Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticized the illegal US presence in Syria, saying that Washington’s practices east of the Euphrates River are unacceptable. In an interview given to media outlets on Friday, Lavrov said that Idleb is not the last problematic place in Syria, as there are large territories east of the Euphrates River where […]

Saudi Arabia has seen large-scale domestic developments since King Salman came to power, and then along came Mohammad bin Salman with his radical views. Since then there has been slaughter and arrests and imprisonment of dissident opponents. Riyadh rulers don’t tolerate the slightest criticisms. Critics are seen as traitors by Saudi media and usually the […]

Iran’s consultant to the health and medical education minister announced that the country plans to increase its exports of medical equipment up to ten times to hit $240 million by the end of the present Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2019). Making the remarks at the inauguration ceremony of the 15th International Exhibition of Medical […]

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that “pragmatic” and “serious” decisions must be made to solve economic problems. “In order to resolve some of the key economic issues like problems in the banking system, liquidity, unemployment, inflation and budgeting process, pragmatic and serious decisions must be made,”  Ayatollah Khamenei said […]

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani blamed the US for obstructing the sale of Iranian gas to Pakistan and stifling a long-awaited pipeline project between the two neighbors. In a meeting with Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan Saleem Mandviwalla in Turkey’s Antalya on Tuesday, Larijani said certain parties are opposed to […]

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The European Union expects a full investigation into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, EU policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Tuesday. “We are fully aligned with the US position on this,” Mogherini told reporters in Lisbon, Reuters reported. “We expect a full-out investigation and full transparency from Saudi authorities on […]

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said the country is developing a new homegrown jet trainer, dubbed Kowsar-88. Addressing a conference on aerial power in Tehran on Tuesday, General Hatami said the new aircraft that will be used for training is being manufactured using local technologies and designs. Elsewhere, he highlighted […]

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Tehran would continue efforts to preserve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the multilateral nuclear deal from which the US withdrew in May. In a meeting with Chairman of Russia’s State Duma Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin in Turkey on Monday, Larijani said Iran will keep trying […]

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US sanctions on Iran will not impact Qatar Airways’ flights to the Islamic Republic, the airline’s boss Akbar al-Baker said. Speaking at a high-profile business conference in Doha, Baker said services to Iran would continue despite a tightening economic squeeze on Iran by Washington. “Aviation is not a sanctioned industry, Qatar Airways […]

 Iran’s Oil Sales Official in previous sanctions period Mohammad-Ali Khatibi said that Saudi Arabia and other Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and even non-OPEC member states are unable to compensate such huge oil production volume. He put the country’s oil exports volume at 2.8 million oil barrels per day (bpd) and reiterated that OPEC […]