TEHRAN (Iran News) – Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), on Wednesday voiced regret over Turkish military aggression on northern Syria, calling the move a U.S.-orchestrated plot aimed at reviving ISIS forces in the Middle East. Shamkani’s remarks came in a meeting with Alexander Lavrentiev, the special envoy of the Russian […]

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani left Serbia for Tehran on Wednesday afternoon after completing his trip to Belgrade to attend the 141st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani warned the parties behind a recent attack on an Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea that they will be given a response that would make them regret the move. In a meeting with Russian President’s Special Envoy on Syria Alexander Lavrentiev […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday it was possible that Britain and the European Union could thrash out a deal on Brexit but the outcome remains uncertain. He said the current intense discussions between the two sides about Brexit deal ahead of an EU summit Thursday “appear to […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Yemen’s ambassador to Iran held a meeting with his Latin American counterparts in Tehran. The joint meeting was hosted by the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday. In the gathering, Iranian Foreign Minister’s Senior Assistant for Special Political Affairs Ali Asghar Khaji highlighted Tehran’s stance in support of a political solution to […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned Turkey against the consequences of its military attacks on northern Syria and called on Ankara to end the incursion. “The imperative now is to end the incursion into Syria & address all concerns through ADANA,” Zarif said in a post on his Twitter account […]

TEHRAN (Iran news) – Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, a member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, argues that there’s a prevailing spirit of deescalating tensions with Iran among the Saudi elites. Speaking with ISNA on Tuesday, Falahatpisheh said Iran has been in favor of dialogue with Saudi Arabia for years and it was the […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The UN released on Tuesday a special report that describes the severe toll of election-related violence on Afghanistan’s civilians, mainly from the Taliban’s campaign targeting its presidential election last month. Afghanistan presidential election went on Sept. 28 despite the terrorists’ threats and violence. However, the polling was marred by widespread misconduct […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday the attack on an Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea last week was a “complicated action” in which “one or more governments” were involved. “According to information received, the attack on the Iranian tanker has been carried out by one or more […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on all Persian Gulf countries to contribute to the implementation of the Hormuz Peace Endeavour (HOPE), an initiative for regional peace put forward by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani.