Latest Politics News in Iran – News and views from the world of politics in Iran and the region, including government, Parliament, foreign affairs, defence and more.
The Iranian foreign minister has slammed the latest US sanctions against Iran’s civilian space industry, saying the United States’ resort to sanctions even jeopardizes its own economic potential.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says efforts to bring about a thaw in bilateral relations between Tehran and Washington have all been blocked by three groups inside the US and in the Middle East.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman says the Islamic Republic will free seven crew members from the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero, detained in July in the Strait of Hormuz.
Former president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has slammed the 2015 nuclear deal as a one-way accord that has ignored the principles of justice and is doomed to collapse in the long term, noting that he would not run for president in the next election.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says a deal with the European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal is not in sight by Thursday, and thus Iran will soon announce the third phase of reducing its commitments.
A top Iranian diplomat says the country’s implementation of its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal is possible only if Iran’s oil sales and its access to the revenues are guaranteed by the European parties.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says Tehran has voiced concern about reports of the Dutch intelligence agency’s possible role in a cyber-attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear site at a meeting with a senior Dutch diplomat in Tehran.
The Iranian Parliament has given votes of confidence to two ministerial picks introduced by President Hassan Rouhani to the lawmakers for the Ministry of Education and the newly-established Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says Tehran’s answer to an offer of bilateral talks with the United States will always be negative, but the US can join multilateral negotiations between Iran and other world powers.
Diplomatic delegations from Iran and France have worked to a tight schedule on Monday to explore every avenue to carry out an initiative developed by the presidents of the two countries for saving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
A spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says Tehran will definitely take the third step in a phased reduction of commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal.
The cooperation between Iran and Russia not only serves their own interests, but also benefits the region and even the world, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in Moscow.
Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei says the country’s views regarding ways to save the 2015 nuclear deal have been converging with those of France after several rounds of talks between Tehran and Paris over the past few weeks.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has strongly condemned the Zionist regime’s Sunday aggression against southern Lebanon, describing it as a violation of international rules and regulations.
Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei has confirmed media reports about an explosion in a satellite launch platform in Iran’s Semnan province, citing a “technical mistake” for the blast.
An Iranian lawmaker has revealed details of a French proposal to convince Iran not to take the next step in reducing commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, saying Paris has put forward a $15 billion credit line for oil purchases from Iran.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has travelled to the Russian capital of Moscow to hold talks with his counterpart Sergei Lavrov on a wide range of issues including the latest regional developments.
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council praised the Lebanese Hezbollah for the Sunday’s attack on Israeli targets, saying the retaliatory operation attested to the resistance front’ determination to combat threats and destabilizing forces.
