Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said Iran’s missiles are for defensive purposes, reiterating that the country’s missile program is “not negotiable”, IRNA reported, citing Al Jazeera. On U.S. claims about Iran’s missile tests, Zarif said, “First, Iran’s missiles are defensive. We need them for deterrence. We use far less for military than anybody else […]

Kazem Jalali, chairman of the Parliament Research Center, said on Saturday that Europe has lost the Iranian nation’s trust owing to the prolonged delay in establishing the special purpose vehicle (SPV), which is aimed to keep trade flowing with Iran. Jalali said, “Unfortunately, we have not heard any particular news regarding the operation and implementation […]

 Russian President Putin’s special envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev traveled to Tehran on Saturday and sat down for talks with Iran’s Syria negotiator, Hossein Jaberi Ansari. These two diplomats preside over Iran and Russia’s delegations in the Astana talks on Syria. The United Nations special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will hold talks with […]

The Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said that the council will certainly decide on the bill on Iran’s accession to the convention against the funding of terrorism (CFT) based on national and revolution’s interests. In a Saturday press conference, Rezaei said that the bill has not yet been received by the Expediency Council […]

A host of Basiji students from Iranian universities and seminaries warned the Expediency Council about the dangers and threats of Iran’s accession to the convention against the funding of terrorism (CFT). In a letter to the head and members of Expediency Council on Saturday, the students highlighted that joining Palermo and CFT bills is against […]

 Visiting Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Dr. Seyed Hassan Hashemi to India said here on Sat. that India is a good opportunity to deal with sanctions imposed by US against Iran. Indian officials are interested in enhancing and broadening all-out ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran in all fields, he maintained. To […]

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu prospects of political settlement of the crisis in Syria, among other topics. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the two sides discussed key points related to mutual cooperation during a meeting on Friday on the sidelines of the periodical meeting […]

 Chief of Staff of Iranian president Mahmoud Vaezi said that strengthening ties between Iran and Turkey benefits both nations and also the region. He made the remarks in a late Friday meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Vaezi presented a report on his talks with the Turkey’s high-ranking officials and the agreements reached on […]

United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura plans to discuss the issue of the establishment of a constitutional committee in Syria with high-level representatives of the three Syrian ceasefire guarantor nations. The top diplomat will discuss the matter with Iran, Turkey and Russia early next week, according to a press statement […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister reiterated that Trump, president of a country with the highest military budget in the world, sends representatives to various countries forcing them into stopping business with Iran, which indicates the decline of US influence and power. Zarif made the remarks at the 4th National Congress of Nedaye Iranian Party — NEDA, held at Milad […]