Iran Urges Arab League to Avoid Fomenting Division
Iran’s Foreign Ministry called on the Arab League chief to avoid making divisive remarks under the influence of certain regional countries. Reacting to the latest remarks by Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Sunday that Aboul Gheit had better “stop making divisive remarks under the influence of […]
Iran Condemns Aleppo Chemical Attack
Iran’s Foreign Ministry vehemently denounced a chemical attack launched by terrorists on civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo. In a statement on Sunday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi expressed deep regret and concern over reports of the chemical attack in Aleppo, describing the incident as “inhumane and despicable”. “The cause of such an inhumane […]
Iran Rejects Link between UK Debts, Detainee’s Case
Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied media reports that have drawn a link between the settlement of UK’s debts and Tehran’s approval to free Nazanin Zaghari, a dual Iranian-British citizen jailed on espionage charges. In an interview with YJC on Saturday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi quashed rumors that British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Jeremy […]
Rescue of kidnapped border guards first test for Imran Khan: Iran
Foreign Minister spokesman Bahram Qassemi has said a rescue of the abducted Iranian border guards could be the first test for Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Imran Khan regarding Tehran-Islamabad ties. In an interview with ILNA published on Tuesday, Qassemi said Tehran expects the new Pakistani government to successfully deal with the incident and take positive […]
Iran sympathizes with India over train accident
TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Friday expressed regret over a train accident in northern India which led to the death and injury of dozens of people. In a statement, Qassemi also offered sympathy to the Indian nation and government and the bereaved families, the Foreign Ministry website reported. India’s northern state of […]
Iran Rejects Allegation of Interference in US Elections as Delusional
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed as “baseless” Washington’s claim about Tehran’s efforts to undermine US elections, saying that such assertions are rooted in “a kind of unknown delusion.” “The Islamic Republic of Iran’s principled policy is non-interference in the domestic affairs of other countries,” Qassemi said in a statement late […]
Tehran rejects NATO chief’s remarks on its missile program
Tehran has dismissed allegations raised by the NATO Secretary General against Iran’s missile program and regional policies, saying that Jens Stoltenberg had better be concerned about the unilateral and dangerous policies of the U.S. Speaking ahead of the Tuesday meeting by NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Stoltenberg voiced concerns about what he described as Iran’s […]
Iran Condemns Saudi-Led Coalition’s Attack on Wedding Party in Yemen
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi strongly condemned an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition that hit a wedding party in Yemen’s northern province of Sa’ada, Killing and injuring dozens of innocent people, including children. In a statement released on Wednesday, Qassemi offered his condolences to the bereaved families of the victims of the “brutal […]
Iran condemns Saudi-led attack on Yemen’s Hodeidah
TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Thursday strongly condemned the Saudi-led coalition’s latest assault on the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah. The spokesman also expressed concern about the worsening humanitarian condition in the impoverished Yemen, the official website of the Foreign Ministry reported. Tehran has always emphasized that there is no military solution […]