Ambassador of Yemen, South America States Meet in Tehran
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 […]
Syria Incursion should stop; Iran’s Top Diplomat Urges Turkey
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 […]
Saudi elites back Tehran-Riyadh de-escalation efforts
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 […]
UN: 85 civilians killed in attacks targeting Afghan election
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 […]
‘One or more governments’ behind attack on Iran tanker
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 […]
Iran’s Zarif Urges Regional Leaders to Take Role in Tehran Peace Initiative
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.
JCPOA; EU Has Taken No Major Step for it
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani criticized European countries’ failure to meet their obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and said Europe has not taken any substantial step in this regard. Speaking at a meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic in Belgrade […]
Iranian roads minister arrives in Turkmenistan for talks
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami arrived in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat on Tue. at the head of a high-ranking economic delegation for participating in the 15th Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Economic Commission. According to the scheduled program, Eslami will meet and hold talks with Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, minister of […]
Bolton Warned Lawyers over ‘Hand Grenade’ Giuliani
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The White House’s alleged effort to pressure Ukraine so alarmed former national security adviser John Bolton that he alerted a lawyer, his former aide said on Monday, according to US media. Bolton also warned that President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, who has emerged as the point man in the […]
Kais Saied Wins Tunisia’s Presidential Election
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Tunisia’s independent candidate Kais Saied won the second round of Tunisia’s Presidential election held Sunday by garnering 72.71 percent of the votes, Tunisia’s Independent High Authority for Election (ISIE) announced on Monday. Nabil Karoui, leader of the Heart of Tunisia party and media mogul, won only 27.29 percent votes of Tunisia’s […]