ISIL “threats against Baghdad”, or the Shia holy shrines, as well as any Takfiri advance on the Iranian borders are the Islamic Republic's red lines, Shamkhani said.
Araghchi once again made it clear that the notion of access to Iran's military sites or interviews with the country's nuclear scientists is totally off the table in the negotiations.
Iran’s defense minister has said that ISIL lacks the capability and capacity to pose any threat to the Iranian borders, and we do not deem it a threat.
Hamid Baidinejad also said that the idea of foreign access to the country’s military sites has never been on the agenda of nuclear negotiations between Iran and P5+1.
From the 18 practical measures we agreed with the Agency, we concluded 16. Two remaining practical measures are under discussion,” Iran’s Ambassador to the IAEA Reza Najafi said.
All measures should be taken to prevent such incidents and combat those who have targeted the security and stability of the region by provoking religious strife, FM spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned the P5+1 group of countries against “making excessive demands” in the ongoing negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.
The Iranian and US top diplomats are to meet in Geneva on May 30 to help narrow the differences between Tehran and P5+1 over writing the text of a final agreement.
FM Zarif has said that most of the OIC foreign ministers back cessation in the Saudi aggression against Yemen and a political resolution for the conflict in the impoverished Arab country.
Ali Akbar Velayati has said that Iran is making efforts to resolve the nuclear issue through dialogue but it resists the excessive demands of certain Western countries.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Kuwaiti counterpart have stressed the necessity of confronting Takfiri terrorist groups in the Middle East.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Oman's Minister of Interior Hamoud Bin Faisal al-Busaidi signed the maritime boundary agreement in Muscat.
Despite opposition by a group which is in minority, the majority of Iranians support government's constructive and interactive foreign policy towards the world, the President said.
Negotiations on the delivery of S-300 missile system to Iran has been successful, said Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
Shamkhani said that Iran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency is based on international norms and merely deals with the nuclear issue.