Iran Receives First Batch of COVAX Vaccines

Iran's Health Ministry says it has received the first batch of COVAX vaccines for the novel coronavirus including 700,800 doses of AstraZeneca.

Tuesday Talks in Vienna to Focus Merely on JCPOA Legal Discussions: Iran

An informed source close to the Iranian negotiating team in Vienna says the agenda of the talks on April 6, 2021 will only include legal discussions on how parties to the 2015 nuclear deal should fulfill their obligations and how this should be verified.

Iranian, British Top Diplomats Discuss Return to JCPOA

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his British counterpart Dominic Raab had a telephone conversation on Saturday upon the latter's request.

Iran to Hold No Direct or Indirect Talks with US in Vienna: Araqchi

Iran says it will hold no direct or indirect negotiations with the United States during the upcoming talks in Vienna, and will not accept any step-by-step removal of sanctions.

Iran Nuclear Chief Says JCPOA Deadlock Being Broken

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the stalemate over the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is about to be broken.

JCPOA Joint Commission Holds Virtual Meeting, Agrees to Meet in Person in Vienna

The 18th meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was held virtually on Friday, 2 April.

Rouhani Says Rejected Trump’s Offer to Give Iran ‘Four Ventilators’

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says he declined former US President Donald Trump’s offer to provide Iran with “four ventilators” in early months of the coronavirus outbreak, and offered instead to export Iranian ventilators to the US.

Biden Continuing Trump’s Acts of Terror against Iran: Rouhani

The Iranian president says the new US administration is following the lead of former President Donald Trump, who committed an act of terror against Iranians by imposing sanctions on them.

Intra-Afghan Talks Only Way to Achieve Lasting Peace in Afghanistan: Zarif

The Iranian foreign says intra-Afghan dialogue is the only way to achieve lasting peace in Afghanistan.

US Has No Way but to Return to JCPOA: Iran

The Iranian government spokesman says the Biden administration has no other way but to return to its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal.

Iran Aims to Help Peace Take Hold in Afghanistan, Zarif Says in Dushanbe

The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran aims to help establish lasting peace and end hostilities in Afghanistan.

Zarif Due in Dushanbe to Attend ‘Heart of Asia’ Conference on Afghanistan

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will visit Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, on March 29-30 to attend a ministerial meeting of the member states of the "Heart of Asia" initiative for Afghanistan.

Iran, China Sign Document on 25-Year Strategic Cooperation

Top diplomats from Tehran and Beijing have signed the "Document of Comprehensive Cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the People's Republic of China".

Iran, China Finalize Comprehensive Cooperation Plan

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Ali Larijai, an advisor to Iran's Leader and the country’s special envoy for strategic relations with China, have finalized a comprehensive cooperation program between the two countries.

Chinese Foreign Minister Meets with Iran President in Tehran

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on Saturday.

Exclusive: Iran to Buy 10 Million Doses of Russian-Made COVID-19 Vaccine

Iran’s ambassador to Russia has told Iran Front Page that Tehran is holding talks with Moscow to sign an agreement to purchase 10 million doses of the Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine, known as Sputnik-V.

100,000 More Doses of Sputnik-V Vaccine Delivered to Iran

Iran's embassy in Moscow has reveived a new consignment of the Russian vaccine for Coronavirus Sputnik-V, including 100,000 doses of the jab.

Iran Welcomes Any Peace Plan Ending Yemen Plight: Foreign Ministry

Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the country welcomes any peace initiative focused on ending the six-year war on Yemen and lifts the inhumane economic siege imposed against the impoverished country.

Tehran Denies Iraqi Ship Hijacked in Iranian Waters

Director General of Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization has dismissed media reports that an Iraqi ship has been hijacked in the Iranian waters.

Iran Can’t Trust US Promises, Ayatollah Khamenei Says

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States must first lift all sanctions it has imposed on Tehran after unilaterally withdrawing from a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran before the Islamic Republic would return to full compliance with its its commitments under the deal.

Rouhani Sends Congratulatory Messages to Heads of State on Nowruz

The Iranian president has congratulated heads of states of the Nowruz Civilization Forum (including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey and Iraq) on Nowruz and the arrival of the Solar Hijri New Year 1400.

Iranian People Begin ‘Year of Production, Support, Removal of Barriers’

The Iranian nation on Saturday noon celebrated Nowruz and started the new solar Hijri calendar year 1400, which has been named by Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei as the “Year of Production, Support, and Removal of Barriers”.

Iranian, Turkish Foreign Ministers Meet in Istanbul

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu had a meeting in Istanbul on Friday, March 19, 2021.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on Last Day of Year

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday, March 18, 2021, the last day of Iranian calendar year 1399. IFP has picked headlines from 13 newspapers, and simply translated them without vouching for their accuracy.

Iran Handled COVID-19 Pandemic Despite US Sanctions: President Rouhani

The Iranian president says the country managed to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and boost its economy despite sanctions and economic pressure by the US.

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