Iran-US Relations

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution, has banned the import of American and British-made vaccines, saying the vaccines produced by these two countries cannot be trusted.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the US president’s “unchecked authority” to start a nuclear war is a global concern.

Iran’s first vice president has expressed hope the new US administration will return his country to the path of logic and law.

A senior Iranian official says the true nature of the US Establishment further came to light during the rule of President Donald Trump.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Tehran will welcome it if the incoming administration of US President-elect Joe Biden would choose to return to the rule of law and comply with its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.

The Iranian government spokesman says a war between Tehran and Washington is very unlikely, but the Islamic Republic will firmly safeguard its interests should the US make a mistake and wage a war against Iran.

Iran’s Judiciary spokesman says Iranian courts are reviewing lawsuits filed by Iranian citizens harmed by US criminal acts, and have already sentenced the US to pay at least $1 billion to the Iranian victims.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh has warned the US and Israel that Tehran is closely monitoring their movements in the region, particularly the plots to create tensions in Iraq, and will respond seriously and directly when it comes to its national interests.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says a détente and rapprochement is possible between Tehran and Riyadh if Saudi Arabia gives up its wrong approach.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman has criticized the country's neighbours, including Iraq, for abstaining from voting against a US push at the United Nations to revive a committee charged with slapping sanctions against Iran.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says there is no point in raising the issue of Iran’s missile program as its case was closed with the 2015 nuclear deal and the UN Security Council Resolution 2231.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the ISIS terrorists were the “only beneficiary” of Washington’s “cowardly” assassination of Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says realities on the ground, from Afghanistan to the Persian Gulf, indicate the trend of the expulsion of American forces from the region is gathering pace day by day.

A senior Iranian military official says the US military is sick and tired of remaining on standby, waiting for Iran's vengeance for the assassination of Lt. General Qassem Soleimani.

Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), says the issue of US return to the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the JCPOA, is “worthless” if all anti-Iran sanctions are not removed.

Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami says the US made a strategic mistake by assassinating top Iranian commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani, as such miscalculation has increased the cost of American military presence in the region.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says US President-elect Joe Biden should show in practice that he would like to re-enter the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

A senior Iranian official says the full withdrawal of American troops from the region will be the response to the assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says intelligence from Iraq show agent-provocateurs are plotting attacks against Americans, apparently to frame Iran.

A senior military advisor to Iran's Leader says the Iranian Armed Forces are capable of targeting the US aircraft carrier deployed in the region, but hopes nothing will happen unti US President Donald Trump leaves office.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has flatly denied fabricated news published by US media claiming Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has issued death threats against his American counterpart Donald Trump.

Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) in New York has warned against the United States’ “military adventurism” and recent provocative moves in the Persian Gulf region, at a time that the administration of lame duck US President Donald Trump nears its final days.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah discussed the latest issues in bilateral relations and regional developments in a phone call at the beginning of the New Christian Year.

A senior military advisor to Iran's Islamic Revolution Leader has warned US President Donald Trump about any act of aggression against Iran, saying all American bases in the region are within range of Iranian missiles.

Iran’s foreign minister says the United States is trying to make up an excuse to wage a war, but Iran will defend itself if it comes under an attack.