Iran to Increase Oil Production to 6.5 mb/d
Iran's oil minister says increasing oil production brings economic and security power, said:" We can easily increase oil production to 6.5 million barrels per day."
President Sacks CBI Governor Over Presidential Candidacy
President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed the central bank governor, Abdolnaser Hemmati, one of the few moderates running in a June 18 presidential election, who said he accepted the decision that he must step aside at the bank in order to stand for president.
Israel Must Now Think About Leaving Palestine
The head of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it is time for the Israelis to think about leaving Palestine and redeem their homes in Europe and the US.
Supreme Leader Urges Iranians to Participate in Election
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has backed up the Constitutional Council against recent criticism of its disqualification of some presidential hopefuls.
Rouhani Stresses Competitive Nature of Elections
President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that competitiveness is the spirit of elections and falls dead if the spirit is eliminated, referring to the presidential election to be held next month in Iran.
GC Approves Seven Candidates to Run in Presidential Elections
The Guardian Council approved seven hopefuls to run in next month's presidential poll, with judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi among the mainly ultraconservative candidates, while heavyweights Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ali Larijani were barred.
Tehran, IAEA Agree to Extend Monitoring Deal by One Month
Iran and the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agreed on Monday to a one-month extension to a deal on surveillance cameras at Tehran's atomic sites, buying more time for ongoing negotiations seeking to save the country's tattered nuclear deal with world powers.
IAEA No Longer to Access Images of Iran Nuclear Sites
Majlis Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will no longer access images of the Iranian nuclear sites because a monitoring deal with the UN nuclear body has expired.
Leader Urges Muslim States to Have All-Out Support for Palestine
Supreme n’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on Muslim governments to provide military and financial support for Palestine and help the country rebuild the infrastructure destroyed during the recent clashes with Israel.
Time for U.S. to Lift Sanctions
Iran’s top negotiator at the Vienna talks says it is time for the United States to lift sanctions against Iran and return to the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).