Foreign Policy

Iran’s first vice president has dismissed recent anti-Iran posturing by the United States, saying “threadbare” accusations against Iran are aimed by Washington at scaring away investors.

An Iranian Judiciary human rights official rejected as not good the notion that the Islamic Republic should impose a visa ban on American citizens in response to US President Donald Trump’s recent travel ban on seven Muslim countries, including Iran.

An international advisor to the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution says the country will continue to bolster its defence systems despite the threatening language from "rookie" US President Donald Trump over its latest missile test.

Iran has slammed as illegal the recent US sanctions over Tehran’s defensive missile program and spiritual support for Yemen's Houthi fighters, saying that the Islamic Republic will deliver a "proportionate and reciprocal" response to the move.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has dismissed as hackneyed and groundless the recent claims by Saudi Arabia against the Islamic Republic, saying the heavy blows Riyadh has suffered in Yemen are the reason for such allegations.

Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei denounced recent comments by new US President Donald Trump about the Islamic Republic’s test-firing of a ballistic missile, saying those more powerful than Trump had warned Iran but failed “to do anything”.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined that the Islamic Republic has remained “unmoved” by the threats made against the country, referring to recent anti-Iran tweets by new US President Donald Trump.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani offered his congratulations to the Sri Lankan people and government over the South Asian country’s Independence Day.

Iran has censured recent claims by a top adviser to US President Donald Trump about the Islamic Republic’s missile program as “baseless,” "repetitive," and “provocative.”

Iran has rejected speculations that the deteriorating rhetoric by US President Donald Trump against the country could lead to the cancelation of a major plane purchase agreement with the American aviation giant Boeing.

An Iranian parliamentarian says the implementation of the deal between Iran and the giant American plane-manufacturer Boeing is under a cloud of doubt.

As French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault was in Tehran for high-level political and economic talks, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman in an article urged the two countries to minimise the impact of political challenges on their bilateral economic relations.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hailed the expanding relations between Tehran and Yerevan, hoping that the ties will contribute to regional peace and stability.

An Iranian conservative newspaper has called on President Hassan Rouhani to reciprocate a travel ban imposed by his US counterpart Donald Trump on Iranian nationals.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underscored Tehran’s resolve to fight terrorism in the region, but at the same time urged global cooperation against the inauspicious phenomenon.

A top Iranian official criticized France for its support for the anti-Iran terrorist Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO), stressing the need to fight any type of terrorism with full force.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman referred to missile tests as one of #Iran's “inalienable and absolute” rights in order to defend its security and national interests, and stressed that no country or international body can have any say in this regard.

France is using a visit to Tehran by its Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault to show its support for the expansion of economic relations with Iran in the face of growing tensions resulting from what many see as the unfolding anti-Iran approach by US President Donald Trump.

A senior official with the Iran-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Iralux) said Tehran and Luxembourg City plan to take measures to facilitate the issuance of visas for the two countries’ travelers.

An Iranian lawmaker says Iran nuclear deal is a binding agreement and a UNSC resolution, and all parties to it are obliged to fulfil their commitments under the deal no matter what approach the US adopts.

A top official of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) slammed as “a political mistake” British Prime Minister Theresa May’s new comments against Iran, saying Britain seeks to create tension in the Middle East.

An Iranian conservative figure has asked Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani to give a stronger response to US President’s rudeness and impoliteness towards Iranian nationals.

During his ongoing visit to Tehran, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault declared his country will double the visas available for Iranians in 2017, in what appears to be a response to US President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban which has targeted several Muslim countries including Iran.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi condemned a shooting attack at a Quebec City mosque in which six people were killed and eight were wounded.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault is due to arrive in Iran on Monday, January 30, as his countries’ cruisers are simulating an attack on Iran in the Persian Gulf, under the command of the UK Royal navy and with US cooperation.