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Iran’s Guardian Council Spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei has responded to US Representative for Iran Brian Hook’s mocking of the Islamic Republic’s parliamentary elections, reminding him of Donald Trump’s recent “disgraceful” request for “foreigners’” help with his presidential election campaign.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held separate meetings with his Russian and Turkish counterparts, Sergei Lavrov and Mevlut Cavusoglu, respectively, to discussed a range of issues including the latest developments in Syria.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the only way for Europe is to return to its commitments under the nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic.
Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif says Riyadh had called for direct talks with Tehran after the US assassination of Iranian commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani, but backed down on its request apparently under pressures from the Trump administration.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has told his counterparts from the countries involved in the recent Ukrainian plane tragedy that the Islamic Republic will remain fully responsible in dealing with the case.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United States must give Tehran the means and equipment required for extracting data from the black box of the Ukrainian plane which was accidentally shot down in Tehran last month.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held separate meetings with a number of his counterparts as well as European diplomats in the German city of Munich.
Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Iranian nation’s resistance against the US pressures has surprised the world as it is impossible for other countries to show such tolerance.
The Iranian embassy in France has reacted to some remarks made by a French lawmaker against the Islamic Republic saying that some French institutions are exerting the strongest pressure, even worse than those of the US, on the Islamic Republic.
The ministers of foreign affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran and China have exchanged views on the JCPOA, West Asia issues, the martyrdom of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and the Ukrainian plane crash.
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Federal Republic of Nigeria will hold a session of the Joint Commission in the near future, Iran’s ambassador to Abuja has announced.
A delegation headed by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev will pay a visit to Tehran at the formal invitation of Iran President Hassan Rouhani in coming days, says Iran’s Ambassador to Baku.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has shrugged off the anti-Iranian threats from an Israeli official, warning of a crushing response to any stupid measure against Iran’s interests across the region.
In his visit to Austria to attend the biannual seminar on nuclear security held by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi had a meeting on issues of mutual interest with Head of French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission François Jacq.
Iran’s Defence Minister Amir Hatami says the Islamic Republic will strongly continue to develop its satellite carriers as it is the nation’s unquestionable right to possess such missiles.
The head of the Iranian Space Agency has lashed out at the US and French officials for their “baseless and hackneyed” comments about the recent launch of an Iranian satellite.
As heavy snow has blanketed much of northern Iran, President Hassan Rouhani has ordered four ministers to take whatever action necessary to swiftly aid people in the affected areas and address their problems.
The representative of Iranian Assyrians and Chaldean Catholics at the Iranian Parliament says Assyrians are beholden to General Qassem Soleimani, because thanks to his efforts over 30,000 of the Assyrians living in Iraq survived ISIS invasion.
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi says Tehran is open to talks on the country’s nuclear program but will not bow to pressure for its decisions.
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Spokesman Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif says Washington is trying to hide the number of the slain soldiers during Iran’s missile attack on Ain al-Assad base in Iraq.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has rejected France's meddlesome statement on the Islamic Republic’s space program, saying that it is the country’s inherent right to develop science and technology.
