“The claims of Saudi crown prince show the fact that he had studied neither history nor geography,” said Bahram Ghasemi, the Spokesman of Iranian Foreign Ministry on Friday. “An Islamic country with pompous claims had degraded itself to the level of Zionist occupiers,” said Bahram Ghasemi, the Spokesman of Iranian Foreign Ministry. Ghasemi made the […]

Iran’s First Vice President said on Tuesday that Iran rejects allegations of arming Yemenis while Yemen is under blockade, adding Yemeni missile attack take place in response to three years of Saudi bombardment. Es’hagh Jahangiri made the remarks in the town of Shahriar near Iran’s capital Tehran on Tuesday. Referring to the ongoing conflicts in some countries […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said here on Saturday that Saudi Arabia is the main sponsor of terrorism, insecurity, instability and extremism in the region and world. He termed remarks of Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in US-based Brookings Institution as “hypocritical, void and free from reality” and added, “this is […]

Iran’s FM spokesman, reacting to the recent visit of Saudi Crown Prince to London and their anti-Iran remarks, advised Britain not to trade global peace and security for transient economic interests. “It is an interesting irony that British officials would make such remarks against Iran in meeting with Saudi authorities who have launched war on […]

Theresa May defended Britain’s links to defense and security ally Saudi Arabia in parliament on Wednesday, saying cooperation had helped save the lives of hundreds of people. “The link that we have with Saudi Arabia is historic, it is an important one, and it has saved the lives of potentially hundreds of people in this […]

During a meeting on Monday in Tehran Iran’s SNSC Secretary Ali Shamkhani and French Foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian discussed regional and international developments as well as bilateral ties. Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and French Foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian met on Monday in Tehran. The […]

Commenting on Iran’s weak energy diplomacy Omid Shokri Kalehsar, senior energy security analyst says Saudi Arabia tries to weaken Iran’s regional role by supporting TAPI gas pipeline. The long-awaited mega gas pipeline project of Turk­menistan, Afghanis­tan, Pakis­tan and India (TAPI) connecting the energy-rich Central Asian nation with the South Asian countries was inaugurated couple of […]

TEHRAN – Esteghlal of Iran football team defeated Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia 1-0 in Group D of the 2018 AFC Champions League on Tuesday. In the match held in Muscat’s Seeb Stadium, Abdullah Al-Hafith scored an own goal just after the halftime. In the 67th minute, Al Hilal goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi was shown […]

TEHRAN – Al Hilal’s players did not observe the moment of silence in honor of victims of Iranian plane crash on Tuesday. The silence was planned ahead of the Group D match of the 2018 AFC Champions League between Esteghlal and Al Hilal in Muscat, Oman. On Sunday, An Iranian commercial plane crashed in a […]

TEHRAN – Nigerian media reports suggest that Qatari and Saudi Arabian football clubs have shown interest in signing Persepolis’s striker Godwin Mensha. Mensha scored Persepolis’s first goal against Nasaf of Uzbekistan in Group C of the AFC Champions League on Tuesday, where they won the match 3-0. The 28-year-old striker, who joined Persepolis in May […]