Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has tasked the members of his cabinet with following up on the implementation of agreements reached with Turkey during his recent visit to Ankara. The Council of Ministers convened on Sunday evening in a session chaired by President Hassan Rouhani during which the cabinet members discussed Rouhani’s report on his recent […]

Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, the Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council, passed away at 70, in Tehran. The health condition of Ayatollah Shahroudi had turned worse on Sunday, and he was in the intensive care unit of a hospital; A member of Ayatollah Shahroudi’s office had called on the “pious and God-loving people to pray for […]

Members of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission held a meeting with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his deputies for talks on the major issues surrounding the foreign policy and economic diplomacy. The senior lawmakers went to the Foreign Ministry on Sunday for a meeting with Foreign Minister Zarif and members […]

 The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei lauded the efforts of Iran’s police to strengthen the security in the country. He made the remarks in a Sunday meeting with commanders and officials of the Iranian Police Force. The police need to have ‘non-stop development’ to reach the position and level which the Islamic Revolution […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif voiced regret over a plan by President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas to dissolve the parliament, saying the move might be taken advantage of by Israeli regime. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with a visiting Palestinian delegation led by the head of Hamas’ parliamentary bloc, Mahmoud al-Zahar, […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Saudi Arabia is a source of problems in the Middle East region, ISNA reported on Saturday. “Saudi Arabia is the problem of our region,” Zarif said in an interview with Le Point published on Thursday. Zarif said, “What has happened to the region is not a […]

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) held on Saturday military drills in the general region of the Persian Gulf, displaying the defensive and deterrent power of Iran. The drills were last stage of the 12th Payambar-e Azam military exercises the first stage of which had started on December 15 in the central parts of Iran […]

 As part of efforts to root out corruption, Hamidreza Baqeri-Darmani was executed early on Saturday on charges of “corruption on the earth”, ISNA reported. According to his verdict, Baqeri-Darmani had committed criminal acts for many years by forming a band and was charged with forgery, collusion, and bribery. In October, the Judiciary announced that Baqeri-Darmani […]

Major General Gholam Ali Rashid, the commander of Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters, said those who pave the way for the interference of Arrogant powers in the region, pay the highest price for their malicious behavior. Major General Rashid, who has attended the massive military maneuvers code-named the ‘Great Prophet-12’ in the Persian Gulf in western Iran, […]

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ghasemi reacted to the US’ announcement on withdrawing troops from Syria, saying Washington’s presence in the region is always a destabilizing factor. Answering a reporter’s question on a recent decision by the United States to withdraw its military forces from Syria, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said the arrival and presence […]