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President of Iran Hassan Rouhani has dismissed the American “lie” that top Iranian commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani was after a war in the region, saying the martyr was contributing to regional stability and helping the nations.
Millions of people from all walks of life took to the streets on Tuesday to attend nationwide rallies marking the 41st anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Iran's nuclear chief says it is about time for Europe to play its role as a main JCPOA stakeholder in saving the 2015 nuclear deal through fulfilling their commitments irrespective of the US administration’s unjust pressures.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Swedish counterpart have talked about the January 8 crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned the parties which side with the US and call the heroes of the regional nations terrorists that they will definitely have no future in the region.
President of Iran Hassan Rouhani has denounced the US sanctions on the Islamic Republic as a totally inhumane measure, saying the cruel sanctions amount to an act of terrorism against all Iranian people.
Spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) General Ramezan Sharif says that the US military “are finished in the region” after IRGC missile strikes on their base “humiliated them in the eyes of the military people in the world.”
Rouhollah Zam, the Paris-backed anti-Iran propagandist who played a key role in the 2017-18 protests across the Islamic Republic, went on trial in Tehran on Monday morning.
Britain’s Ambassador to Iran Robert Macaire says he is back in Tehran, stressing the importance of holding talks between Iran and Britain to achieve progress on issues that are important to both countries.
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has expressed sympathy for Thailand over deaths and injuries in a deadly gun rampage in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima.
An Iranian diplomat has thrown Tehran’s support behind the Syrian government’s massive offensive to fully retake Idlib, the last stronghold of militants, highlighting the “necessity” of fight against terrorists in the Arab country.
Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has described the US sanctions as a true instance of “crime”, urging the country’s officials to cut Iran’s dependence on oil revenues in a bid to counter the impacts of sanctions.
A top Iranian military official says Washington will have to announce the casualties that the US military suffered in Iran’s retaliatory missile strike on the American Ayn al-Assad base in Iraq.
An Israeli airstrike, carried out as Syria troops were liberating the terrorist-held town of Saraqib in northwestern Idlib province, has endangered a civilian flight carrying 172 passengers, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Chief Minister of India’s Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath says the US can no longer act as a mediator between quarreling states and that the “entire world” expects New Delhi to shoulder the task of reducing tensions between Iran and the US.
A senior Iranian official has hailed the recent remarks made by EU Foreign Policy Chief during his visit to Tehran, saying Josep Borrell’s remarks show Europe is seeking to preserve the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
President of Iran Hassan Rouhani says the US has failed to bring the Islamic Republic to its knees, noting that Iran’s economy without oil has been growing in spite of the American sanctions.
Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US president's so-called 'deal of the century' will perish before Donald Trump's death.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has held separate talks with Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on the American-Zionist deal of the century.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has voiced support for the Palestinian leaders and people in their opposition to the deal of the century.
Iran’s minister of foreign affairs says military spending will not guarantee power for any country as the US which spends over 600 billion dollars on military has to leave the Middle East now.