TEHRAN – Head coach of Iran national football team Carlos Queiroz says they are ready to stun Morocco in the 2018 World Cup. Iran, making their fifth appearance in the World Cup finals, kick off their campaign against the Atlas Lions in St Petersburg on June 15. Carlos Queiroz’s side, meanwhile, face Spain in Kazan […]

TEHRAN – There will be no outlook for talks with the American regime until it speaks with the great Iranian nation with the language of “respect” instead of “threats and sanctions”, Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Friday. Qassemi slammed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to re-impose sanctions on Iran, saying, “Mr. Trump should […]

TEHRAN – Iran national football team edged past Lithuania in a friendly match at the 45,000-seater Otkritie Arena, the home stadium of Spartak Moscow, on Friday. Karim Ansarifard scored the only goal of the match in the 88th minute. Iran, making their fifth appearance in the World Cup finals, kick off their campaign against Morocco […]

 Iran secured a nail-biting 3-2 victory over Argentina in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) on Friday. The second week of VNL competitions kicked off in San Juan, Argentina, where Kolakovic’s men proved their quality against their former coach Julio Velasco. Iran won the second, third and fifth sets (25-22, 25-22 and 15-9) while losing first […]

To be honest, I was surprised when I saw the Iran’s line-up against Turkey. A very offensive team, which was ready and had full self-confidence to win in Istanbul. Maybe everybody wants to write history and to get the first win against Turkey. Turkey’s young team made in the first 20 minutes a strong pressing […]

TEHRAN – Tehran Friday prayer leader Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard says the Iranians have become fully aware of the “deep animosity” of the United States toward “Islam, the Islamic Ummah and the Iranian nation”. “Today America is repeatedly slapped by the Islamic Resistance and the Islamic Ummah,” Aboutorabi Fard told worshippers, Mehr reported. He also said […]

Mohammad Javad Larijani, the Secretary General of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights, said on Wednesday that new US anti-Iran sanctions are aimed to inflict damage on Iranian economy. “The new anti-Iran sanctions imposed by US are targeting Iranian economy,” said Mohammad Javad Larijani, the Secretary General of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights, on […]

Hossein Panahi, the Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Iranian Affairs said Wed. in the past, Iran was under 6 UN resolutions but now the situation is much better than few years ago. “Let’s compare the current situation of the Islamic Republic with a few years ago, when we were under 6 UN resolutions, […]

 Chairman of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi told Cuban ambassador to Tehran that the two country can share their experiences gained under US sanctions. “Iran and Cuba have both suffered from US sanctions and sharing sanctions-era experiences will be beneficial for the two countries,” said Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the Chairman of […]

TEHRAN – The European Commission is committed to continuing the sectorial cooperation between the EU and Iran, be it on environment, climate action or on energy, the EC said in a statement. The withdrawal of the United States in May from the nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), might have significant impact on the […]