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The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Navy says Iran has “fully and constantly” been monitoring the strategic Persian Gulf region, and that trans-regional enemies have no presence at all in the country’s southern territorial waters.
Iran’s chief negotiator and the European Union’s deputy secretary general for political affairs, have held talks in the Qatari capital, as negotiations resume on a potential restoration of the 2015 nuclear deal following a months-long hiatus.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said the Syria crisis can only be resolved through political means. Amirabdollahian was speaking in a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Monday night.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has called on Caspian Sea littoral states to promote collective efforts aimed at safeguarding the region’s security and increasing economic cooperation among the five nations.
A spokesman for the Iranian parliament's national security and foreign policy commission has said the Doha talks are the continuation of the Vienna discussions.
A group of Iranian lawmakers are seeking the impeachment of the minister of road and urban development, shortly after a similar bid against another cabinet minister was suspended at the legislature.
The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei has touched on non-stop hostility of the enemies, stating the Iranian nation’s resistance and courage have always helped it emerge victorious from various predicaments.
Qatar welcomes hosting indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States on a potential revitalization of the 2015 nuclear deal, expressing hope that the new round of talks will produce “positive results.”
A top Iranian general has questioned the policy adopted by some Islamic countries to rely on Israel for economic and security purposes while “the occupying regime is incapable of even defending itself”.
Iran’s parliament speaker says proposals for the impeachment of Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Fatemi Amin has been shelved until after the government submits its bill to divide the ministry into two different ministries.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdolalhian has expressed hope that the US and the European trio act realistically this time around so that Tehran and the P4+1 group will reach an agreement to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, JCPOA.
The CEO of Iran’s Ports and Navigation Organization has said Greece has released an Iranian-flagged ship it had seized a couple of months ago in international waters.
Thr Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman has said Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri and his team will fly to Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday to continue the sanctions removal talks that were stalled 3 months ago.
Iran’s top nuclear negotiator and Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri is reportedly travelling to Qatar on Tuesday for talks over the stalled discussions aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA.
A group of Iranian MPs has urged the parliament speaker to probe into allegations against two lawmakers who are allegedly seeking to impeach a cabinet minister through favoritism.
Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyaed Ali Khamenei has issued an order, appointing Brigadier General Majid Khademi as the head of the Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
The chief of the general staff of the Iranian armed forces says the recent move by the US to take Israel to CENTCOM’S area of responsibility and the regime’s participation in regional drills open the region to threats, warning that Iran will react to those threats.
The Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson has quoted the European Union’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell as saying that the United States will abide by its commitments stipulated in a 2015 nuclear deal and UN Security Council Resolution 2231, adding Washington will guarantee the Islamic Republic’s economic interests.
An Iranian daily has warned the Islamic Republic’s negotiating team of resumption of a new round of sanctions relief talks likely to be held in the Qatari capital, saying the move will only serve the United States’ interests.