A draft protocol on cooperation in the fight against poaching in the Caspian Sea is being discussed at the regional level between Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan in Ashgabat. According to Azerbaijani news agency Trend, the fourth meeting of authorized representatives from relevant ministries and departments of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan is being held in […]

The police force of the Sistan and Balouchestan province, southeastern Iran, have successfully busted a big drug trafficking ring in Mehrestan, seizing a huge haul of narcotics in an armed clash. Police Chief of Sistan and Balouchestan province Brigadier General Mohammad Ghanbari said on Tuesday, during a clash that went on for four hours a […]

 Iran’s Foreign Ministry has called on India and Pakistan to show restraint amid reports of heightened tension between the two sides. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic of Iran calls on the two countries to do more to reduce tension and resolve disputes and problems peacefully through dialogue. He […]

Iran is firmly following its commitments to the Minamata Convention on Mercury and expects the convention’s directorate to comply with its obligations in the provision of facilitative grounds, a senior Iranian official said. Iranian Foreign Ministry Director General for International Peace and Security, Reza Najafi, said on Monday that Iran has a strong commitment to […]

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said that Iran is now stronger than ever after 40 years of plots against it, which have only turned the enemies weaker. On the birth anniversary of Lady Fatima Zahra—Prophet Muhammad’s daughter (p.b.u.t.)—which marks National Women and Mothers’ Day in Iran, a group of religious eulogists […]

According to spokesperson for the Parliament’s national security committee, the majority of lawmakers have signed a letter in support of Zarif, asking him to continue his tenure as Iran’s foreign minister. Ali Najafi Khoshroudi, spokesperson for the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, told reporters on the sidelines of today’s open session that a […]

 Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei received a host of panegyrists on the occasion of the birthday anniversary of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.). In a Tuesday meeting, the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei addressed a group of Iranian panegyrists in Tehran. Further details of this meeting will be announced later.

 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the country’s foreign ministry, oil ministry, and the Central Bank are standing at the front line of the fight against Washington. He made the remarks Tuesday in a meeting with officials of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) in Tehran. “Today, Foreign Ministry, CBI and Oil Ministry are at the […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reaffirmed the country’s commitment to supporting the Syrian government and nation in the fight against terrorism. In a meeting with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Tehran on Monday, Rouhani referred to Iran’s seriousness for cooperating with and helping the Syrian government in the process of reconstruction of Syria and consolidating security and […]

 Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei received the visiting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Tehran on Monday morning. During the meeting, Ayatollah Khamenei hailed the Syrian people and government’s resistance against the terrorist and their supporters in the region, saying the resistance by Syrian president and nation was the key to defeating the […]