U.S. Fails to Create Crisis in Iran-IAEA Ties
U.S. Fails to Create Crisis in Iran-IAEA Ties LONDON (Dispatches) – The U.S. has failed to create a crisis in Iran’s cooperation with the UN atomic agency which has repeatedly confirmed the peaceful nature of the country’s nuclear program, Bloomberg reports. Bloomberg said the U.S. was pushing to open “a special investigation” into Iran’s past […]
Expediency Council leaves decision on Palermo bill to next session
The Expediency Council’s Saturday meeting on joining the UN Convention on Transnational Crime (Palermo bill) ended without conclusion, leaving the final decision to the next session. The meeting was chaired by Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, Iranian Judiciary Chief, and also attended by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani. According to Seyed […]
Zarif expresses Iran’s support for Venezuela amid US plots
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the Islamic Republic supports Venezuela’s people and legal government amid conspiracies organized by the United States. He made the remarks in a phone conversation with his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza on Friday. The two officials conferred on ways to counter US plots against independent nations, particularly, Venezuela. […]
Trump announces deal to reopen government
President Donald Trump on Friday announced that a deal has been reached to end the shutdown and reopen the government. The announcement came as the partial government shutdown stretched to 35 days, the longest in U.S. history. President Donald Trump is expected to announce an agreement to temporarily reopen the federal government after the longest […]
Iranian army stages military drills in Isfahan Province
The Iranian Army kicked off drills, codenamed “Eghtedar 97” (Power 97) in Isfahan Province on Friday. During the military exercises, the UAV units of the Army flew two Mohajer drones along with two RF-4 fighters over the area to carry out their joint reconnaissance mission and send the images of their targets back to their […]
Declaration of the Revolutionary Government: The aggression against Venezuela must stop
The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba strongly condemns and rejects the attempt to impose through a coup a puppet government at the service of the United States in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and expresses its unwavering solidarity with the Government of the constitutional president Nicolás Maduro Moros. The true objectives of the […]
Interior Minister Unveils Plans for Development of Border Province
Iran’s interior minister said the administration is going to launch a grand scheme for development of the province of Sistan and Balouchestan, located in southeast of Iran. In comments on Thursday, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said a delegation from his ministry came up with a detailed plan for development of Sistan and Balouchestan after a 6-day […]
Large Number of Prisoners to Be Granted Clemency for Ruby Jubilee of Iran’s Revolution
Iran’s top judge said Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei would grant amnesty to a large group of prisoners on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution’s victory. In a meeting with senior judicial officials on Thursday, Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said the good news for the […]
US Releases Iran TV Anchor after 10 Days of Detention
The US government has released Marzieh Hashemi, Press TV’s news presenter imprisoned in the US for 10 days, her family announced. The Iranian journalist was freed after appearing before a grand jury in Washington, DC, for a third time on Wednesday morning. The Washington Post, citing three sources familiar with the case, said Hashemi was […]
Germany’s representative may head EU’s payment system for Iran
A representative of Germany may become the head of the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) that Europe is preparing to conduct transactions with Iran bypassing US sanctions, a source in the EU institutions told Sputnik Tuesday. A representative of Germany may become the head of the Special Purpose Vehicle(SPV) that Europe is preparing to conduct transactions with Iran bypassing US sanctions, a source […]