In a message to his Indian counterpart on Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed condolences over the loss of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee died at 93, on Thursday after a long illness. Vajpayee, a leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, had suffered a stroke […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi have expressed their heartfelt condolences over the passing away of veteran Iranian actor Ezatollah Entezami. In separate messages on Friday, noting that the demise of the popular artist Ezatollah Entezami caused deep sorrow, Zarif and Ghasemi offered their condolences over the great loss to […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that Iran’s power, clout and capital is rooted in its popular base, as people are ready to defend Iran selflessly. “The most important tool of power of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the etiquette of selflessness and devotedness which has been kept alive among the […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted by Qatar’s al-Jazeera TV as saying that Iran will not change its policies in the region because of US sanctions and threats. The US request for talks with Iran under the threat of sanctions is merely a publicity stunt, and Washington needs to remove the sanctions first, said […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described the ongoing Caspian Sea Summit in Kazakhstan as a “day of solidarity” of the five Caspian Sea littoral states. “Day of solidarity of Caspian Littoral States: Codifying cooperation on environment, shipping, fisheries, sustainable development & security w/o foreign military presence. Agreeing to continue friendly dialog on unresolved issues […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has condemned the US president’s jubilation after inflicting economic sanctions on Turkey. “Trump’s jubilation in inflicting economic hardship on its NATO ally Turkey is shameful,“ Zarif has just tweeted in a reference to the recent sanctions imposed by the United States government on Turkey, causing a sharp decline in […]

Iranian foreign minister has responded to the US president’s claim that the US is sanctioning Iran for the sake of the world peace by saying the international relations is not the realm of beauty contests. “International relations is not a beauty pageant, with tired clichés about a desire for World Peace,” Mohammad Javaz Zarif has […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Mon. that US militarism and total disregard for human life have not faded 73 years after the country nuked Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Foreign Minister Zarif in a tweet on Monday remembered the 73rd anniversary of the United States’ nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, […]

Addressing National Reporter’s Day on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said presidents of US, Zionist regime and Saudi Arabia are epitomes of suppression, violence and distrust. “Those who violate international accords, easily infringe on the rights of the Palestinian people, and take the prime minister of a country hostage are epitomes of suppression, violence […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that he has no plan to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Singapore. “The current U.S. administration has shown that it does not respect its commitments and holding meeting simply to meet has no sense,” he said. Zarif had visited Singapore […]