TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani unveiled plans on Friday for a boost to the country’s military and defense power, including an enhancement of its missile program. Addressing a military ceremony marking the Sacred Defense Week, held in Tehran, President Rouhani said Iran would strengthen its defense and military power to the extent it deems […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated his administration’s policy to promote relations with European countries and said the Islamic Republic is ready to deepen ties with Britain in all spheres, economy in particular. Speaking at a meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May in New York on Wednesday, Rouhani described facilitating banking cooperation as […]

TEHRAN – President of Iran said the country is prepared to supply Pakistan’s needs for energy and to construct power plants across the border areas to export electricity to its neighbor. “We are ready to supply energy to Pakistan, and also welcome the Pakistani investors in this sphere,” President Hassan Rouhani said in a meeting […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and a number of European leaders discussed the bilateral, regional and international issues on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, with all the Europeans showing enthusiasm for investment in Iran and stronger trade ties in the post-JCPOA era. Keeping a busy schedule during his trip to New York, […]

TEHRAN – If the US backs out of the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, “no one will trust America again,” Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, told NBC News. The move would also leave Iran free to resume work on expanding its nuclear capabilities, Rouhani said in the interview, which took place shortly before […]

TEHRAN  – France’s President Emmanuel Macron dismissed the idea of renegotiation on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), highlighting Paris’ backing for the full implementation of the nuclear deal between Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany). France demands the full implementation of the JCPOA and deems any […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani denounced the situation of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as “shocking” and renewed his call for international pressures on the government of the Southeast Asian country to stop “the genocide”. “Muslims in Myanmar are facing dreadful conditions and 400,000 innocent people have been displaced,” President Rouhani said in a meeting […]

TEHRAN – As the Iraqi Kurdistan Region is gearing up for an independence referendum, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on the United Nations to throw its weight behind Iraq’s territorial integrity, warning against the perils posed by changes in the political boundaries of the region. In a meeting with Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio […]

TEHRAN  – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reminded the US administration of the heavy price it will have to pay by withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying such move would “chip away at international trust placed in the” US. Speaking in an exclusive interview with CNN in New York, President Rouhani said, […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani restated Tehran’s commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), but warned the parties reneging on the nuclear agreement of the Iranian nation’s appropriate response. “The Iranian nation proved within the framework of the JCPOA that… it always honors its commitments. Going back on the JCPOA would mean […]