136 Iranian lawmakers are pushing for a bill that obliges the Armed Forces to launch a countermeasure in response to a potential US cyber attack on Iran’s vital infrastructures. “In case of a cyber attack by the United States on the vital infrastructures of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which will cut off service to […]

European signatories of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) say that they are committed to working on, inter alia, the preservation and maintenance of effective financial channels with Iran, and the continuation of Iran’s export of oil and gas. In a Friday joint statement issued signed by High Representative Federica Mogherini and Foreign Ministers Jean-Yves […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined in a statement at the 18th Session of the D-8 Council of Ministers that cooperation among D-8 Member States towards developing blue economy has great potential for enhancing sustainable development and can strengthen economic growth and poverty reduction. Following is the full text of Javad Zarif’s statement at the 18th […]

TEHRAN – Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri has invited Oman’s Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations, Sayyid Asa’ad bin Tariq Al-Said, to visit Iran. Mohammad Reza Nuri, Iran’s ambassador to Oman, handed the invitation to Al-Said in a meeting on Wednesday, during which the two sides discussed bilateral relations, Mehr reported. The meeting came days after […]

TEHRAN – Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has said the European Union’s request for opening an office in Tehran could be granted under the current circumstances provided that they provide practical economic support for Iran in the face of U.S. sanctions. “Today, Europeans are standing with Iran in the political […]

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has voiced regret over the deadly crash of an army helicopter in Western Afghanistan, which claimed the lives of all crew members and passengers including several military and government officials. In a Wednesday statement, Qassemi condoled with the Afghan nation and government over the incident, and offered his […]

TEHRAN – Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on Wednesday that the Kowsar fighter jet will be soon delivered to the Army Air Force. Preliminary stages for mass production of Kowsar jet have been completed and the production line will soon be launched, Hatami told reporters on the sideline of a cabinet session, Mehr reported. Kowsar […]

President Hassan Rouhani referred on Wednesday to the 13th of Aban in the Iranian calendar (Nov. 4), which marks the anniversary of Iranian university students’ seizure of the US embassy in Tehran in 1979, saying it was basically the day of fighting capitulation for the independence of the Iranian nation against US aggression. Speaking in […]

Foreign Ministry has rejected US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s claim on the status of the country’s economy, saying Iran’s economy has kept an over 8% growth throughout all the years fighting terrorism in the region. In a statement on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi reacted to the claim made by US Secretary […]

Iranian Parliament’s specialized commissions will study the proposal on impeachment of Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli on Monday (Nov. 5). 25 MPs, in a letter dated Oct. 3, submitted their request for impeachment of Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli to the Parliament’s presiding board, over criticism that he has failed to fulfill several critical factors […]