TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iraq’s Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has called for ending protests in Iraq streets, saying that they are paralyzing the country and costing the economy “billions of dollars.”   In a statement published on Sunday, Abdul-Mahdi said that “it is a month that office buildings, schools, universities and a significant portion of social […]

 Peter Jenkins, former UK Ambassador to the IAEA and UN, says that the initiation of impeachment proceedings against President Trump has created a situation in which he may be readier to make concessions to Iran.

Iran’s minister of interior and China’s ambassador to Tehran discussed plans for cooperation between the police forces of the two countries and the fight against terrorism and narcotics.

TEHRAN (Iran News)- Former Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari blamed the US embassy in Baghdad for hatching plots and leading the unrest in Iraq. “Undoubtedly, today’s problems in Iraq have been created due to the presence of the Americans and the country’s embassy in Iraq; the Iraqi […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said on Sunday that “Iraq’s security was at its highest during the Arbaeen ceremonies and Iran had no part in contributing to it.” “Iran had no part in providing security in Iraq, as Iraq’s security was at its highest [for the Arbaeen march]. They didn’t […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Austrian Ambassador to Iran Stefan Scholz underlined US sanctions have not yet had negative impact on infrastructure projects, and we are planning for faster improvement of Iran-Austria ties. Speaking to ILNA news agency correspondent, Scholz stressed Vienna will continue its trade ties with Tehran despite of the US sanctions, adding that […]

The Trump administration will once again issue US sanctions waivers to allow Russia, China and Europe to continue nuclear nonproliferation work in Iran, Iran News quotes what Independent reported. The periodic US sanctions waivers grant exemptions from US sanctions against Iran, and allow foreign companies to collaborate on the civilian nuclear programme with Iran’s Atomic […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday that Republicans and Democrats need to work together for the good of the United States, while avoiding a direct reference to the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Tillerson, whom Trump fired in a tweet in March 2018 amid friction […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi confirmed that President Hassan Rouhani has sent separate letters to the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) Member States and Iraq. Asked by journalists about the reports of Rouhani’s letters to heads of the PGCC States and Iraq, Mousavi confirmed the reports on Saturday, then saying, […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said his ministry plans to connect the Iran’s power grids to Syria through Iraq as Tehran and Damascus signed a preliminary agreement in this regard. Speaking on the sidelines of a ceremony to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Iranian Energy Ministry and the […]