Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting with Hadi al-Ameri, the head of Iraq’s Building Alliance parliamentary faction, highlighted the role of the Iraqi nation and popular troops in uprooting terrorism in the Arab country. In the meeting, held in Baghdad on Monday afternoon, Ameri pointed to the efforts of the alliance in […]

Iraq’s President Barham Salih exchanged views with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif about a range of issues, including regional developments, and voiced his country’s willingness to enhance its relations with Iran. In the meeting in Baghdad on Monday, attended by an Iranian delegation led by Zarif, Salih stressed the need to pursue political solutions to all regional […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Monday that an Iranian-made satellite named ‘Payam’ will be put into orbit at 600 kilometers altitude above Earth in the near future. Rouhani made the announcement while addressing a group of people in Golestan province during his provincial visit on Monday. He said homegrown ‘Payam’ satellite will be put into […]

Mohammadreza Pourebrahimi, the head of the economic committee of the Iranian parliament, has said that the parliament will ask Zarif questions if the special purpose vehicle (SPV) is not implemented in future weeks. “The Europeans had promised to implement this financial mechanism by the end of 2018. Unfortunately, they did not fulfil their promise,” he […]

 An Iranian parliamentary delegation left Tehran on Sunday morning for Damascus to discuss parliamentary ties with Syrian officials, Mehr reported. Headed by Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, the delegation is set to exchange views with Syrian officials about the future of Tehran-Damascus relations in the post-Daesh era. The […]

Mohammad Ali Hosseini, a former Foreign Ministry spokesman, has said that the European Union move in imposing sanctions on an Iranian intelligence service over claims of Iran’s assassination plot will not be beneficial to Europe. In an interview with Mehr news agency published on Sunday, he described the EU’s decision as wrong. He noted that […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that President Rouhani will make a visit to Iraqi capital Baghdad in the coming months. Making the remarks on the sideline of his visit to Baghdad, Zarif said that Iranian president will undertake a visit to Iraq on March 11, IRNA reported. He didn’t provide further details about […]

 The Polish government’s plan to hold an anti-Iran conference has been widely criticized by Iranian authorities, who described it as a “hostile act against Iran”. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Friday that Poland and the United States are jointly organizing the global conference in Warsaw on February 13-14, with the aim of […]

 Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that the Iraqi authorities’ positive stances toward Tehran will help improve ties between Iran and Iraq. Heading a politico-economic delegation, Zarif arrived in Baghdad on Sunday, IRNA reported. “In this trip, we plan to explore the areas of expansion of relations and cooperation,” he told reporters. According […]

 Iran’s nuclear chief Salehi said Sun. that first steps have been taken for the designing of an upgrade version of 20% enriched uranium fuel, which is more efficient than the fuel already used in Tehran nuclear reactor. Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi, hailed the country’s progress in the […]