Iranian Diplomat, Venezuelan FM Meet in Caracas
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s assistant and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza held talks on a range of issues, including the political crisis that has engulfed the Latin American country.
Egypt Ditches US-Led Anti-Iran Security Plan: Sources
Egypt has pulled out of the US effort to forge an “Arab NATO” with key Arab allies, according to four sources familiar with the decision, in a blow to the Trump administration’s strategy to contain Iranian power.
IRGC Ground Force Equipment Concentrated in SW Iran to Prevent Flood Damage: Commander
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force’s equipment has been concentrated in oil-rich Khuzestan to deal with floods as some cities of the southwestern province were put on flood alert, the commander of the force said.
Iran’s IRGC Leading Anti-Terror Force in Region: US Analyst
An American political commentator described US President Donald Trump’s move to blacklist the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as “insane” and “self-defeating”, saying that the force is the “leading regional force fighting against the actual terrorists”.
US Senator to Pompeo: You Have No ‘Permission’ for War with Iran
US Republican Senator Rand Paul told Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that he has “no permission” to go to war with Iran.
Daesh Would Override Europe If It Were Not for IRGC: Zarif
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) would have overridden Europe if it had not been for IRGC’s fight against the terror group alongside Syrian and Iraqi troops.
Trump Sanctions Blocking Aid Money Reaching Flood Victims in Iran: Red Crescent
Washington's new anti-Iran sanctions are preventing aid from reaching the country after flash flooding claimed at least 70 lives and left 86,000 people homeless, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society.
Blacklisting of IRGC Proves US Failure in Mideast: Nasrallah
The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement censured the US for designating Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist group”, stating that the move is concrete proof that Washington has failed in its plots in the Middle East.
Taking another step forward, US will be distressed: Rouhani
“The US knows that if it takes another step forward, it will suffer great distress,” Iranian President Hasan Rouhani said in a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
Japan will not toe US line on Iran: FM Kono
Foreign Minister Taro Kono says Japan will not follow the United States in labeling Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) a terrorist group.