Foreign Policy

Iran has summoned the caretaker of Egypt's Interests Section in Tehran over the presence of several Egyptian parliamentarians in a rally held recently by the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO).

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asian and Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour said the presidents of Iran, Russia and the Republic of Azerbaijan are expected to meet in Baku on August 8.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi categorically denied the “wrong” and “baseless” claims raised in a statement by the Bahraini Foreign Ministry on Iran’s role in a late June bombing in the Persian Gulf littoral state.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stressed that the legal regime of Caspian Sea should be developed in a way that the interests of all littoral states are met.

Speaking at a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will be committed to the deal but will be able to quickly return the nuclear program to any desired level if the agreement is violated by the other side.

Hamid Baeidinejad, a senior official at the Iranian Foreign Ministry, stressed that Iran’s missile program serves the country’s national interests and is no threat against any country, especially in the Middle East.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a message on Wednesday, July 13, congratulated his Montenegrin counterpart President Filip Vujanovic on the country’s National Day.

In a meeting in Tehran, Speaker of Iran’s Parliament Ali Larijani and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov explored the avenues for promoting mutual cooperation between Tehran and Sofia.

Spokesman for the Iranian Administration Mohammad Baqer Nobakht strongly denounced the gathering of the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) in Paris and stressed that resorting to a “despised and demolished” group and a “stinking corpse” is a sign of “weakness and desperation.”

A meeting between officials from the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), the US Treasury and international banks in London to discuss banking restrictions on trade with Iran despite a lasting nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers has been delayed, the British government said.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the French ambassador on Tuesday, July 12, to voice its protest about a meeting held in Paris by the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO).

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is in Kazakhstan for a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Caspian Sea littoral states, said the Caspian countries have reached a consensus on many topics, but noted that a number of issues still remain to be settled.

South Korea’s Ambassador to Tehran has expressed regret over the US attempts to stonewall monetary and banking transactions after the JCPOA went into effect on January 16.

With the first anniversary of the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers fast approaching, a bipartisan group of more than 75 politicians, diplomats, military leaders and academics is calling for even closer relations between the US and the Islamic Republic.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed his regret over the recent participation of a Saudi prince in the gathering of the terrorist group Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) in Paris, but at the same time stressed that such moves are not unusual for these people.

An Iranian expert in international affairs referred to the recent gathering of Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) terrorists hosted by Paris, and described France as a hostile country whose ambassador should be summoned to the Foreign Ministry.

Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani lashed out at the US government for its double standards when it comes to terrorism, saying Washington’s sponsorship of the notorious MKO terrorist group is a damning indictment of the US counterterrorism advocacy.

An Iranian politician believes that British Ex-PM Tony Blair’s apology for invasion of Iraq will remain as an eternal stain of shame in UK’s colonial history and a lesson for other aggressors.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Mongolia’s National day to the people and government of the Eastern Asian country, calling for further development of mutual ties.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic will always stand by the Iraqi government and nation in the fight against terrorism and help protect the holy shrines in Iraq.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said the statement recently issued by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Iran's missile program was a “repetition of the past unfounded claims.”

The Iranian foreign minister has called for a stronger unity among various Iraqi groups as the key to defeat the Takfiri terror groups wreaking havoc in the Arab state and elsewhere in the region.

An ex-Saudi intelligence chief’s anti-Iran comments in a gathering of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) in Paris leaves no doubt about their close links, former Iranian deputy foreign minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian said.

A source at Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned the Saudi regime for participating in a recent gathering of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) in the French capital of Paris, saying that the move was not unusual for “the father of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda”.

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi blasted recent remarks by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and German Chancellor Angela Merkel as indicative of a new plot being hatched against Tehran.