40 Years On, Iran Celebrates Islamic Revolution Anniversary
Ten-day celebrations started across Iran on Friday to mark the 40th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution. Every year, senior government officials and military commanders attend a special ceremony at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport in remembrance of the historical return of Imam Khomeini from exile back in 1979. Late founder of the Islamic Republic […]
US to be ‘wheelchair bound’ if attacks Iran: Larijani
Speaker of Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani in reaction to US’ military threats against Iran advised Washington to play it wise, or it would “step on a landmine and be confined to a wheelchair.” “Americans are known for making unwise decisions, but I advise them to use the little brain they have and not to step […]
Any deal with US ‘not worth the ink’: FM Zarif
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif rebuked the US’ withdrawal from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia, saying the decision shows that any deal with the US government is not worth the ink. In a Twitter message on Friday, Zarif wrote, “Yet another withdrawal from an accord by the Trump administration; this time […]
Iran seeks speedy implementation of commitments as EU sets up payment channel with Iran
The Foreign Ministry issued a statement of Thursday saying Tehran welcomes the European Union’s payments mechanisms to skirt the U.S. sanctions against Iran, yet it sought an immediate implementation of the payment channel. “Iran calls for full implementation of the European Union’s commitments in the shortest period of time,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said. […]
Israel normalization of ties with Arab world ‘black spot on record of Muslim countries’
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said “the project of normalizing relations between Israel and the Arab countries is a black spot on the record of the Muslim countries, but they will fail due to the vigilance of Muslim nations.” Larijani made the remarks in a meeting with the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Emigration of […]
Leader visits Imam Khomeini holy shrine, martyrs cemetery
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei visited the holy shrine of Imam Khomeini and Behesht-e-Zahra martyrs’ cemetery this morning. On the occasion of Fajr 10-Day Commemoration over the Victory of the Islamic Revolution, Iranian Leader Ayatollah Khamenei visited Imam Khomeini’s tomb and the Behesht-e-Zahra martyrs’ cemetery about an hour ago, to pay tribute to the […]
Iran has no intention to increase missile range: top security official
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said Iran has no intention to increase the range of its missiles according to its defense doctrine. Ali Shamkhani made the remark on Tuesday in a national conference on space technology. The top security official said the media hype created by Western and Israeli news outlets […]
Iran obtained enough guarantees, US left JCPOA anyway
Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said Mon. that the country had obtained enough guarantees from the US before signing the nuclear deal, but Trump administration decided to abandon it anyway like many other treaties. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif appeared before the Parliament today to answer an MP’s question about the Iran nuclear deal in the […]
Qom Seminary needs to present solutions to religious ambiguities, problems
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei has praised the performance of the Islamic Propagation Center of Qom Seminary, adding that the Qom Seminary is expected to present solutions to religious problems and clarify ambiguities. According the official website of Khamenei.ir, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a […]
‘If Iran had not been in Syria, ISIL would have formed gov. in region’
Iranian First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri said that If Iran had not operated in Syria, ISIL terrorists would have now formed a government and would have power in the region. He made the remarks Sunday at the 10th Farabi International Award in Tehran. Jahangiri went on to say that the United States has started an economic […]