TEHRAN (Iran News) – Turkey has arrested three mayors from the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) on suspicion of “membership in a terror group” and “disseminating terror propaganda.” The three pro-Kurdish mayors of Kayapinar, Bismil and Kocakoy in the Kurdish majority southeast, as well as the dismissed mayor of Diyarbakir, Adnan Selcuk Mizrakli, were detained […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said he is ready to visit Riyadh to resolve disputes with Saudi Arabia if conditions are ripe. “Iran welcomes any initiative to reduce regional tension, and we are ready to cooperate with any step to end the war in Yemen,” Zarif said on Monday, News1 […]

The head of EU delegation to the IAEA said Mon. that Iranian and European representatives have opened an Emergency Preparedness and Response Workshop in Luxembourg as part of the peaceful nuclear cooperation between the two sides.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced on Monday that Iran has been following anti-money laundering measures inside the country, saying policy of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) towards Iran is not based on realities but politically tainted. “Iran, in its own internal laws, has recognized anti-money laundering activities as a […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A US congressional delegation, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, called for combating corruption in Afghanistan, during its visit to the country. According to a statement released by the office of Pelosi, the delegation’s Sunday visit to Afghanistan focused on security, governance and economic development. In this regard she emphasized on the […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will take part at the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) scheduled this week in Baku, Azerbaijan, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman. Abbas Mousavi, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, confirmed on Monday the participation of President Hassan Rouhani at the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Iranian foreign minister highlighted the crucial role multilateralism plays in today’s world, saying the human community will not be able to survive unless it addresses the world’s issues collectively. “Multilateralism has become a must for the human community, and the world cannot survive without taking multilateralism into consideration,” Mohammad Javad […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – An Iranian lawmaker said that it is possible to arrive at a political solution for regional disputes, provided that other regional states take practical steps and US and Israeli regime stop meddling. “Positive messages that have been conveyed to the Islamic Republic from some regional countries such as the UAE and […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would discuss the deployment of Syrian forces in a planned “safe zone” in northern Syria during talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin next week. Turkey agreed with the United States on Thursday to pause its military offensive in northeastern Syria for five days while Kurdish […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Japan and France have put forward a joint plan to give a credit line totaling around $18.5 billion. As a prerequisite for this, Iran needs to fully comply with a nuclear deal it signed with world powers in 2015, Japan’s leading newspaper Mainichi Shimbun reported on Sunday. Earlier this year, France […]