ranking Syrian delegation, Khamis arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran on Sunday evening, welcomed by Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri. The visit by the Syrian delegation aims at […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Sunday called for greater cooperation among regional countries amid “unfavorable conditions” in the Middle East. In a meeting with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Tehran, Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s leader, said the current situation in the Middle East […]

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi said Britain’s Ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire was temporarily arrested for participating in an “illegal gathering” in the capital, Tehran.