TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s foreign minister has slammed the presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan, saying history shows that foreign presence in the region has only “provided a recruiting ground for extremists.” Mohammad Javad Zarif made the remarks in a Monday speech delivered at the Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia Countries, which was […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Tehran’s Ambassador to Moscow Mehdi Sanayee said both the Iranian and Russian nations can get closer to each other by expanding their media cooperation and exchanges. “Iranians and Russians still need more understanding of each other and media cooperation will be useful in this regard,” Sanayee said on Monday, addressing Iran-Russia […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Travelers across France braced for a sixth day of turmoil on Tuesday amid massive protests action over government plans to overhaul the pension system since its reform has led to ongoing strikes. Union leaders on Monday rejected the government’s overtures and vowed to keep up the fight over the reforms, which […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif declared Tehran’s support for “an Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process”, saying a withdrawal of foreign forces from the war-weary nation could pave the way for the peace and reconciliation process. “Announcement of a timetable for a responsible exit of foreign troops from Afghanistan would prepare […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Navy commander Rear Admiral Khanzadi said Iran is waiting for Pakistan’s response to join an upcoming joint wargame with Russia and China in the Indian Ocean, dubbed ‘Maritime Security Belt’. Iran’s Navy commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi met and held talks with his Pakistani counterpart Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi on […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Iran’s next year budget won’t be dependent on negotiations with the United States whose officials have imposed “unilateral sanctions on our nation”. Iran’s next fiscal year begins on March 21, 2020, and the budget allocated for it was dedicated to Parliament recently. “The next […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Hassan Danaeefar, the former Iranian Ambassador to Iraq, has said that it is the Iraqi people who should decide about the destiny of their own country. In an interview with the Mehr news agency published on Monday, Hassan Danaeefar said, “The Islamic Republic of Iran has always wanted peace, welfare and […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian government officials have expressed the Islamic Republic’s readiness for a comprehensive prisoner swap with the United States after each freed a prisoner on Saturday. “After getting our hostage back this week, fully ready for comprehensive prisoner swap”, the Iranian foreign minister tweeted on Monday. However, he noted that the ball […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo said on Monday that Tokyo is in discussions about a meeting in Japan by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani this month, an attempt to try to resolve Iran’s nuclear impasse with the United States. He also said Japan wants to make every possible effort to promote Middle […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – President Hassan Rouhani on Monday described negotiations as “necessary” and “revolutionary” if they help Iran foil enemy plots. Addressing university students in Tehran, Rouhani said Iranians are resisting the pressure exerted by the enemies, but “it doesn’t mean that if we have a way to break the enemy’s conspiracy, we do […]