Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi congratulated the Thai government on the successful saving of 12 Thai teens who were trapped in Tham Luang cave a couple of days ago. In a message to senior officials of Thai Foreign Ministry on the behalf of Iranian government, Ghasemi said, “Iranian government and people along with the […]

 Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has vehemently condemned the assassination of a prominent Afghan shia cleric in Herat. According to the official website of Iran’s Foreign Ministry, in a Monday statement, Ghasemi expressed regret over the assassination of Mohammad-Jafar Tawakkoli, a religious scholar from the western province of Herat, and said such attacks which have […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi strongly condemned the suicide attack in Afghanistan, saying “the terrorists and enemies of Afghan nation have been targeting the stability and security of the country.” A suicide bomber blew himself up in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Nangarhar on Saturday as mostly Taliban fighters gathered to celebrate a three-day cease […]

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Monday strongly denied claims of indirect talks between Iran and the Zionist regime on fighting in southwest Syria. Saudi-owned news site Elaph has claimed that Iran and Israel engaged in indirect negotiations this weekend in Jordan. According to Fars news agency, Elaph sources also alleged that “the […]

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned the US court’s verdict convicting Iran of involvement in the 9/11 attacks in New York city. Speaking to reporters on Monday afternoon, Bahram Ghasemi said that the Islamic Republic of Iran has always strongly condemned the biased, political, baseless and default judgments by US courts against Iran. “Issuing such an […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has dismissed the recent remarks by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Tehran must stop enriching uranium and import the material instead. Speaking to Iranian media on Saturday, Ghasemi said, “we welcome Mr. Pompeo to the world of foreign policy and diplomacy. But I believe he has entered […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Monday that foreigners should respect the Venezuelan people’s votes in the presidential elections. Venezuelan officials declared Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday’s presidential election. Qassemi said, “Holding elections in spite of domestic pressure and foreign threats and sanctions is a great victory for democracy in […]

 Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has strongly denounced the unfair and deadly attack on a Shia mosque in Durban, South Africa. In a Friday statement, Ghasemi offered sympathy to the South African nation and government, and the bereaved families of the victims of the heinous crime, in which the imam was killed, several others were […]

Bahram Ghasemi, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, referred to the statement issued by the Chairperson of African Union Commission on Syria on Monday, and hailed the approached undertaken by the African body. “We welcome the statement issued by the African Union on developments in Syria in which the chemical attack was condemned and at the […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed Paris’ claim that Tehran is supplying Yemen with weapons, describing it as a big lie. In a Thursday statement, Qassemi categorically rejected the latest allegations raised by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian about Iran’s supply of weapons to Yemen and said, “The claim is absurd and a […]