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Iran wants more explicitly from UN in countering US offenses 09 Jan 2020

Iran wants more explicitly from UN in countering US offenses

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Ambassador of Iran to the UN, Majid Takht-Ravanchi on Thursday urged the UNSC to adopt a more explicit stance in dealing with US offenses. “We expect the UN Organization to be more active and explicit in dealing with US offenses in lack of issuance of visa for Foreign Minister of Iran […]

Trump retreats further military conflict with Iran 09 Jan 2020

Trump retreats further military conflict with Iran

TEHRAN (Iran News) – President Trump backed away from further military conflict with Iran on Wednesday after a barrage of missiles fired at American troops in Iraq, the New York Times reported. “Iran appears to be standing down which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world,” […]

European Commission urges peace in Middle East 08 Jan 2020

European Commission urges peace in Middle East

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The European Commission called on Wednesday for an immediate end to the use of weapons in the Middle East conflict between Iran and the United States, urging efforts to restart dialogue. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told a news briefing before departing to London that she would discuss the […]

Draft of possible sanctions on Iraq 07 Jan 2020

Draft of possible sanctions on Iraq

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Reports suggest that the US Administration has issued a draft of possible sanctions against Iraq to the Iraqi President Barham Salih. The draft aims to clarify the consequences of possible sanctions for the Iraq government, a source told Skynews. US President Donald Trump has threatened Iraq with imposing ‘very big sanctions’ […]

Visa for Zarif attendance in UN denied 07 Jan 2020

Visa for Zarif attendance in UN denied

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Washington has refused to issue a visa for the visit of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to New York to attend a UN Security Council meeting on Thursday, according to reports. American news outlets have confirmed that Washington has refused to issue a visa for Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, […]

US Navy troops in Middle East region 07 Jan 2020

US Navy troops in Middle East region

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Following the assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani in a US air raid in Iraq on Friday and Iran’s threat to take revenge, the US Navy cancelled planned joint exercises with the Moroccan military to return the troops to the Middle-Eastern region. According to a US Navy statement, the assault ship […]

Oil prices rose to $70 with Iran, US tensions 07 Jan 2020

Oil prices rose to $70 with Iran, US tensions

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Oil prices rose over 1% on Monday, pushing Brent above $70 a barrel, as rhetoric from the United States, Iran and Iraq increased tensions in the Middle East after a US airstrike killed a top Iranian military commander. Oil prices of Brent crude futures LCOc1 soared to a high of $70.74 […]

US open to dialogue with Iran: Brian Hook 15 Dec 2019

US open to dialogue with Iran: Brian Hook

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Brian Hook, the U.S. special representative for Iran, says the United States is open to dialogue with Iran at the same time Washington reinforces sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Iran remains a threat to international peace and security, Hook claimed in a Bloomberg interview published on Saturday. Tensions started to build […]

Japan to use any diplomatic way to decrease Iran-US tension 07 Nov 2019

Japan to use any diplomatic way to decrease Iran-US tension

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Japan’s top government spokesman says the country will strive to decrease Iran-US tension. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga spoke on Wednesday about Iran’s nuclear move, which is intended to counter US economic sanctions, NHK reported. Suga said Japan hopes to play a constructive role at this difficult juncture. He stressed that […]