Iran Welcomes Efforts to Mediate Talks with Saudis
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tehran welcomes efforts by intermediaries to mediate talks with Saudis. “We’ve always been open to discussing anything with Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is our neighbor. We’re going to be here together permanently,” Mohammad Javad Zarif told Turkey’s TRT World about talks with Saudis. “We […]
Pakistani PM to visit Iran and Saudi Arabia to ‘ease tensions’
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Pakistan’s top diplomat said Prime Minister Imran Khan will travel to Iran’s capital Tehran on Saturday before heading to Saudi Arabia to try and ease tensions between the two Persian Gulf countries. Shah Mahmood Qureshi made the announcement of visiting Iran and Saudi Arabia on Friday, while talking to reporters in […]
Strait of Hormuz region can find its own solution
TEHRAN (Iran News) – This is a significant moment for our neighborhood. We are witnessing an escalation in tensions and insecurity, threatening to spiral out of control and result in untold tragedies. The four-and-a-half-year war in Yemen has brought the region to the brink of disaster and resulted in measures against Saudi Aramco’s facilities. Zarif […]
Iranian Cleric Warns Turkey against ‘New Quagmire’ in Syria
Tehran’s Provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami deplored Turkey’s recent military operation in northeastern Syria as an act of aggression against a sovereign state and said Ankara should avoid creating a new quagmire for themselves.
Iran Calls Attack on Oil Tanker ‘Dangerous Adventurism’
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi deplored the Friday attack on an Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea near Saudi Arabia as “dangerous adventurism” and said a probe into the incident is underway.
Caspian Sea Littoral States Ink MoU to Boost Naval Cooperation
Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi and his counterparts from other Caspian Sea littoral states signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday to boost naval cooperation.
No Fire Seen in First Images of Iranian Tanker after Friday Attack
The first images of an Iranian oil tanker hit in the Red Sea near Saudi Arabia show that the Friday attack has caused no fire aboard the vessel.
Iran Open to Cooperation with New EU Foreign Policy
Tehran would welcome cooperation with the European Union’s incoming foreign policy chief on the basis of mutual respect, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, hoping that Josep Borrell could meet serious challenges such as US unilateralism.
Zarif Proposes Hormuz Community Non-Aggression Pact
Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif emphasized the need for regional solutions to regional tensions, proposing the idea of a ‘Hormuz Community Non-Intervention and Non-Aggression Pact’ to promote arms control and security building measures.
North Korea policy may reconsider steps to build Trust with US
TEHRAN (Iran News) – North Korea said on Thursday its patience has limits and it could reverse steps to build trust with the United States, as it criticized a UN Security Council call for it to cease its weapons programs and denounced a US missile test. The five European members of the UN Security Council […]