Iran Foreign Policy – Articles and opinions about Iran’s diplomatic relations, including those related to major supranational bodies such as the United Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at the US government for impeding Iran’s fight against the coronavirus epidemic by intensifying the pressure of sanctions.
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has strongly criticized certain members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) for breaking a consensus about opposition to the US sanctions against Iran.
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme Security Council Ali Shamkhani says American officials need to answer serious questions about the possibility that the country might be the first spreader of the novel coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease associated with it.
A senior Iranian lawmaker says Tehran should call on the Security Council to pass an emergency resolution to lift the US sanctions while the country is struggling against coronavirus.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Gholamreza Ansari highlighted the US’ cruel sanctions on Iran’s medicine sector and said Washington threatens countries that try to help the Islamic Republic fight against the coronavirus.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has commended Uzbekistan for providing Iranians with humanitarian aid in the battle with coronavirus.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has summoned Hungary’s ambassador in protest at the improper treatment of the Iranian students infected with coronavirus in Budapest.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Croatian counterpart Gordan Grlić-Radman have stressed the need for strenuous action in the fight against the new coronavirus.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on the UK not to follow the US’ cruel sanctions against the Iranian people.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has praised the United Arab Emirates for supporting Iran in the fight against COVID-19.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Azeri counterpart have stressed the need for concerted action in the fight against the novel coronavirus.
Deputies of the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs have held several meetings with the foreign diplomats residing in Tehran to submit the letters that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has written to his foreign counterparts about the US sanctions impeding the supply of health and medical products.
In a letter to a number of world leaders, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has emphasised the need for all countries' participation and efforts to counter the outbreak of coronavirus.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has, in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, urged the international community to “disregard inhuman US sanctions” as the outbreak of the novel coronavirus is killing people in the Islamic Republic.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has summoned the Swiss ambassador, whose country represents Washington’s interests in Iran, over the baseless remarks made by the US president about Iran’s culpability in a recent attack on a military base used by coalition forces in Iraq.
Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has rejected the US State Department’s annual report on Iran’s human rights situation, describing it as invalid.
Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran says the US cannot blame other countries for the recent attack on its forces in Taji military camp near Baghdad, as such attacks are consequence of the US assassination of Iraqi commanders.
In a letter to the UN chief, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has denounced the US’ sanctions as a major obstacle to the Islamic Republic’s fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic, urging that such unilateral and illegal sanctions should end.
Permanent Representation of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has held the US government accountable for the lack of full implementation of chemical disarmament due to its failure to destroy its stockpile of chemical weapons.
Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has been elected as one of the vice-chairs of the Executive Council of the OPCW.
