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The new head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has pledged to overcome obstacles and traps set by foreign powers in the way of the country's progress.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says three rounds of negotiations between Tehran and Riyadh have been held so far, but there were no new talks between the two sides in the recent summit in Iraq.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has described talks with his Syrian counterpart Feysal Meqdad on expanding ties between Tehran and Damascus as ”very useful”. He was speaking at a press briefing with Meqdad on Sunday in Damascus.
Reports indicate that Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian took umbrage at the arrangement of the locations of dignitaries at a photo opportunity at a regional summit in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahina has visited the memorial site for top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and senior Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s recent trip to the city of Ahvaz, the capital of southern Khuzestan province, has received mixed reactions from people and media outlets.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has told EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Joseph Borel the nuclear talks will be acceptable to Tehran if they produce tangible results and fulfill the rights of the Iranian people.
China’s foreign minister says his country is ready to promote ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran, saying Beijing favors expansion of the strategic ties with Tehran.
Three commercial aircraft belonging to Afghanistan have touched down at Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport in the city of Mashhad, the capital of the northeastern Iranian province of Razavi Khorasan.
New Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says his administration will do whatever it takes to address the problems of people in southern Khuzestan province, who have faced water shortage recently, an issue further complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh
has expressed his deepest condolences over the terrorist attacks which happened on August 26, including the bombings at the airport in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
Hossein Amir Abdollahian has, in his first meeting as Iran’s foreign minister, sat down with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who is in Tehran heading a delegation.
Iran’s president says the US withdrawal from Afghanistan is a turning point for all Afghan ethnic groups to establish peace and security in their country.
Top Iranian diplomat says his priority as the new foreign minister is to expand ties with neighboring countries.
In a message posted on Instagram, Hossein Amir Abdollahian added the ministry under his command
will pursue balanced, dynamic and smart foreign relations based on mutual respect.
His full message is as follows:
Kuwait’s top diplomat Dr. Ahmed Nasser al-Mohammed Al-Sabah has congratulated Hossein Amir Abdollahian on his appointment as Iran’s new Foreign Minister.
Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov has congratulated his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian on his appointment as Iran’s top diplomat.
