President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the U.S. will pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) with Russia. He cited Russia’s alleged treaty violations, while at the same time vowing to “develop the weapons.” “We are going to terminate the agreement and then we are going to develop the weapons” unless Russia […]

 Iranian MP Ali Najafi Khoshroodi said on Monday that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the U.S. feels “defeated” after leaving the 2015 nuclear deal. Zarif attended a meeting of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Sunday. U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew Washington from the nuclear agreement in May and […]

A senior Saudi Arabian government official has laid out a new version of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, that in key respects contradicts previous explanations. The latest account, provided by a Saudi official who requested anonymity, includes details on how the team of 15 Saudi nationals sent to […]

Finally on Sunday President Hassan Rouhani officially released the names of four nominees to the parliament for the post of Labor, economy, industry, and transport ministers. The names were released to the media after many speculations that who will fill these posts. Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs Hossein-Ali Amiri said that Rouhani will attend the […]

The current dispute raised between senior German officials over Iran nuclear deal can be analyzed in different dimensions As reported by Handensblatt, the German business newspaper, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas recently mentioned that Europe and the U.S. “have been drifting apart for years” and urged Europe to “assume our equal share of responsibility” in order […]

Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian parliament speaker, said on Saturday that the humanitarian situation in Yemen is catastrophic. Amir Abdollahian made the remarks during a meeting with Fabrizio Carboni, a top official from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The advisor to the parliament speaker said “The […]

Sri Lanka, which is dependent on Iranian light crude, has sought advice from India over its strategy on purchasing oil from the country in the light of tightening US sanctions during bilateral talks. According to a statement published by the office of Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the country’s Petroleum Minister Arjuna Ranatunga has […]

TEHRAN – The Front for Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader and some other factions within the principlist camp have submitted a letter to President Hassan Rouhani with regard to Iran’s economic and current issues, to which the president has not responded yet. On the possibility of a meeting between Rouhani […]

TEHRAN – A former Iranian diplomat believes the 2015 nuclear agreement can survive U.S. unilateral withdrawal provided that the other signatories to the deal – Russia, China, France, Britain Germany and the European Union – show persistence in saving the accord by securing Iran’s interests. In an interview with the Hamshahri newspaper published on Saturday, […]

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Friday expressed regret over a train accident in northern India which led to the death and injury of dozens of people. In a statement, Qassemi also offered sympathy to the Indian nation and government and the bereaved families, the Foreign Ministry website reported. India’s northern state of […]