TEHRAN (Iran News) – Democrats unveiled two impeachment charges Tuesday against US President Donald Trump after weeks of arguing there is overwhelming evidence that the US leader abused his office and deserves to be removed. If the two impeachment charges – abuse of power and obstruction of Congress – are approved by the full House […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and members of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission in a meeting discussed a range of issues, including the latest developments in the Middle East.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan is getting ready to arrange a visit by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Tokyo. “By steadfastly pursuing dialogue, we will continue to make every diplomatic effort possible to ease tensions and achieve stability in the region,” Abe said at a news conference on Monday. Japan […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has launched genocide hearings against Myanmar, as the first major legal attempt to bring the country to justice over horrific atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslims. The three-day hearings in the United Nations’ top court kicked off at The Hague on Tuesday following a November lawsuit […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s foreign ministry in a statement on Tuesday called on the Iranians to postpone visiting France due to countrywide strikes and violence in the European state. “Given the continued popular protests in the French Republic during the past year and the general strikes in the past two days and the violence […]

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 […]