TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani strongly deplored US President’s anti-Iran speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, saying it was “ignorant, absurd and hateful rhetoric”. “The ignorant, absurd and hateful rhetoric, filled with ridiculously baseless allegations, that was uttered before this august body yesterday, was not only unfit to be heard at […]

NEW YORK– After referring to North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un as “rocket man” in front of the UN General Assembly, US Presidential Donald Trump made a slew of remarks with questionable accuracy. Trump stepped up his aggressive rhetoric toward Tehran, berated Kim’s “suicide mission” in developing nuclear weapons, and spared zero effort touting what he claims are […]

TEHRAN – Former IRGC General Mohsen Rezaei, in response to Trump’s anti-Iranian remarks, said it seemed that the Israeli PM had written draft of US president’s speech at UNGA. Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei, on his official Twitter page, reacted to speech of the US President Donald Trump delivered at the United Nations […]

TEHRAN  – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Tuesday renewed a call for “unconditional dialogue” to end a political crisis pitting Qatar against four Arab states while US President Donald Trump said he expected the dispute to be resolved quickly. Speaking from the podium of the 193-member United Nations General Assembly, Sheikh Tamim […]

TEHRAN  – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described US President Donald Trump’s speech at the UN General Assembly in New York as “ignorant hate speech”, noting that his address was not worth of a reply. “Trump’s ignorant hate speech belongs in medieval times-not the 21st Century UN -unworthy of a reply. Fake empathy for […]

TEHRAN – US president Donald Trump used his maiden speech at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to deplore July 2015 deal between Iran and world powers over the country’s nuclear program. Trump told the United Nations General Assembly that the internationally-negotiated nuclear agreement with Iran is an “embarrassment” to the United […]

NEW YORK – President Hassan Rouhani said Monday that America will pay a “high cost” if U.S. President Donald Trump makes good on his threats to scrap the Iran nuclear deal. Speaking in an exclusive interview with CNN in New York, Rouhani said: “Exiting such an agreement would carry a high cost for the United […]

TEHRAN – Head of Bahrain’s Islamic Action Movement said Saudi Arabia, careless of the growing popular protests in the country, is evilly pressing ahead with its repressive policies both at home and abroad. The House of Saud does not have the slightest care about popular movements and protests and is moving toward its vicious goals […]

TEHRAN– Robert Jervis, a professor of international politics at Columbia University, says US President Donald Trump is not a “normal president with a set ideology.” “Trump isn’t a normal president with a set ideology and deep connections with the foreign policy world,” Jervis tells Mehr News correspondent. Following is the full text of the interview: […]

TEHRAN – US President Donald Trump called Friday for a “tougher and more specific” US travel ban after a homemade bomb exploded on a London train. In a flurry of early-morning tweets, Trump called the explosion another attack “by a loser terrorist” and suggested London police missed an opportunity to prevent it. He added that […]