Leader’s envoy arrives in Kabul for state visit
Iranian Leader’s envoy Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani has arrived in the Afghan capital Kabul this morning for a one-day state visit. Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, accompanied by a number of high-ranking security, military and political officials, is in Kabul at the invitation of National Security Adviser of Afghanistan Hamdullah Mohib. […]
Rouhani urges officials to look closely into deadly bus accident
President Hassan Rouhani sent a message of condolences over the bush crash in Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch that left a number of students dead and injured, calling on the related authorities to look into the causes of the accident closely to stop such accidents from happening again. “I hereby pray to the […]
Leader prays for body of deceased Ayat. Shahroudi
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei led mass prayers for the body of the deceased Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, in Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini, on Wednesday morning. The funeral procession of Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi started at 8 am (Local Time) in Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini on Tuesday. The procession was attended by huge crowd […]
Trump ‘accepts Erdogan’s invitation’ to visit Turkey in 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation by his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to visit the country, according to a spokesperson for Turkey’s leader. Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting on Monday in the Turkish capital, Ankara, Ibrahim Kalin said Trump wants to make the trip in 2019 but a date has not […]
Rouhani submits $405b budget bill to Majlis
President Hassan Rouhani presented the administration’s draft of the national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year 1398, which starts on March 21, 2019, to the Majlis on Tuesday, ISNA reported. The proposed bill amounts to 17.03 quadrillion rials (about $405 billion at the official rate of 42,000 rials). Supplying basic goods, treatment and […]
Rouhani says boosting coop. with Baku important for Tehran
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that increasing bilateral cooperation between Iran and Azerbaijan in different fields is of special importance for Tehran. He made the remarks in a Tuesday meeting with the Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan Republic Ogtay Asadov in Tehran. Rouhani referred to the friendly, brotherly relations between the Islamic Republic […]
Americans in Persian Gulf under constant watch: Sayyari
Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army said that US naval fleets in the Persian Gulf are under constant watch. Iran monitors every ship that enters the region from the Indian Ocean and keeps watch on all their movements, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari told IRNA on Tuesday. “We will not let any movement [of enemies] in […]
Iran stresses Europe’s ‘practical approach’ towards JCPOA
Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi and Romanian Ambassador to Iran Adrian Kozjacski conferred on the latest developments regarding the Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) During the meeting, Araghchi welcomed Europe’s stance toward JCPOA, however saying that merely, adopting a political stance to support […]
Russian Defense Ministry delegation arrives in Iran
A delegation from the Russian Defense Ministry has arrived in Iran for a session of the bilateral group for military cooperation, the Russian ministry press service said on Monday. “On December 24, a delegation of the Russian Defense Ministry led by the deputy chief of the Russian Army General Staff, Vice-Admiral Igor Osipov, arrived in […]
Spox says Zarif’s remarks on Israel in line with Iran’s policies
Foreign Ministry Spokesman has stressed that FM Zarif’s response to a French magazine about Israel’s annihilation is exactly in line with Iran’s policies set according to the Leader’s and Imam Khomeini’s stance. Bahram Ghasemi on Monday censured some media outlets for twisting the foreign minister’s remarks about Israel, stressing that Zarif’s response to a “trick […]