Foreign Policy

Iran says serious about expelling illegal immigrants

Iran’s interior minister says a plan will soon get underway to organize immigrants by sending millions of undocumented migrants out of the country, mainly from neighboring Afghanistan, as the first step.

US seizure of Maduro’s plane encouraging skyjacking: Iran

Iran deplored the US move to seize a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, and stressed that the move will further encourage skyjacking and pose a threat to aviation peace.

Sources: Iranian envoy chides Moscow over shift on strategic corridor in Caucasus

Iran’s ambassador to Russia has reportedly expressed Tehran's disapproval over Russia’s tilt towards the Republic of Azerbaijan regarding the strategic Zangezur corridor in Caucasus at the cost of Iran, according to informed sources.

UK charge d’affaires summoned to Iranian foreign ministry over sanction

The British chargé d'affaires in Tehran was summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry to protest the recent sanctions imposed by London against Tehran.

Iran summons Australia’s envoy over homosexual content

Canberra's Ambassador to Tehran Ian McConville was summoned to Iran's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, following the posting of an insulting content on social media by Australia's embassy, promoting homosexuality.

Israel’s aggression in Gaza, West Bank causing dangerous crisis in region: Iran FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi warned that the continuation of Israel’s assault against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank is causing a “dangerous crisis” in West Asia.

Iran spokesman: Zionists delusion of ending Palestine resistance will never materialize

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says despite the widespread death toll among Palestinians during Israel's genocide in Gaza, and the nearly total destruction of the enclave, the Zionists' dream of ending Palestinian resistance will never come true.

Iran calls for OIC’s decisive action against Israeli war crimes in Palestine

Iran's representative at a foreign ministerial meeting of the Islamic countries stressed the need for decisive actions to halt the Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people, urging immediate and firm measures by the international community and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to stop the Israeli atrocities, particularly in the Gaza Strip.

Iran denies allegations of IRGC officer training Russian soldiers

The spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied Ukraine's claims that an Iranian officer was training Russian soldiers in Moscow's war on Kiev.

PGCC chief says members favor cooperation with Iran to deal with security challenges 

The Secretary General of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassim Mohammad al-Budaiwi, in a phone conversation with Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, said the PGCC member states seek further cooperation with Iran to tackle regional challenges. 

Pezeshkian says Iran seeking to expand ties with all countries

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Tehran is ready to help stop war and violence across the globe، promoting peace and friendship with all states, while it stands against sanctions and pressures.

Iran urges UN Security Council to put aside inaction regarding Israeli atrocities against Palestinians

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has warned that Israel's deadly raids on the West Bank is the continuation of its genocide in Gaza, calling on the UN Security Council to abandon inaction regarding the Zionist regime's flagrant violation of international law.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran-Turkmenistan energy, development projects important

Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has considered the expansion of relations between Iran and Turkmenistan to be of great significance. In a meeting with Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, the National Leader of Turkmenistan, Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized the implementation of joint development projects between the two countries to strengthen their friendly relations.

Iran FM: Islamic Republic to Firmly Stand by Palestine Resistance, People

The Iranian Foreign Minister emphasized the continued support of the Islamic Republic for the Islamic resistance of Palestine against the Zionists, stating that Iran will support any ceasefire agreement in Gaza that is accepted by the people and the resistance of Palestine.

Iran extends condolences over deaths of 28 Pakistani pilgrims in bus accident in Yazd

Iran’s first vice president has offered his condolences over the deaths of at least 28 Pakistani pilgrims heading to the Iraqi holy city of Karbala for Arbaeen pilgrimage in a bus crash in the central Iranian province of Yazd on Tuesday night.

Iran dismisses claims on interfering in US presidential elections as ‘baseless’

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has refuted as ‘baseless’ the allegations that Iran has been interfering in US presidential elections.

Iranian pres, Malaysian PM call for ceasefire in Gaza 

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim have held a telephone conversation over bilateral ties between Tehran and Kuala Lumpur as well as some other issues of mutual interest.

UNSC’s inaction root cause of Israel’s crimes against Palestinians: Iran

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaaani told reporters on Monday that the inaction of the international community, particularly the United Nations Security Council, has emboldened Israel to continue its crimes against the people of Palestine.

Iran says Israel’s crimes in Gaza perpetual shame in civilized world

Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaaani has abhorred Israel's crimes in the besieged Gaza Strip, saying such heinous atrocities and violation of the international law mark an eternal shame in the apparently civilized world of today.

Iran president pick for foreign minister says prioritizes ties with China, Russia, seeking to lift US bans

Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian President's pick for foreign minister emphasized that the new administration will continue to pursue a robust policy of good neighborliness, aiming to maximize the political and economic opportunities with neighboring countries while seeking to expand ties with China and Russia and all other nations that stood by Iran in the face of the US-led sanctions.

Seven decades on, Iranians resent 1953 US-orchestrated coup

Iranians marked Sunday the anniversary of the US-, UK-aided coup that toppled the first democratically-elected government of then Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran in 1953. 

Iran says US, UK role in 1953 Coup a stain on their record

Spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani has emphasized that the role of Washington and London in the coup of August 1953, in Iran, which led to the overthrow of an elected government and the return of dictatorship to the country, will forever remain a stain on the foreheads of the two countries.

Kremlin spokesman: Putin anxiously waiting to meet Iran President Pezeshkian 

Russia has invited Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to participate in the summit of BRICS members in Kazan, Russia.

Iran’s Leader says enemies seeking nation retreat through psychological warfare

Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned that the country's enemies and ill-wishers are using psychological warfare in the military sphere to instill fear and force the Iranian nation to retreat in various areas.

President Pezeshkian says national unity prerequisite for engagement with other states

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasized the importance of national unity and consensus in the country as a means of interacting with other nations. He stated that developing cooperation with all countries, especially neighboring ones, is a priority of his government's foreign policy.

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