Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi said Iran seeks peace and stability in the region, adding “resorting to military option to stabilize the region is by no means effective.” Addressing a seminar on ‘peace and stability in West Asia; one region, one fate’ on Monday, Kharrazi said everyone acknowledges that Iran is […]

Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi said on Sunday that the two neighboring countries have the capacity to double their trades in the coming years. Noting that currently, Iran’s non-oil trade with Iraq stands at around $10 billion, Masjedi said the amount could reach $20 billion by adding to the revenues of oil and gas […]

 Chairman of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iranian Parliament Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh said Sun. that Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Ministry need to take into account the issue of mistreatment and disrespect against Iranian tourists traveling to Georgia. With regard to mistreatment of Tbilisi airport’s authorities towards Iranian nationals in the South Caucasian country, Heshmatollah […]

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has rejected the label of the world’s top sponsor of terrorism ascribed to Iran by Saudi Arabia and the U.S. In an interview with CNBC on Saturday at the Doha Forum in Qatar, Zarif accused Riyadh and the U.S. of fomenting “dangerous escalations” in the Middle East. “I think actions […]

Negotiators at an international UN climate change conference in the southern Polish city of Katowice have adopted a final declaration after two weeks of debate. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki wrote on Twitter: “We have managed to reach an agreement during the COP24 Climate Conference. The ‘Katowice Package’ was… adopted by all UN member states.” […]

Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on Sunday that Iran cannot abandon boosting its military capabilities “even for a second” in view of threats against the country. The remarks by the defense minister comes as the United States has created a commotion over a test of mid-range ballistic missile by Iran, claiming that the test contravenes […]

 Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said that the Leader of the Islamic Revolution’s guidance neutralized US plots which were after destabilizing the region. Brigadier General Hatami made the remarks Sunday in the 4th symposium on Imam Khamenei defensive thought held at Defense Ministry’s Marine Industries Organization headquarters in Tehran. He went on to […]

 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will submit the budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year in 1398 (to start March 21, 2019) to the Parliament in coming week. A MP Mehrdad Baouj Lahouti made the above remark and revealed the presence of Head of Plan and Budget Organization Mohammad-Baqer Nobakht in the meeting. He further […]

 The European Union is working on organizing a conference that could help solve the crisis among member states of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), Romanian foreign minister Teodor-Viorel Meleşcanu said on Saturday. Addressing the annual Doha Forum, Meleşcanu said Romania will take rotating presidency of the Council of the EU from January for the […]

 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 […]