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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister Ruben Dario Molina have discussed the latest developments in the Latin American country, condemning the US’ interventionist policies.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the West has turned the Middle East into a “powder keg” with its arms sales to the Arab countries of the region, stressing that the weapons supplies have not contributed to regional security.
The Iranian Navy has test-fired three cruise missiles and several types of torpedoes on the second day of major drills held in a vast area from the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean.
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says the US efforts to build coalitions against Tehran are doomed, as most governments in the region oppose anti-Iran plots and many of them are working to strengthen bonds of friendship with Tehran.
The Iranian president has pledged that his government will invest greater efforts in supporting the growth of Iranian knowledge-based companies, saying the government will form stronger bonds with the firms and help them export their products.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal if the majority of the public calls for that.
Iran’s nuclear chief says the Financial Action Task Force’s extension of its anti-Iran measures shows the global anti-money laundering body doesn’t want to create a “deadlock” in its relations with Iran.
The Iranian Navy on Friday began large-scale military exercises in the southern waters, from the Strait of Hormuz to the southeastern coasts of Makran, the Sea of Oman and the northern parts of the Indian Ocean.
IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani has warned Pakistan against being swayed by the Saudi petrodollars and turning into a centre for "annoying" Iran, India, and Afghanistan.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has condemned the Israeli occupiers’ recent assaults on al-Aqsa Mosque and other historical and Islamic sites in the occupied Jerusalem al-Quds.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has expressed deep regret over a deadly fire in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, which killed and injured scores of people.
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says it has acquired footage that shows the US military bombs one of its own drones for fear that it might be seized by the IRGC.
An Iranian political analyst says Washington is likely to return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal following the 2020 presidential elections, as Democrats seem inclined to do so and hold a big chance of winning the next contest.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the country won’t engage in talks with the US unless Washington takes steps to regain the trust of the Iranian people.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned the Israeli regime that its “dangerous” adventurism with its bombing campaign in Syria could result in a military conflict in the region.
Iranian Parliament Speaker, Ali Larijani, and the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, in a meeting in Beijing have stressed that the ties between the two countries must be expanded.
Despite sanctions imposed on and restrictions created for Iran's economy, arrangements for membership of the Islamic Republic in the Eurasian Economic Union have been made, said Iran's Energy Minister.
An Iranian official has criticized the Pakistani government’s inaction towards terrorist groups operating inside its territory, saying that Islamabad’s measures to confront terrorists have not met Tehran’s expectations.
President Hassan Rouhani says the tug of war that is currently underway between Iran and the United States is at its “maximum level,” but that the Islamic Republic will undoubtedly emerge victorious in “this battle of wills.”
