Massive three-day naval drill, code-named ‘Velayat-97’, in the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf, which kicked off on Friday with the participation of home-grown, recently unveiled ‘Fateh’ submarine and ‘Sahand’ destroyer, wrapped up today. According to the Public Relations Department of Iranian Army Navy, the three-day Velayat-97 naval drills ended today, during which different […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif called on officials in charge of casting the final verdict on endorsement of the two remaining FATF-related bills to base their decisions on ‘facts’. Speaking to reporters on Sunday on the sidelines of a national conference on multilateralism in Iran’s foreign policy, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif answered a question on […]

“It was not our fault that the US left JCPOA after it saw it was not benefiting from it,” according to the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi. Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, made the remarks in video posted on his Instagram account while talking to Basiji students […]

 Iran and Georgia held on Saturday the fourth meeting of their joint consular committee in Tbilisi with a focus on facilitating travels of Iranian nationals to the Eurasian country. According to the Iranian embassy in Tbilisi, the fourth meeting of Iran-Georgia joint consular committee was chaired by Secretary General for Consular Affairs at the Iranian […]

Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami highlighted Iran’s preparedness to counter foreign threats and said if enemies dare to attack the Islamic Republic, the country will become fully offensive. In a speech in the southeastern city of Kerman on Saturday, Brigadier General Salami said a nation that cherishes martyrdom on […]

 Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei highlighted that there are many ambiguities in FATF guidelines. “While there exist many questions and ambiguities about FATF guidelines, it is expected from the government to prevent the country from sinking into a new quagmire,” he wrote Saturday on his Instagram account. FATF watchdog extended Iran’s deadline for four months […]

Touching upon Trump’s attempt to transfer sensitive nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, Prof. Entessar says this is the most destabilizing and dangerous development that will embolden Takfiri extremists. The US President Donald Trump is rushing to transfer sensitive nuclear power technology to Saudi Arabia, according to a new congressional report. To shed more light on […]

TEHRAN – Iran said on Saturday it had many options to neutralise the reimposition of U.S. sanctions on its oil exports, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, adding that Tehran’s clerical rulers had no plans to hold talks with Washington. IRAN NEWS POLITICAL DESK “Apart from closing Strait of Hormuz, we have other options to […]

 Iran has proved that its power is aimed at establishing peace, security and stability in the region, said the Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami. He made the remarks in a seminar and exhibition dubbed as ‘pioneers of technology and industry’ underway in Tehran International Exhibition Center. “During past years we were able to defeat […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that countries which build walls around themselves will be destroyed from inside and will achieve no progress. He made the remarks Saturday in a meeting with heads of knowledge-based companies and startups in Tehran. Pointing to Trump’s administration insistence on building physical walls along its southern borders, Rouhani said, “they […]