President Donald Trump ordered an end to the separation of migrant children from their parents on the US border Wednesday, reversing a tough policy under heavy pressure from his fellow Republicans, Democrats and the international community. The spectacular about-face comes after more than 2,300 children were stripped from their parents and adult relatives after illegally […]

TEHRAN – Government spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht on Tuesday dismissed the possibility of talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, saying even the general public in Iran opposes the idea of talks with Trump, ISNA reported. “It is our right to oppose America’s bullying,” Nobakht said during his weekly press conference, criticizing an open letter signed […]

Fresh fears of a trade war between the world’s top two economies sent Asia markets tumbling on Monday after the United States and China imposed tit-for-tat tariffs on billions of dollars of imports. Energy firms were among the biggest losers as oil prices plunged ahead of a key OPEC meeting, where Saudi Arabia and Russia […]

 Iranian ambassador to UK, Hamid Baeidinejad, said the agreement reached between US and North Korean leaders on June 12 has reduced the possibility of war between the two sides. “One positive aspect of the agreement between the US and North Korea is that the possibility of war and military conflict between the two sides, escalated […]

Asian investors were cautious on Tuesday as they keep watch on the historic summit between Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and await key policy meetings at the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank this week. While the meeting is not expected to see any immediate results, it has provided hope for […]

In a commentary published on May 29, the CNBC said Afghanistan can become a victim of a new plan by Trump’s administration to reintroduce U.S. sanctions on Iran as the penalties could block development of Iran’s Chabahar Port by India. Following is an excerpt of the commentary by the broadcaster: Afghanistan is at risk of become […]

Iran’s Ambassador to the UK Hamid Baeidinejad condemned anti-Iranian remarks of Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State, adding that Iran is united against new policies of Trump. Instead of introducing a new policy on Iran, the United Stated administration demonstrated its delusional arrogant attitude, he wrote in his Instagram page on Monday. The researchers […]

On May 8, Donald Trump officially pulled the United States out of Iran’s nuclear agreement, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA, which was implemented in January 2016. Trump administration has announced that it will re-impose some sanctions against Iran after a 90-day wind-down period (August 6, 2018) and some other sanctions […]

TEHRAN – Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on Monday addressed an extraordinary session of the inter-parliamentary union of Islamic countries to discuss the U.S. embassy move from Tel Aviv to al-Quds, warning of the consequences of the “naive” move. “I advise the incumbent American officials not to miscalculate about Palesine, al-Quds, the resistance front, or the […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif submitted a formal letter to UN Secretary General António Guterres denouncing US unilateral measure to withdraw from the UNSC-approved agreement of July 2015. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a letter of complaint to United Nation’s Secretary General António Guterres, said that US should be held responsible for […]