Comedian Abdi dons makeup for “Lasagna” character resembling Donald Trump
TEHRAN – The Iranian comedy star Akbar Abdi had donned makeup to play a character in director Hossein Qana’at’s “Lasagna” that resembled U.S. President Donald Trump. However, the makeup was cancelled for the character, said Abdoallah Eskandari, the makeup artist who published Abdi’s photos on his Instagram on Tuesday. “The character was intended only to […]
Trump attack on JCPOA aims to scare European countries
Iran’s Ambassador to Spain Mohammad Hassan Fadaei-Fard said Trump seeks to scare European countries of entering Iranian market by attacking JCPOA. Speaking during a working luncheon with Spanish mass media and political-strategic think tanks representatives on Friday, on the eve of 39th anniversary of the Iranian Islamic Revolution, Mohammad Hassan Fadaei-Fard studied the newest bilateral, regional […]
Trump’s remarks would take world back to WWI: UN’s rights chief
The United Nations human rights chief has warned that US President Donald Trump’s speech in Switzerland would take the world back to the eve of World War One. Zeid Raad al-Hussein expressed the alarm on Friday after Trump said in a speech at the Swiss ski resort of Davos that countries should pursue their own […]
America’s weak domestic policy is a reflection on U.S. foreign policy
TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived at the Davos Summit in Switzerland to participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) with other world leaders such as U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron. Notwithstanding a U.S. government shut down reflecting tension between the Democrats and Republicans in the U.S Senate, […]
Trump willing to be questioned ‘under oath’ in Russia probe
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he “would love to” be questioned under oath by Russia collusion prosecutor Robert Mueller, adding it could happen in the coming weeks. Trump confirmed that his lawyers were in discussion with Mueller, who is leading the investigation into allegations of collusion between the US president’s campaign and Russia in the […]
Erdogan calls on Trump to stop arm supply to terrorists in Syria
TEHRAN– Turkey’s President Erdogan and US President Trump held a phne conversation on Wednesday during which Erdogan demanded US to halt supplying the terrorists in Syria with arms. The Wednesday telephone conversation between Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump has become a new source of tension between the two countries as […]
Thousands protest Trump on anniv. of inauguration
TEHRAN – Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of cities all across the US on Sat., to protest president Donald Trump and his policies on the first anniversary of his inauguration. The march was scheduled to mark the anniversary of Trump’s first year in office, which also coincided with a government shutdown after […]
Iran not intimidated by Trump’s threats
Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian addressed Donald Trump in a tweet saying that Iran will not allow the US to target its national security, defensive power or constructive regional influence. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian published a tweet on his Twitter account concerning the recent remarks and measures adopted by the US President Donald […]
Advisor: Trump going beyond his limits
TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy advisor to the Leader, on Wednesday vehemently rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s ultimatum on the nuclear deal, saying he is going to “beyond his limits”. “The nuclear deal negotiations will definitely not be repeated and nothing will be added or excluded from it. Therefore, the U.S. […]
U.S. cannot set ultimatum for nuclear deal: Takht-Ravanchi
TEHRAN – Majid Takht-Ravanchi, the deputy director of the presidential chief of staff for political affairs, says the U.S. “cannot impose conditions or set ultimatum” for the nuclear deal. The remarks came after U.S. President Donald Trump set an ultimatum to fix what he called “disastrous flaws” in the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement, also known […]