Iran Marks 2nd Anniversary of Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani’s Demise
Iran on Thursday marked the second anniversary of the demise of Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in a ceremony in Tehran. The ceremony opened with a speech by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The president said that Ayatollah Hashemi played a major role in the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979 and also the country’s nuclear […]
Iran Dismisses as ‘Untrue’ Reports about US Citizen
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed as “untrue” reports by certain US media that an American citizen is imprisoned in the Iranian city of Mashhad in suboptimal conditions. In response to a question raised by reporters on Wednesday, Qassemi confirmed that American citizen Michael White has been arrested in Mashhad. “An American citizen, named […]
Rouhani hails natl. sovereignty as Revolution’s greatest achievement
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has hailed national sovereignty and people’s right to vote as the greatest achievements of the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Speaking at the session of the cabinet on Wednesday, President Hassan Rouhani referred to the anniversary of the uprising of the people of Qom, saying, “Qom and the seminary in this city […]
US targeting religious foundations in war against Iran
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the United States may seem to wage security, political and economic war against Iran, but in principle, they target religious foundations, as the source of their adventures.” Larijani made the remark on the occasion of the uprising of the people of Qom against the Pahlavi regime on January 9, 1978, on Wednesday prior to […]
Leader warns against enemies’ wicked plots
Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned against the enemies’ conspiracies against the Iranian nation, calling for preservation of the Islamic Revolution’s values to foil such plots. Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks during a meeting with people from Qom province this morning in Tehran. Describing Qom as the starting point of the […]
Merkel and Macron’s secret disputes
In spite of European senior officials’ emphasis on cooperation among the EU leaders, such a cooperation doesn’t exist in practice. Under such circumstances, the political and economic disagreements between Berlin and Paris are still going on. These disagreements are indicative of German-French conflicts in resolving the European economic crisis. Since Emmanuel Macron’s presence in the […]
Iran, India commerce chambers ink trade co-op MOU
Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) and Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday for expansion of trade and economic ties, IRNA reported. The MOU was signed on the sidelines of an Iran-India business forum which was held in New Delhi in the mentioned day. The […]
Minister’s death blow to Tel Aviv with trampling on the occupation symbol
While some of the Arab leaders, particularly in the Persian Gulf region, are normalizing relations with the Zionist regime, the people of these states deeply despise the Zionists. To show their protest, they normally set the Zionist flags on fire or they trample it down. Just recently Jordan’s current Minister of State for Media Affairs […]
EU’s trade mechanism for Iran to be set up “soon”: spox
European Union’s spokesperson said Mon. that the bloc is still working on setting up a payment mechanism to facilitate trade with Iran and bypass US sanctions. “Actually, this is the work that is carried out by the (EU) member states. And according to the information that we have, the work is continuing and advancing well,” Maja […]
VP calls on EU to take practical steps for JCPOA implementation
The Iranian First vice president Es’hagh Jahangiri has told euronews that the European countries have faced a big test in their history since the World War II with regard to Iran nuclear deal, calling on them to take practical measures to implement the deal. Es’hagh Jahangiri during an interview with euronews today, which will be […]