S Arabia unable to replace Iran’s oil
Iran’s Oil Sales Official in previous sanctions period Mohammad-Ali Khatibi said that Saudi Arabia and other Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and even non-OPEC member states are unable to compensate such huge oil production volume. He put the country’s oil exports volume at 2.8 million oil barrels per day (bpd) and reiterated that OPEC […]
FM Zarif lambastes White House for sponsoring Saudis after 9/11
On the anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attack, the Iranian minister of foreign affairs has lashed out at US hypocritical approach towards Iran and Saudi Arabia. “17 years after 9/11, Iran – as the first Muslim nation that condemned the tragedy, mourned victims and took real action against Al-Qaeda and its offshoots including ISIS and al-Nusrah […]
Iran never opposed talks with S. Arabia and UAE: Zarif aide
TEHRAN – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a top aide to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, says Iran has never opposed the idea of engaging in dialogue with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), urging the two Arab states to follow the path of diplomacy instead of warmongering. “We are waiting for a day, which […]
Iran condemns S Arabia’s bombing of Yemen displaced women, children
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi categorically condemned the Saudi-Emirati attack on a camp of internally displaced families near Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeida on Thursday. Bahram Ghasemi, the Spokesman of Iranian Foreign Ministry, categorically condemned the bombardment of dislocated Yemeni women and children by Saudis. The Iranian diplomat held those countries which […]
Kranjcar satisfied with draw against Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN – Iran U23 football coach Zlatko Kranjcar is satisfied with the goalless draw against Saudi Arabia in the 2018 Asian Games opener. On Wednesday, Iran and Saudi Arabia shared the spoils in Group F at the Wibawa Mukti Stadium in Cikarang, Indonesia. “Saudi Arabia were the better team in the first half but we […]
Canada, US FMs discuss Iran sanctions, Canada-Saudi Arabia row
US State Secretary Mike Pompeo spoke on a phone with his Canadian counterpart Chrystia Freeland and discussed the diplomatic row between Riyadh and Ottawa as well as the US sanctions on Iran, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said. The relations between Saudi Arabia and Canada have been tense since last week, when the Canadian Foreign […]
Cleric calls for vigilance in face of US, Zionist regime, S Arabia economic war
Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani stressed that in the face of the US, Zionist regime, and Saudi Arabia’s economic war, people should remain vigilant, calling on the authorities and private sector to do their own duties to confront the plots. Calling on Iranian judiciary to seriously fight against corruption, Emami Kashani said […]
US, Zionist regime, S Arabia epitomes of suppression, violence, distrust
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 […]
S Arabia slashes economic ties with Canada over civil rights activists
Saudi Arabia said it has expelled Canada’s ambassador and recalled its own envoy from the North American country after the government in Ottawa expressed concern over recent arrests of civil-society and women’s rights activists in the kingdom, adding it retained “its rights to take further action.” Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry early Monday said the kingdom […]
S Arabia playing with sectarian card in Iraq: Logoglu
Turkish politician says Saudi Arabia’s move toward Erbil aims to reduce Iran and Turkey influence in Iraq to break up the country in coordination with the US and Israel. Recently a delegation from Riyadh agreed with KRG officials in Erbil to expand economic ties with the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. The Saudi delegation was headed by Sami […]