Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif rebuked the US’ withdrawal from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia, saying the decision shows that any deal with the US government is not worth the ink. In a Twitter message on Friday, Zarif wrote, “Yet another withdrawal from an accord by the Trump administration; this time […]

 A terrorist attack has been launched targeting an IRGC unit this morning in Nikshahr, Sistan and Baluchistan province. The terrorist attack was carried out while the unit was performing morning ceremonies at their base. Nikshar’s prosecutor Mohsen Golmohammadi told Young Journalists Club News Agency that the attack left one IRGC force martyred and five others […]

 The Foreign Ministry issued a statement of Thursday saying Tehran welcomes the European Union’s payments mechanisms to skirt the U.S. sanctions against Iran, yet it sought an immediate implementation of the payment channel. “Iran calls for full implementation of the European Union’s commitments in the shortest period of time,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said. […]

Several European countries have set up a new transaction channel that will allow companies to continue trading with Iran despite U.S. sanctions. The announcement was made on Thursday. The channel, set up by Germany, France, and the UK, is called INSTEX — short for “Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges.” “We’re making clear that we […]

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi called on Europe to adopt practical measures for saving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Araqchi, who is in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia as part of a European tour, held a meeting with Bulgaria’s representative at the European Parliament Angel Dzhambazki on Wednesday. In the gathering, Araqchi commended Europe […]

Marzieh Hashemi, a journalist and anchor working for Iran’s English-language Press TV, arrived in Tehran after she was jailed in the US without charge for days and later freed amid public outcry. Hashemi arrived at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport on Wednesday night and was welcomed by her relatives and colleagues, Press TV reported. The […]

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei visited the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini (RA) and the Behesht Zahra cemetery south of Tehran on Wednesday. IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK Ayatollah Khamenei paid tribute to the late founder of the Islamic Republic and the martyrs of the Islamic Revolution on the eve of […]

 Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said “the project of normalizing relations between Israel and the Arab countries is a black spot on the record of the Muslim countries, but they will fail due to the vigilance of Muslim nations.” Larijani made the remarks in a meeting with the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Emigration of […]

A major exhibition showcasing the latest defense achievements of the Iranian Armed Forces has opened at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla, with over 560 military equipment on display. The exhibition, organized by the Ministry of Defense in cooperation with the Armed Forces and under the supervision of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, opened on Wednesday […]

Iranian nuclear chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, said the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has no cooperation with the country’s military sectors, stressing that all of AEOI’s projects are for peaceful purposes. Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi, made the remark in response to a question by IRNA on whether […]