TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry slammed the US move to create a coalition in the Persian Gulf as a futile measure that would only aggravate insecurity and instability in the region. In a statement on Saturday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi reacted to the report of the formation of the US-led Persian Gulf […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The US has reacted with fury to Iran barring IAEA inspector who tested positive for suspected traces of explosive nitrates. Speaking at a special meeting of the IAEA’s 35-nation Board of Governors in Vienna on Thursday, Iranian Ambassador Kazem Gharibabadi said a detector for explosive nitrates went off when the inspector […]

TEHRAN (Iran News)- Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalavandi announced on Saturday that the Fordow’s enrichment capacity will increase soon. “Fordow’s enrichment capacity will increase gradually in the next few days. After the start of enrichment at the facility, the capacity will reach 9,500 SWU (Separative Work Units) from 8,600 […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, in Antalya on Saturday, before the 24 edition of Economic Countries Organization (ECO) meeting. As reported, the two FMs discussed mutual ties between Iran and Turkey, regional affairs and Tehran-Ankara cooperation on ECO. The meeting went […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The foreign ministers of Iran, Zarif, and Turkey foreign minister, Cavusoglu, held talks on a range of issues at a meeting in Antalya on Saturday. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu met in Turkey’s coastal city of Antalya on Saturday morning. The other day, Zari […]

Iraq’s most prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has called on security forces to avoid using excessive force in the wake of anti-government protests that have entered their third week, and lead peaceful protests in Iraq. In a statement read out by his representative Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalaei during a sermon in the holy city of […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says while Iran has taken the next step to further reduce its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the door to negotiations to salvage the deal is still open. “We have taken the fourth JCPOA step. We […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Seoul is trying to restore its relations with Iran to its peak, stressing optimism about the prospects of Tehran-Seoul ties. The South Korean president made the remarks on Thursday in a meeting with the Managing Director of the Islamic Republic News Agency, Seyyed Zia Hashemi […]

Iran’s ambassador to the UK described the latest Iran’s nuclear commitment cuts under the 2015 nuclear deal as a “wake-up call” for other parties, warning European signatories of a crisis over the collapsing accord. Hamid Baeidinejad told a group of UK mainstream media representatives on Thursday that Tehran’s move this week to inject gas into […]

Iran’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN on Thu. censured the US unilateral embargoes and coercive sanctions against independent states such as Iran and Cuba, stressing his country's resolve to offset the US unlawful measures.