Iran stayed perfect in Pool after outlasting Cuba for a 3:1 (17:25, 25:18, 25:22, 25:19) win. It’s the first time in FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship that the Asians start with three wins from their first three matches. Thus Iran secured a place in Round 2 while Cuba, still without a point, is getting closer […]

 Chairman of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi told Cuban ambassador to Tehran that the two country can share their experiences gained under US sanctions. “Iran and Cuba have both suffered from US sanctions and sharing sanctions-era experiences will be beneficial for the two countries,” said Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the Chairman of […]

 Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has expressed regret over a passenger plane crash in Cuba, which killed over 100 people. In a Saturday statement, the Iranian spokesman offered sympathy to the Cuban government, nation and families of the victims of the deadly incident. Flight DMJ 0972 was headed to the eastern Cuban city of Holguin when it plummeted into in an agricultural area […]

 Iran’s President Rouhani has sent a message to Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez to offer congratulations on his election as the President of the Council of State of Cuba and expressed hope that amicable ties between the two countries continue. President Hassan Hassan Rouhani’s message is as follows: “In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, […]

Cuba votes for a new National Assembly on Sunday, a key step in a process leading to the election of a new president, the first in nearly 60 years from outside the Castro family. The new members of the National Assembly will be tasked with choosing a successor to 86-year-old President Raul Castro when he […]

TEHRAN – President Raúl Castro of Cuba sent a message of condolences to Iranian President Rouhani, expressing sympathies over the deadly earthquake of last Sunday in western Iran. Sending a message of condolences to his Iranian counterpart President Hassan Rouhani, President Raúl Castro of Cuba extended sympathies to Iranians affected by the recent earthquake of […]

The administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to expel nearly two-thirds of embassy staff in Cuba, days after cutting down the number of US diplomats in the Caribbean country due to mysterious health “attacks.” Washington was going to officially relay the request to Havana on Tuesday, the Associated Press reported citing government officials. The […]

TEHRAN  – Cuba’s top diplomat warned the United States on Tuesday against taking hasty decisions over alleged incidents that have harmed US embassy staff in Havana and urged its authorities to cooperate on the investigation into the mysterious affair. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez had called for Tuesday’s meeting with US Secretary of State Rex […]

TEHRAN  – The Trump administration is considering closing down the recently reopened US Embassy in Havana following a string of unexplained incidents harming the health of American diplomats in Cuba, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday. Tillerson’s comments were the strongest indication to date that the United States might mount a major diplomatic response, […]