US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned Thursday after clashing with President Trump over the withdrawal of US troops from Syria and Afghanistan, saying in a parting letter that the president deserves someone atop the Pentagon “better aligned” with his views. The retired Marine general’s surprise resignation came a day after Trump shocked American allies and […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Ankara on Wednesday night for an official visit. Heading a high-ranking political and economic delegation, the Iranian president has travelled to the neighboring country at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend the fifth round of Iran-Turkey high council of strategic cooperation. During the 2-day […]

Larijani warned the world of some regional countries’ deceptive measures which are aimed at provoking misunderstanding and sowing discord among nations. Larijani emphasized the strengthening of the unity between the Shias and Sunnis, saying “one of the good points is the peaceful and friendly life of Shias with Sunnis in Jask, Hormozgan province, and this […]

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told Mehr News correspondent that his country has provided Iraq with over 1.5 billion euro worth of financial aid to help with its reconstruction process. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas travelled to Baghdad on 17 December to hold talks with President Barham Salih, Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi and Foreign Minister Ali Al-Hakim, with […]

 The foreign ministers of Russia, Iran and Turkey said on Tuesday that a new Syrian Constitutional Committee should convene early next year, kicking off a viable political peace process. In a joint statement read out by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after the trio met UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura in Geneva, they said […]

Iran’s airspace remains open to all international flights, including U.S. airliners, but most European countries refuse fuel to Iranian planes, an official has said. “Iran’s sky is open to all countries, except Israel,” head of the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) Ali Abedzadeh said, Press TV reported on Tuesday. Currently, American airplanes are also passing […]

 Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said a wise person should never seek management posts. In 1985, I had definitely made my mind not to run for the second term at 1985 presidential elections. The first term was imposed on me, I decided not to run for the second term; but, Imam Khomeini told […]

 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will set off for Turkey on Wednesday at the official invitation of his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to take part in the 5th high council meeting for strategic cooperation. Iranian president’s deputy chief of staff for communications and information, Parviz Esmaeili, made the announcement on Tuesday, adding that Rouhani will be accompanied by a […]

Farzaneh Sharafbafi, the managing director of Iran Air, Iran’s national flag carrier, said on Monday that Iran expects EU to get the U.S. approval for extending the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)’s license for importing the airplanes Iran bought from Airbus. Speaking in a press conference, the official mentioned the deals Iran Air […]

 The second platform of Iran’s South Pars gas field’s phase 13 of development was installed on its designated offshore spot on Monday, Public Relations Department of Pars Oil and Gas Company, which is in charge of developing the gas field, announced. The first platform of this phase was installed on its offshore spot on December […]