Politics

Iran’s foreign ministry has decried the recent Saudi airstrikes on innocent Yemeni people, saying Riyadh seeks to make up for its defeats by killing Yemenis.

In an official note to the Secretariat of the United Nations, the Islamic Republic of Iran has declared its yes vote to a UN General Assembly resolution on human rights violations in Myanmar.

France’s Foreign Minister Jean Yves Le Drian will visit the Iranian capital of Tehran next week to meet with high-ranking Iranian officials.

While Iran’s mission to the UN earlier said its absence from the UN General Assembly voting on Myanmar was to protest the Third Committee’s politicized approaches, an informed source says the absence was caused by a lack of coordination.

Iran has called on China and Pakistan to join a counter-terrorism campaign which it is spearheading jointly with Russia and Turkey, saying the coalition is an alternative to the one led by the US which has caused a "security mess".  

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has called on France not to be swayed by the wrong policies pursued by the US and those who promote the Iranophobia project.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says the new Christian year will hopefully be safer and more beautiful for all Christians in the world given the elimination of Wahhabi terrorists.

A senior political commentator says Europeans should not be expected to act against Washington's will when it comes to the Iran nuclear deal.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has offered congratulations to Pope Francis and heads of states across the world on the birthday anniversary of Jesus Christ (PBUH) and advent of the new Christian year.

An Iranian lawmaker says the Islamic Republic has the courage, authority and honesty to explicitly declare if it has provided another country with missiles.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has announced the start of structural changes “to make the foreign ministry more agile and give more importance to economic diplomacy.”

Speaker of Iran’s parliament called for closer intelligence cooperation among regional countries in the fight against terrorism, proposing that the countries attending a counterterrorism conference in Pakistan should set up a committee to share intelligence.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has congratulated all Christians in the world on the birthday anniversary of Jesus Christ, and wished them all a happy and peaceful Christmas.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has offered congratulations to Japan over the birthday anniversary of Emperor Akihito, which is annually marked on December 23 as a national holiday.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has rapped the Bahraini foreign minister’s anti-Iran remarks, saying that he is too lowly to comment on Iran which is the cradle of ancient and glorious history and civilisation.

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri in separate messages on Saturday congratulated world military officials on Christmas and the beginning of the new Christian year.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani travelled to Islamabad on Saturday to partake in a six-party conference to discuss the threat of terrorism and coordinate counterterrorism efforts..

The Iranian embassy in The Hague has reacted to a Dutch MP’s throwing away of a Christmas gift sent by Iran, saying that the New Year's congratulation messages have been sent to different figures regardless of their gender.

An Iranian lawmaker has praised the UN General Assembly for voting in favour of a resolution against Washington’s recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari and UN’s Sepcial Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura have sat for talks in the Kazakh capital Astana.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has lashed out at Bahrain’s foreign minister over his ‘unwise’ comments about the issue of Jerusalem al-Quds, stressing that Palestine will remain the top issue of Muslim world despite such plots.

Top negotiators of Iran, Russia, and Turkey have held a trilateral meeting in the Kazakh capital of Astana as part of a new round of Syria peace talks.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari and Syrian Permanent Representative to the UN Bashar Jaafari have met in the Kazakh capital of Astana.

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami dismissed as “baseless” US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley’s renewed claim that a missile fired by Yemen toward Saudi Arabia on Tuesday had been provided by the Islamic Republic.

A trilateral meeting between Iranian, Azeri, and Turkish foreign ministers in Baku was concluded on Wednesday with a joint statement that underlines the common interests of the three Muslim countries.