EU says will not allow U.S. to determine its trade ties with Iran
The high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy says the United States cannot impose its policies on the 28-nation bloc’s legitimate trade relations with Iran. “We Europeans cannot accept that a foreign power – even our closest friend and ally – makes decisions over our legitimate trade with another country,” […]
University students’ jihad is to make the nation independent of foreign countries
In a message to the fifty-third meeting of the Union of University Students Islamic Associations in Europe, Ayatollah Khamenei stressed: It is a jihad in the path of Allah for Iranian students —anywhere in the world—who join the movement of contributing to the development of the country, moving it towards independence from foreigners. The full […]
Zarif calls anti-Iran conf. in Poland a ‘desperate circus’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif censured an anti-Iran conference which is going to be held in Poland by the United States, saying that it is a ‘desperate circus’ that will marginalize the participants. In a Friday tweet, Zarif wrote, “Reminder to host/participants of an anti-Iran conference: those who attended last US anti-Iran show are […]
40 years of China’s open-door economic policy and great changes
China held a grand gathering on December 18, 2018, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the country’s reform and opening-up in Beijing, a great revolution that has changed the destiny of the Chinese nation and the world that began in 1978. he ensuing four decades has painted a completely different picture for China. The country […]
Iran, Iraq stress expansion of energy ties
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh and his Iraqi counterpart Thamir Ghadhban met on Thursday to discuss expansion of bilateral ties in energy sector. Heading a high-ranking delegation, Zanganeh was welcomed by Ghadhban in Baghdad, Shana reported. Speaking in a press conference after the meeting between the two countries’ officials, Iranian minister underlined the great […]
Rouhani promises space rocket launches in weeks
President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that domestically-manufactured rockets will carry two new satellites into orbit in the coming weeks. Rouhani made the remarks during a ceremony held to commemorate the death of former president and chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in Tehran on Thursday. Rouhani said, “Missiles are our defensive […]
Taliban call off talks with U.S. officials over ‘agenda disagreement’
Much to the chagrin of mandarins in Washington, Taliban have called off ‘peace talks’ with the U.S. officials in Qatar this week due to an “agenda disagreement”. This month’s talks, the fourth in a series of talks between the two sides in recent months, aimed was scheduled between Taliban leaders and U.S. special envoy Zalmay […]
Iran Not to Comply with Illegal US Sanctions
Iran will not be complying with the “fully illegal” US sanctions, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Thursday, in yet another defiant statement from Tehran after the American sanctions on Iran’s oil and shipping industry snapped back in early November. “We believe that we should not comply with the illegal sanctions against Iran,” Reuters […]
Zarif likens Pompeo and Bolton to ‘psychotic stalker’ too obsessed with Iran
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday likened U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton to “psychotic stalkers” who are extremely obsessed with Iran. “While ordinarily it might be flattering, @SecPompeo’s and @AmbJohnBolton’s pure obsession with Iran is more and more like the behavior of persistently failing psychotic stalkers,” […]
Raisina Dialogue: ‘Ensuring zero tolerance towards terrorism need of hour’
Asserting that no country is immune to the “existential threat” of terrorism, India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said the need of hour is to ensure zero tolerance towards terrorism and those using it as an “instrument of convenience”. Swaraj made these remarks while speaking at the Raisina Dialogue organized by India’s leading […]