An Iranian lawmaker said consultations are under way to secure the release of the remaining Iranian border guards abducted by terrorists at a military post on the common border with Pakistan back in October. Speaking to Tasnim, Ali Kord hailed the efforts by the security forces and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) that resulted […]

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi held meetings with senior Pakistani diplomats on ways to bolster bilateral ties between the two neighbors and promote cooperation in the international arena. During a one-day trip to Islamabad on Monday, Araqchi met Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Tehmina Janjua […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif pledged that Tehran will battle in the United Nations General Assembly to block a draft resolution that the US has proposed against the Palestinian Resistance Movement, Hamas. Zarif and Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas Political Bureau, held a telephone conversation on Monday about the latest developments in Palestine. In […]

Iran’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement on Monday, said it welcomes and supports UN-brokered Yemeni-Yemeni talks due to be held in Stockholm, Sweden. In the statement, the Foreign Ministry called on all Yemeni parties to engage “constructively and responsibly” in the Stockholm talks and  take steps to build confidence and provide the necessary ground for […]

The lieutenant commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) highlighted the vulnerability of the US aircraft carriers to Iran’s ballistic missiles, saying American commanders themselves admit that such warships are scrap iron. Addressing an academic gathering in Tehran, Brigadier General Hossein Salami said Iran’s acquisition of ballistic missiles put an end to the freedom […]

A senior Iranian Navy commander said the Navy is going to unveil unmanned aerial vehicles with long flight endurance. In an interview with Tasnim, Deputy Commander of the Iranian Navy for Coordination Rear Admiral Hamze Ali Kaviani said the Navy needs drones with a long operational range, saying local experts have made great achievements in […]

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday denounced protesters against him as chaos-seekers, as the growing demonstrations first triggered by planned fuel price hikes turned violent. “I will never accept violence,” Macron told a news conference at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires amid the massive “yellow vest” demonstrations. “No cause justifies that authorities are attacked, […]

 The Commander of Iran’s Basij Resistance Force Gholamhossein Gheybparvar has called on the Basiji forces to have a more active presence in the cyberspace. According to Basij organization’s news service, Brigadier General Gholamhossein Gheybparvar made the remarks on Saturday during a conference dubbed ‘Basij national cyberspace conference.’ “The art is to turn a threat into […]

 Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami reported of new military and civil achievements that are going to be unveiled during the anniversary of 1979 Islamic Revolution from 1 to 11 February. “The Ministry of Defense has made good achievements in land, satellite, maritime and other areas that will be unveiled during the Fajr decade (Islamic Revolution […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a draft agreement to establish a free trade zone between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries. The draft agreement was ratified by the State Duma and the Federation Council (two houses of the Russian parliament) on November 15 and 23, respectively. The agreement, signed in Astana […]