TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has dismissed the condition promoted by the United States as a prerequisite for the formation of a new administration in Lebanon, amid nationwide anti-government demonstrations that have led to the resignation of prime minister Saad al-Hariri. Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem dismissed the US […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations called for a reform of the UNSC, which he said is gripped by a legitimacy and credibility crisis. Addressing a Monday meeting of the UN General Assembly, entitled “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters”, […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday that the JCPOA joint commission may convene on December 6 at the level of deputy foreign ministers. The latest developments in implementing the JCPOA will be discussed in the meeting, he said during a press conference. Iran has started to gradually reduce its […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran said Monday measures were being taken to offset American interference in the recent unrest in the wake of countrywide gas price hikes. The decision was part of Iran’s belt-tightening in the face of US sanctions which have hit ordinary Iranians the hardest. While American officials said they supported the protesters, […]

Gholamhossein Dehghani, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, has addressed the Twenty-Fourth Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accepted the resignation of Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati, who was going to be impeached by the Parliament.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A U.S. federal judge has ordered Tehran to pay $180 million over the 18-month detention of an spy working as a Washington Post correspondent found guilty of espionage and gathering classified information in Iran. Columbia District Court judge Richard J. Leon awarded $150 million jointly to Jason Rezaian, along with his […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Kazakhstan is considering to ease visa rules for Iranian traders and travelers as of the next spring, Kazakh ambassador to Tehran Askhat Orazbay has said. Kazakhstan is expected to sign a visa rules facilitation agreement with Iran in the spring of 2020, based on which Iranian tourist groups will be granted […]

Deputy FM for Diplomatic Affairs Gholamreza Ansari says that Iranian and European diplomats will continue their talks on the EU financial mechanism for trade with Iran, known as INSTEX, in the coming weeks.

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Saturday that Iran has asked Russia to provide an additional $2 billion loan for some construction projects.