A top commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said an advantage of the foreign sanctions on Iran is that the country has gained the capability to export arms. Addressing a cultural ceremony in Tehran, IRGC Aerospace Force Commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh hailed Iran’s success in turning the cruel hostile sanctions into […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held meetings with top officials of a number of UN and international organizations on the sidelines of the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan. During his stay in Switzerland on Tuesday, Zarif separately met United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate meetings with Afghan leaders on the sidelines of the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan. In one of the meetings on Tuesday, Zarif held talks with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on issues of mutual interest, including the peace process in Afghanistan. The two sides discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan […]

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh announced on Tuesday that some 77 terrorist operations have been diffused in western and northwestern borders of the country during the current fiscal year (started on March 21). Addressing a gathering of military commanders in Falavarjan County in central Isfahan […]

The fourth round of Iran-EU high-level political talks were held Mon. in Brussels, where the two sides conferred on a wide variety of issues, including bilateral cooperation and regional developments. The fourth round of Iran-EU high-level political talks were chaired by Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Helga Schmid and Iranian Deputy […]

Either France or Germany might become the host nation for the European clearing house, usually referred to as a Special Vehicle Purpose (SPV) — a payment mechanism that would allow European companies to bypass US-imposed sanctions on Iran. The report was released on Monday, during the visit of Iran’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi to Brussels, […]

 The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) announced that it is reviewing an investigation into terrorist groups’ attack with toxic gases on Aleppo city. Agence France-Presse quoted the OPCW director-general, Fernando Arias, as saying that The OPCW Secretariat has been monitoring the situation. It has contacted the UN’s security department “in order to […]

 Head of Iran’s Foreign Policy Strategic Council Seyed Kamal Kharrazi said on Monday that the occupying Israeli regime is the main reason behind division in the Islamic World. During a meeting with former Jordan prime minister, Taher Nashat al-Masri, in Tehran, Kharrazi pointed to the Zionist regime and its allies’ role in creating divisions among […]

Iranian vice president and nuclear chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, has urged the European Union to set up the special mechanism to facilitate trade with Iran “before time runs out.” “We hope that before time runs out, something tangible is achieved so that the agreement remains intact,” Saleh said on Monday in a joint press conference with […]

Qatar Airways will add more flights to Iran from January, the state-owned Persian Gulf airline announced on Monday just weeks after the United States reimposed sanctions on Tehran. Qatar Airways will add two weekly flights to its existing Doha-Tehran route and add three weekly flights on its Shiraz service in January. It will also launch […]