Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that the Iraqi authorities’ positive stances toward Tehran will help improve ties between Iran and Iraq. Heading a politico-economic delegation, Zarif arrived in Baghdad on Sunday, IRNA reported. “In this trip, we plan to explore the areas of expansion of relations and cooperation,” he told reporters. According […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed as “untrue” reports by certain US media that an American citizen is imprisoned in the Iranian city of Mashhad in suboptimal conditions. In response to a question raised by reporters on Wednesday, Qassemi confirmed that American citizen Michael White has been arrested in Mashhad. “An American citizen, named […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said some 2,000 American citizens traveled to the Islamic Republic in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (which began on March 21, 2018). “In the first nine months of this year (March to December), a total of 1,879 American tourists traveled to Iran, including cultural […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi described the Syrian army’s move to enter the key northern city of Manbij for the first time in six years as “a new step” to resolve the protracted crisis in the Arab country. “Emphasizing the need to respect the national sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Syria, the Islamic […]

 Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi expressed condolences on the demise anniversary of the ancient Iranian Prophet Zoroaster. In a message on Wednesday, Qassemi offered condolences to Zoroastrians. “I send my condolences to the kind Zoroastrians in Iran and the Parsis (members of the Zoroastrian community) in other countries on the death anniversary of Zoroaster,” […]

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman stressed the need for the enhancement of cooperation between the news media of Iran and Afghanistan. A media delegation from Afghanistan held a meeting with Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi at the Ministry’s building in Tehran on Tuesday. In the meeting, the spokesman underlined the need for the expansion of […]

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has welcomed the agreements and understandings reached between the Yemeni warring sides brokered by the United Nations Secretary-General in Sweden. The Ministry’s Spokesman Bahram Qassemi described as positive and promising the confidence-building measures and preliminary agreements to continue the negotiations. In his Thursday night statement, he called the agreement reached on the Yemeni port city of Hudaydah very important and praised the Yemeni parties for understanding the catastrophic situation which the impoverished country is […]

Iran’s Foreign Ministry hailed the parliamentary elections in Armenia as part of a trend towards democratic changes in the neighboring country. In a statement on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi described the elections as a significant stage in the domestic developments of Armenia. He also expressed hope that Iran and Armenia could increasingly strengthen […]

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi, referring to the Georgian government’s recent move to disrespect some Iranian passengers, advised Iranian nationals to avoid unnecessary trips to the Caucasus country. “We are pursuing with special sensitivity some of the problems that arose for some of the Iranians in the air and land borders of Georgia in […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said the country has announced its “full support” for the United Nations’ efforts for ending the protracted war on Yemen. “The Stockholm consultations are of Yemeni-Yemeni nature and the Islamic Republic of Iran has emphasized the need for Yemeni-Yemeni dialogue without the interference of foreigners since the beginning of […]