President Hassan Rouhani expressed Iran’s readiness to increase the volume of gas exports to Armenia. He made the remarks Wednesday in a joint press conference with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Tehran after a ceremony for signing two memoranda of understanding between Iran and Armenia. “The two countries have enough motivation and will to […]

 Commenting on resignation of Iranian foreign minister, the spokesman of French Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that France is committed to the implementation of the JCPOA, which it will continue to support as long as Iran abides by all of its nuclear obligations. In response to the announcement of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s resignation […]

Japanese ambassador to Tehran Mitsuo Saito said that Iran and Japan will soon start bilateral banking activities. He made the remarks Tuesday in a meeting with Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), Abdolnaser Hemmati, in Tehran. Despite the re-imposition of sanctions by the US, Japanese companies operating in Iran have continued their activities […]

 An official at the Iranian Parliament, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said Tuesday that Iran’s strategic policy is helping to achieve peace, stability and security in the world. Special Assistant to the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament for International Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, made the remark on Tuesday in a meeting with a group of American peace-seeking and anti-war activists, known […]

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has voiced his surprise over the sudden resignation of his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, asking him to stay in his position and not to resign. During his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Kono said that he had met with Zarif and talked on the phone with him several times, […]

Iranian Quds Force’s Commander Major General Ghasem Soleimani said that there has been no intention behind the absence of Foreign Minister Zarif in meetings of Syrian president in Tehran. In reaction to Zarif’s resignation and rumors going around, Soleimani highlighted that Zarif’s absence in meetings of Syrian President Bashar Assad with Iranian president and Leader […]

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 […]