Politics

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – High-ranking officials from Iran and Turkey signed a roadmap for the development of cooperation between the two neighboring countries in various security fields, including efforts to boost border control and counter money laundering.

The sharp rise in departure tax, proposed to the parliament in the budget bill for the next fiscal year (starting March 21, 2018), is in part aimed at encouraging the public to opt for domestic trips, but travel experts and officials deem it unattainable.  

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the bombs dropped on the innocent people of Yemen and the jet fighters pouring them are of American origin.

A special aide to Iranian parliament speaker has called the recent anti-Iran statements by the US envoy to the UN a “political scandal” for Washington.

Tehran’s Friday Prayers Leader says US President Donald Trump is a crazy person who creates problems for his country, nation, and the whole world.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says Iran has not changed its stance towards the demarcation of the Caspian Sea.

Hamid Aboutalebi, an advisor to the Iranian president, has lashed out at the US ambassador’s displaying of a missile debris at the UN, saying that such moves are “fabricated shows”.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says the Islamic Republic’s support for the final statement of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Istanbul does not mean that the country recognizes the Israeli regime.

IRGC Chief-Commander Major General Mohammad-Ali Jafari says the main threats facing Iran are political, economic and cultural ones rather than defence and security threats.

Iran's envoy to the United Nations has strongly rejected the anti-Iran allegations raised by the US ambassador to the UN, denouncing the US’ destructive, provocative and irresponsible role.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the Iranian nation will give a crushing response to any aggression by the US.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic is interested in boosting bilateral and regional relations with Turkey.

A senior Iranian diplomat has dismissed EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini’s claim that the text of the Iran nuclear deal provides the basis for more constructive engagement with Iran in the region.

Iranian foreign minister says it is a collective responsibility to help end the ongoing nightmare in Yemen, and Iran is prepared to work with other states in resolving the crisis.

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates' Affairs Hassan Qashqavi says the foreign ministry is seriously pursuing the case of pregnant Iranian woman Negar Qods Kani, who is in jail in Australia.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has expressed Tehran’s preparedness to cooperate with all Muslim countries, without any preconditions, to defend Palestine and Jerusalem al-Quds.

The US Congress misses a deadline to decide on re-imposing anti-Iran sanctions, which were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, with reports saying the lawmakers sought to kick the decision on the issue back to President Donald Trump.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says if the United Stated fails to comply with its obligations under the nuclear agreement, Tehran is ready to take any necessary measures.

A top advisor to Iran’s Leader says there is no justification for the presence of the United States in the Middle East region.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has offered congratulations to his Turkmen counterpart on the Central Asian state’s Day of Neutrality, which is annually marked on December 12.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says al-Quds is the land of all Muslims and will remain the capital of the Palestinian state.

Iranian parliamentarians have called on Muslim countries to cut off their diplomatic relations with the Israeli regime.

The defence ministers of Iran and Turkey have slammed as a major flaw the US president’s decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the Israeli regime.

Iranian Intelligence Minister Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi says the ISIS terrorist group is seeking to dominate new regions like Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia with the aim of restoring its caliphate which was uprooted in the Middle East.  

An Afghan official has called on Iran to train his country’s military forces and boost military cooperation with Kabul.