TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran would remain committed to the 2015 nuclear agreement with six world powers, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) so long as other parties to the deal honor it. Speaking at a meeting with the Czech Republic’s new ambassador to Tehran, Svatopluk Cumba, on […]

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has rejected reports that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had notified his Iranian counterpart of Washington’s new strategy on Tehran. “What Mr. Tillerson says goes back to his speech during the ministerial meeting of the P5+1 (permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) on the sidelines of the UN […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has described the 2015 nuclear deal as “a litmus test” for the world community, saying any party that walks away from the multilateral accord would be damaging its own reputation. Speaking at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Rouhani said the signatories that choose to honor their sides of the bargain are […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for close interaction with neighboring Armenia to address crises and conflicts in the region. Iran and Armenia can develop close cooperation to address the conflicts and crises that have engulfed the region, President Rouhani said in a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan in Tehran on Tuesday. […]

Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said increasing employment and vitality in the society is a top priority for the incumbent administration. President Rouhani made the remarks at a cabinet session held on Sunday. Congratulating the new Governor General of Bushehr, Dr. Rouhani said “because of being located in the border and having industrial, tourism, maritime and […]

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has sent a message to the 3rd International Conference on Rumi and Shams-i Tabrizi, which opened at the mausoleum of Shams-i Tabrizi in the northwestern Iranian town of Khoy on Saturday. In the message, which was published on Persian news websites, Rouhani praised works of the Persian mystic and poet […]

TEHRAN  – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called on the leaders of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to make up for their wrong decisions, saying Iran, Turkey and Iraq are obligated to take “serious and necessary measures” to avert any change in the region’s political borders. Speaking at a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Recep […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in a message released on Wednesday, congratulated the country’s historic record in the 14th edition of World Wushu Championships in Russia. Iranian sanda practitioners made history, winning the World Wushu Championships for the first time. The Iranian fighters claimed seven gold medals and one silver in the competition. China […]

TEHRAN  – President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Tehran on Wednesday for a new session of strategic negotiations and for talks on the latest regional developments. Heading a high-ranking delegation, Erdogan landed in Tehran on Wednesday morning and was given a welcome by Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine, and Trade Mohammad Shariatmadari and […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy is directed at the attachment of special importance to preserving the historic nuclear deal it signed with the P5+1 group of countries more than two years ago. Rouhani made the remarks in a meeting with Denis O’Donovan, the chairperson of Irish Seanad Eireann (Senate), in Tehran […]