Iran’s help during blockade appreciated; Qatar
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said that Qatar will not forget Iran’s help following a blockade imposed by some Arab countries on the Persian Gulf country. Addressing the Mediterranean Dialogues Forum in Rome on Friday, the Qatari official said that Doha was committed to good-neighborly relations with […]
Ashraf Ghani in Kabul receives Iranian envoy
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani received Iranian government’s special envoy Ebrahim Taherian in Kabul on Saturday, where the two sides conferred on mutual relations and peace progress in Afghanistan The Iranian diplomat said that Tehran supports the Afghan-led peace process. He noted that the Islamic Republic of Iran honors the Afghanistan Constitution […]
Iran economy pressured by illegal US sanctions: Russia FM
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that the recent turmoil in Iran and the fact that its economy is pressured, is mainly a result of the illegal sanctions the US imposed on the Islamic Republic after unilaterally withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal. “Problems in Iran are very serious, to […]
Masoud Soleimani Delivered to Iranians
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian university professor, Masoud Soleimani, who was jailed by the US authorities, was delivered to Iranian officials in Switzerland in the early hours of Saturday. In a tweet on the same day, Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote, “Glad that Professor Massoud Soleimani and Mr. Xiyue Wang will be joining their […]
Nuclear Cooperation Between Iran, Russia
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanayee and Deputy Head of Russia’s Rosatom Company Nikolai Spassky in a meeting in Vienna reviewed the latest condition of nuclear cooperation in the field of peaceful activities. During the meeting in the Austrian capital on Friday, Spassky stressed Russia’s all-out support for cooperation with Iran […]
Trump impeachment act against corruption
TEHRAN (Iran News) – US House Democrats moved aggressively to draw up formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Thursday, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying he “leaves us no choice” but to act swiftly as he is likely to corrupt the system again unless removed before next year election. A strictly partisan effort […]
Iran’s priorities to protect independence, self-sufficiency
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei said on Friday that relying on domestic capacities and protecting independence are Iran’s priorities. “In this situation, protecting independence and power of the foreign policy and also relying on domestic economy and capacities are Iran’s important priorities,” Sanaei said in a press conference in Moscow. […]
Parties to JCPOA meet in Vienna
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the JCPOA, met in Vienna on Friday to discuss issues surrounding the multilateral accord. The meeting was chaired by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi and Helga Schmid, secretary-general of the European External Action Service (EEAS). This was […]
US Admits Iran’s Missile Testing Not Prohibited in UN Resolution
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook openly admits that missile testing is not prohibited in the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorses the 2015 nuclear deal.
Iran to Fully Exercise Right to Export Oil
Iran’s ambassador to international organizations in Vienna said Iran will fully exercise its rights to export oil.