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Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi says Iran may pull out of its nuclear deal with international powers if Western banks continue to refuse doing business with the country for the fear of American sanctions.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on the Persian Gulf states to work for the realization of “a historic paradigm shift” in the region through confidence-building measures.

The Aseman Airline’s Tehran-Yasuj flight with 66 people on board has crashed in southern Isfahan province and all the passengers and crew members are confirmed dead.

IRGC Chief-Commander Major General Mohammad-Ali Jafari has lauded an Iranian film about Tehran’s role in the fight against terrorism in Syria, praising its director for his allegiance to the Islamic Republic.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the key to a détente in Iran-US relations is in the hands of Washington and the currently severed relations between the two sides would change only if the US stops exerting pressure on and making threats against Iran.

An Iranian conservative newspaper says the French foreign minister has made rude remarks about Iran and, hence, must not be allowed to enter the country.

An energy expert has called the Sanchi oil tanker collision an ambiguous case, saying that further investigation will indicate whether the Chinese have done what they could to prevent the tragic incident and its loses.

An informed source close to the Iranian foreign ministry says all relevant bodies in the Islamic Republic have received instructions on what to do in case the US president refuses to re-certify Iran’s compliance with the nuclear deal on January 12.

The global reactions to the temporary restriction of social media in Iran amid the recent unrest raises a serious question for Iranian people: if the freedom of Internet is so much important for other countries, why don’t we see any major reaction to the anti-Iran technology sanctions?

Iran has imposed “temporary” restrictions on the extremely popular messaging app Telegram after the messenger refused to block a channel that promotes violence and riot in the Islamic Republic. But is Telegram ready to lose millions of its users?

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says the Iranian nation pays no heed to the US officials’ “interventionist” and hypocritical remarks about the recent gatherings in Iran.

Washington has presented fabricated documents to prove Iran had supplied the missile fired by Yemen at Riyadh in response to the incessant Saudi airstrikes.

US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the Israeli regime seems to be aimed at distracting public opinion inside and outside the US from the “Russiagate”.

A senior Iranian cultural official has called Iran “the land of religious spirituality and coexistence”, saying that Iran has been the scene of religious coexistence throughout history.

An Iranian political analyst has warned that children with a sense of revenge are likely to be born if terrorism is not uprooted.

A remarkable point made by Lebanese PM Hariri on Saturday was his fear of being assassinated like his father. But the mystery is, who has scared off Hariri: Hassan Nasrallah or Bin Salman?!

Following the Iranian president’s recent address to the Parliament, almost all reformist papers decided not to cover his anti-US remarks, while conservatives gave him a revolutionary welcome.

A political analyst says Trump pretends to be a lunatic like Nixon while seeking a new cold war like Kennedy.

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution has welcomed the EU's support for the nuclear deal, but stressed that Europe's interference in Iran's defensive program and regional presence is not acceptable.

An Iranian journalist and political commentator has argued that the US government deliberately portrays Donald Trump as a “stupid and unpredictable” person to take concessions by scaring the enemies and opponents of the United States.

An Iranian analyst says Tehran and Ankara cannot pursue a totally similar policy towards the issue of Iraqi Kurdistan, and Iran needs to adopt its own independent policy in this regard.

An Iranian website has, in a critical article, lashed out at certain commentators who believe the secession of the Iraqi Kurdistan region is a logical move.

Juan Cole, a senior American academic and commentator, says the Trump administration’s moves against the Islamic Republic of Iran prove Ayatollah Khamenei was right about Washington’s untrustworthiness.

An Iranian news website, in an article, has hailed Iran’s new military diplomacy and the possibility of re-establishment of a military alliance between Iran, Iraq and Turkey without the intervention of foreign powers.

Western countries in recent days have adopted double-standard policies on two similar secession plebiscites held in two parts of the world one week apart.