Foreign Policy

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari announced that the results of legal investigations into the issue of Iranian assets confiscated by the US...

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson dismissed as ‘utterly false’ rumours circulating on social media that Iran had introduced a new envoy to France, who was rejected.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi underlined that all sides can benefit from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) by countering the spread of Iranophobia.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Turkmen counterpart, in a meeting here in Tehran on Saturday, explored avenues for promotion of cooperation between the two neighboring countries.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on the incoming parliament to thwart the plots hatched by enemies aimed at portraying the country as an unsafe investment destination and discouraging foreign investors from coming to Iran.

Ali Akbar Velayati, an international adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, reiterated the Islamic Republic’s support for the Syrian nation and government in their fight against terrorism.

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) sent a letter to the UN chief to condemn the violation of principles of sovereign immunity of states by the US, saying the rulings issued by US courts against other countries, like Iran, run counter to the fundamental principles of international law.

Iran’s Deputy Economy Minister, Mohammad Khazaei, believes that the US seizure of Iranian assets reaffirmed the longstanding hostility between Tehran and Washington.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman voiced the country’s readiness to help Iraq pursue the process of negotiations between political factions for national compromise, after recent political turmoil had Iraqi protesters storm Baghdad’s Green Zone and enter the Parliament building.

Iran’s Hassan Rouhani received the Togolese and Bangladeshi ambassadors to Tehran.

Diplomats from the Foreign Ministries of Iran and France held the first round of political talks in Tehran, in line with a memorandum of understanding that the two countries signed during Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Paris back in January.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran and South Korea must build relations that are impervious to Washington's spite and bias.

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution on Monday lashed out at US presence in the Persian Gulf, stressing that American forces would be better off staging their drills in the Bay of Pigs.

A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry called on all political sides in Iraq to remain calm and create a proper atmosphere for holding talks.

Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani addressed US officials and reminded then that the era of bullying has finished.

Iran’s Hassan Rouhani has said Iran’s nuclear deal with the West provided a precedent which demonstrates that global issues can be addressed thorough dialogue.

Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati reaffirmed the immunity of diplomatic missions in Iran, and announced that the culprits behind a recent attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran have been imprisoned.

Ahead of the Sunday visit by the South Korean president to Iran, a comment published by Asr-e Iran hails the official visit, and describes it as an outcome of the nuclear deal.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani lashed out at a recent US court ruling to confiscate nearly $2bn of Iran’s property, calling it a clear example of theft and a big legal scandal, and stressing that no one can encroach upon the rights of the Iranian nation.

Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan has traveled to Moscow to attend the 2016 Moscow Conference on International Security and discuss further military cooperation with Russia.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Swiss ambassador to Tehran to protest the recent ruling by the US Supreme Court against the Islamic Republic.

An American political analyst said that a potential revocation of the JCPOA nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers by the next US president would draw negative responses from European countries.

Mehdi Zakerian, an Iranian academic, believes that Iran’s improved ties with the European Union can have an impact on the country’s ties with other regional states, particularly Saudi Arabia.

A high-ranking parliamentary delegation from Belgium is scheduled to visit Tehran this week for talks on bilateral ties.

Independent states should establish closer ties regardless of efforts underway by the hegemonic powers to disrupt the trend, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said Sunday.