Iran-US Relations

As the Japanese leader is expected to make a landmark visit to Iran next week, Iranian lawmakers remain pessimistic about the US push for negotiations with the Islamic Republic and consider any interaction with Washington as a nonstarter.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has censured the United States’ trade war on China, saying that it is necessary for Washington to seriously rectify its approach towards global trends and the growth in power of other world players.

A senior Iranian general says holding negotiation with the United States has always proved to be a wrong, irrational, and pointless move.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic can sit at the negotiating table to solve any issues if the enemy returns to "normal conditions" and realizes it had taken a wrong approach.

A senior Iranian commander has dismissed the United States’ aggressive posturing against Iran, reasoning that any potential confrontation in the Persian Gulf would instantly increase oil prices to over 100 dollars per barrel, something that Washington and its allies would not be able to endure.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran will not be intimidated by US President Trump’s "art of the deal pressure" by using economic sanctions to push Iran to negotiate a new nuclear deal.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says the US Secretary of State is not honest when he claims his country is prepared for talks with Iran without any preconditions.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic is so strong today that the enemies who used to threaten the country now explicitly acknowledge they are not after waging any war on the country anymore.

Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran is prepared to come to the negotiating table with Riyadh if Saudi Arabia changes its policy.

The secretary general of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has warned that a war against Iran would not stop at the Islamic Republic's borders, and its flames will engulf the entire Middle East region.

The MKO terrorist organisation is spreading Iranophobia by making inroads on certain lobby groups inside the US administration, an Iranian newspaper says, warning US President Donald Trump about consequences of being influenced by such groups.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned that a US-devised plan targeting the Palestinian nation, dubbed “the deal of the century”, has "dangerous regional aspects" and urged leaders of Muslim countries to counter the plot and defend Palestine.

US President Donald Trump’s recent visit to Japan and his meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as well as his statements in Tokyo about Iran contained new points which might not be noticed at first glance.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has vehemently dismissed the latest anti-Iran accusation levelled by US National Security Advisor Johan Bolton during his recent visit to Abu Dhabi.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has suggested that Tehran may sit for talks with the United States in case the Trump administration returns to the Iran nuclear deal and fulfil its commitments.

Recent stances held by Russia have made observers in Iran worried that Moscow may take a neutral stance in case a military confrontation breaks out between Tehran and Washington amid heightened tensions in the region.

Iran's ambassador to France, Bahram Qassemi, has told French senators that nuclear weapons have no place in the Islamic Republic's defence doctrine.

Iranian children suffering from epidermolysis bullosa (EB) are seriously suffering due to a shortage of wound dressings as a result of sanctions imposed by the US against Tehran.

Iran's foreign minister has downplayed US President Donald Trump's “concern” about Iran’s development of atomic weapons, saying Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei banned the use of nukes long ago.

The US, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia need a regular line of communication to avert potential misunderstandings and to make sure that the four capitals can calm things down before they get out of control.

A former Iranian official says Japan and the European Union can be the best intermediaries between Iran and the United States.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs has rejected any direct or indirect talks with the US amid heightened tension between the two sides.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has categorically rejected the reports that quoted a Kuwaiti official as saying Iran and the US have started their negotiations.

Tehran and Baghdad have expressed their determination to work together to stave off a war that could imperil stability in the Middle East.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says he is proud that the nuclear deal did not allow the world to condemn the Islamic Republic, and today all countries accuse the United States in this regard.