Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif describes discussion with the visiting Indian counterpart as “excellent”.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talked with US President Donald Trump in a lengthy phone call and discussed Iran issues, the Kyodo news agency reported. Abe told reporters that Trump has requested the phone call and it has come on the same day that Rouhani wrapped up his two-day visit to […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic welcomes Japan decision not to join a US-led naval mission purportedly aimed at protecting shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf. Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Saturday upon his arrival from a five-day trip to Malaysia and Japan, […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – India Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is scheduled to arrive in Tehran tomorrow for a two-day visit. In Tehran, India foreign minister, Jaishankar will attend the 19th Joint Commission meeting between Iran and India, which will be co-chaired by Indian and Iranian foreign ministers. The visit comes two days after a commission […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called on Japanese companies to invest in Iran as he wrapped up his two-day state visit to Japan. Before leaving for Tehran, Rouhani held a meeting at a Tokyo hotel with Japanese business leaders, during which he criticized US sanctions and expressed hope for strengthening long-standing […]

President of Iran Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, and President of Qatar Football Association (QFA) Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Thani held a meeting in Doha, Qatar on Saturday.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi described recent talks between Tehran and Tokyo as “heavy and intensive” and said the consultations will continue.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi described recent talks between Iran and Japan as “heavy and intensive” and said the discussion will continue. In remarks on Saturday, Araqchi said pointed to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s recent trip to Japan and said the two Iran and Japan marked […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Navab Nasirshalal is expected to receive the men’s 105kg gold medal of London 2012 Olympics after the Ukrainian lifter who had won the gold was confirmed disqualified by the International Olympics Committee (IOC). In a Thursday statement, IOC announced that “Oleksiy TOROKHTIY, 33, of Ukraine, competing in the men’s 105kg […]

U.S. Special Representative to Iran Brian Hook said, “Iran was behind the attacks at Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities and this issue is not confined to Iran and the U.S.