Foreign Policy

Iran’s ambassador to Iraq says the idea of holding a referendum on the Iraqi Kurdistan region’s independence from Iraq is detrimental to the Middle East.

Experts say Washington’s new sanctions against Iran are aimed at undercutting the constituents of the Islamic Republic’s power.

A senior Iranian official says the country is determined to prevent civilians in Syria, including members of terrorists’ families, from being killed in the ongoing fight against terror.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has condemned the US move to conduct searches at Russian diplomatic buildings.

Ali Akbar Velayati, an international advisor to Iran’s Leader, has dismissed the IAEA chief’s remarks about inspecting Iran’s military sites, reiterating that no foreigner will be given such access.

A senior IRGC general has rejected the idea of Iran’s military interference to help Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar similar to what it did for Iraq and Syria, saying the two cases are very different from each other.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will leave Tehran for the Russian city of Sochi on Wednesday morning at the head of a delegation, foreign ministry spokesman said.

A political analyst believes Europe only has its interests in mind when approaching Iran or the US, and if Tehran fails to live up to its JCPOA commitments, the EU will change its behaviour.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson hit back at a Saudi minister for accusing Tehran of sponsoring terrorism, stressing that the Islamic Republic’s clout in the region is an inherent quality that derives from its culture and civilization.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting with Qatar’s ambassador underlined Tehran’s opposition to any pressure on its neighbours by any party.

Iran’s Leader says the disaster in Myanmar, which is blamed on the ‘cruel’ Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, marks the death of this international prize.

The representative of Jewish people in Iran’s Parliament has strongly denounced the world’s silence towards the massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, saying the Nobel Peace Prize should be taken back from Aung San Suu Kyi.

Pakistani Minister for Foreign Affairs Khawaja Muhammad Asif has met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran can be the shortest route for Uzbekistan’s businesspeople to access the Persian Gulf and international waters.

Iran’s president has called on Muslim states to rely on scientific diplomacy to create complementary potentialities in the Muslim world.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman says the Pakistani foreign minister will arrive in Tehran on Monday at the head of a political-economic delegation.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have called for closer cooperation between Tehran and Ankara.

An Iranian MP says the US failure to live up to its commitments under the Iran nuclear deal will finally force Tehran to build a plant for production of the nuclear fuel it needs.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the heads of the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) plan to hold a separate meeting in Kazakhstan about the ongoing “human tragedy” in Myanmar.

An Iranian lawmaker says the Islamic Republic can play an important role in uniting the Muslim world against the massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar through the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

Iran plans to adhere to its nuclear deal with world powers regardless of any probable US decision to withdraw from the agreement, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says.

Iran is seriously following up a recent attack on an Iranian cleric by unknown elements during the Hajj season in Saudi Arabia, a senior Iranian official declared on Friday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a letter to the UN Secretary-General warned about the continuation of organised violence against Muslims in Myanmar, and called for the immediate action of the international community, particularly the UN.

Iran’s envoy to the UN on Thursday strongly condemned the ongoing violence against the Rohingya Muslims, and urged the world to combat the growing extremism and intolerance that has resulted in such plight.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reiterated Tehran’s support for Syria in its battle against terrorism.