Attackers on Iran consulate must be punished
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi said the country has urged the Baghdad government to punish those attackers behind Wednesday assault on the Iran consulate in the Iraqi city of Najaf. In a statement released on Thursday morning, Mousavi decried the attack on the consulate and said the Iraqi ambassador […]
Warning to Enemies; IRGC Salami
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has addressed a massive rally in Tehran to denounce recent riots in some Iranian cities and gave warning to enemies. Chief Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami addressed a massive rally in Symbolic Enghelab (Revolution) in Tehran […]
Iraq condemns Iran’s consulate blazing
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iraq condemns an attack on Iran’s consulate in the southern city of Najaf after the building was stormed and was blazing by rioters the previous day. As Iraqi state news agency said early on Thursday, citing the foreign ministry, Wednesday’s attack was ‘aimed at damaging the historical relations between Iraq and […]
Activating JCPOA mechanism against Iran
TEHRAN (Iran News) – In yet another hostile move, France warned Iran on Wednesday about the possibility of activating a JCPOA mechanism that could pave the way for re-imposing UN sanctions on Tehran. France’s foreign minister warned on Wednesday that the question as to whether activating a dispute JCPOA mechanism enshrined in the Iran nuclear […]
US maximum pressure policy not supported by Germany
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Germany does not support the US ‘maximum pressure’ policy on Iran and keeps making efforts to preserve Iran’s nuclear deal instead, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, Rainer Breul, on Wednesday. Germany does not support the United States’ policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran and keeps making efforts to […]
Support for Trump impeachment rising
Public support for President Donald Trump impeachment has tracked steadily higher over the past few weeks, as a US House of Representatives committee held a series of televised impeachment hearings, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday. The latest poll, conducted on Monday and Tuesday, found that 47% of adults in the United […]
Negotiation with Afghan groups in Iran
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday confirmed that he met a Taliban delegation in Tehran, saying that Iran is open to negotiation with Afghan groups to help secure peace and security in the neighboring country. He made the remarks after a cabinet meeting in the capital city on Wednesday […]
Iran expresses deep regret over Albania quake
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi expressed deep regret over the 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Albania, which left at least 25 people killed and over 600 more injured.
Commit to JCPOA; China Urges West
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Geng Shuang said respecting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action by the West is the only viable way to bring Tehran and the western signatories together and commit to JCPOA. “China maintains close communication with signatory parties and commit to JCPOA, on the need to uphold and […]
Region Countries Fund Unrests in Iraq
TEHRAN (Iran News) – A senior Iraqi legislator claimed that region countries, the UAE and Kuwait, supported by the US, have sent huge fund to their affiliates in Iraq in a bid to derail unrests and protest rallies in the country and overthrow its government. “The Persian Gulf littoral states and the US have sent […]