Earlier Wednesday, Republican and Democratic leaders of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee urged Trump against abandoning the Iran nuclear deal on eve of Trump’s decision to decertify the JCPOA. US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would soon reveal his strategy toward Iran and that he alone would decide on it, despite disagreement among […]

TEHRAN  – Donald Trump has challenged his secretary of state to “compare IQ tests” – if Rex Tillerson did call the president a “moron”, as reported. Trump told Forbes magazine: “I think its fake news. But if he did [say] that, I guess we’ll have to compare IQ tests. And I can tell you who […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned against the repercussions of a planned move by Washington to designate the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization and said the move would intensify hatred of the US government among the Iranians. “With such measures, the American (authorities) would isolate themselves further and […]

TEHRAN  – Iran presses ahead with its policies irrespective of others’ political rhetoric, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said, noting that Tehran has come up with a response apposite to a strategy the US president is expected to announce in the coming days. “Once Trump makes his comments (about Iran), which are almost clear (already), […]

TEHRAN – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his nuclear weapons are a “powerful deterrent” which guarantee North Korea’s sovereignty, state media reported on Sunday, hours after US President Donald Trump said “only one thing will work” in dealing with the isolated country. Trump did not make clear to what he was referring, but […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the national interests secured under the nuclear agreement cannot be taken back even if ‘ten Trumps emerge in the world’ and decide to take measures against Iran. President Rouhani attended a ceremony marking the beginning of new academic year held on Saturday at University of Tehran, during which […]

TEHRAN – The United States said Friday it has no intention of signing a nuclear weapons ban treaty backed by this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, while stressing its commitment to “creating the conditions for nuclear disarmament.” “Today’s announcement does not change the US position on the treaty: the United States does not support and […]

Donald Trump has accused Iran of not acting in keeping with the international nuclear deal, 10 days before the US president has to report to Congress whether or not Tehran is complying with the 2015 accord. “They have not lived up to the spirit of the agreement,” Trump declared during a meeting with senior military […]

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has denied reports that he referred to President Donald Trump as a “moron” after a meeting in July and was on the verge of resigning amid mounting policy disputes with the White House. US Vice President Mike Pence and other top officials intervened to persuade Tillerson not to resign, […]

TEHRAN – US President Donald Trump on Monday called the shooting on the Las Vegas strip that killed more than 50 people an “act of pure evil.” In a somber address to the nation from the Diplomatic Room at the White House, Trump said Americans are joined in “sadness, shock and grief” at the attack — the […]