US Will Look at Ramping Up Sanctions If North Korea Does Not Denuclearize
US President Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, said on Tuesday that the United States would look at ramping up sanctions on North Korea if Pyongyang did not scrap its nuclear weapons program.
Rasht-Qazvin railway to join INSTC today
The Qazvin-Rasht railway, stretched along the Caspian Sea in northern Iran, will connect to the International North South Transportation Corridor (INSTC) today.
Iran’s patience running thin over JCPOA signatories’ breach of promise: Zarif warns
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran’s patience is running thin since other parties of the Nuclear Deal, despite Iran, are not adhering to their commitments.
Don’t rely on ‘vicious’ EU package for resolving economic issues
Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that the Iranian government should not rely on European countries' proposed packages for solving internal economic problems.
Iran dismisses allegations on organizing cyber-attack on Australia
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson dismissed allegations about Iran’s backing a cyber-attack against Australian Parliament, describing these claims as part of enemies’ psychological war.
Iran needs no permission to develop missiles
The Islamic Republic of Iran does not need any countries’ permission to develop missiles and to defend the country, said Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Rear Admiral.
No one can affect Iran’s sovereignty over its trio islands in Persian Gulf
Tehran has called on the UAE to abandon divisive and sectarian claims over the trio islands of Abu Musa, Greater and Lesser Tunbs in the Persian Gulf, saying such baseless claims will never affect Iran’s sovereignty and rule over its islands.
Palermo, CFT review postponed to next Iranian year
The Expediency Council’s Saturday meeting on joining the UN Convention on Transnational Crime (Palermo bill) ended without conclusion, leaving the fate of the bill unknown till the next Iranian year (starting in March 21), a member of the council said.
Expediency Council’s session on reviewing ‘Palermo’ bill begins
The Expediency Council is holding a session Saturday to discuss the bill on the country’s accession to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, known as Palermo Convention in Iran.
Washington continues to invest in terrorism in Syria
Syria’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari said that Western states, particularly the United States, are working to prolong the crisis in Syria by investing in terrorism, stressing that a military resolution in Idleb is inevitable if the political efforts to implement the Sochi agreement fail.