Commander-in-Chief of the Army Major General Seyed Abdolrahim Mousavi said that manufacturing a fighter jet aircraft dubbed ‘Kosar’ proved that sanctions are ‘ineffective’ weapon. He pointed to the mass production of Kosar jet fighter aircraft as a new jump in the promotion of air force’s capability of the country and said, “this valuable move proved […]

 Russian Foreign Ministry has invited Iran to take part in the next Moscow-format meeting on Afghanistan to be held in Moscow on November 9. The next Moscow-format meeting on Afghanistan will be held in Moscow on November 9, representatives of the Taliban radical movement (outlawed in Russia) will take part in it, the Russian Foreign […]

Top Military Aide to the Iranian Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi said that the United States’ power is waning and they cannot once again take the control of Iranians’ economy and fate. He made the Saturday remarks at Tehran-based Holy Defense Museum in a ceremony for unveiling a book related to Iran-Iraq war. According […]

 Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei said Sat. that the United States has always been on the losing side of the 40-year-long war it has waged against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting with a number of university and high school students on Saturday ahead of the National […]

 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 […]