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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with Japanese, Senegalese, and Kazakh ambassadors to Tehran, the New Zealand deputy FM, and the new coordinator of the UN Development Programme.
Iran says it cannot confirm the claim that 14 Iranians have been trying to enter Bahrain using fake passports before being arrested, saying that the Bahraini government has so far provided Iran with no evidence.
A senior security official says the US strategy of using sanctions to force the Iranian people to cave into its demands will lead nowhere, just as the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein failed to impose his will on Iran during the 1980s Iran-Iraq war.
An Iranian military advisor says if the Syrian government and nation want to confront the United States in eastern Euphrates and ask Iran for help, Tehran is ready to support the Arab country in this confrontation.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated the North Korean nation and government on the 70th anniversary of the Day of the Foundation of the Democratic People’s Republic of the Korea, which is annually marked on September 9.
The Iranian parliament is to review a bill on Iran’s accession to Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), which was earlier proposed by the government as part of measures to adopt the standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FTAF).
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has confirmed it has conducted missile strikes against terrorist groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan, saying it meant to punish the groups that in recent years have intensified their anti-Iran operations.
Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran’s resistance has foiled plots hatched by the world arrogance against the region, and that was manifested in the US defeats in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called for further expansion of bilateral relations with the Republic of Tajikistan, stressing that closer cooperation between Tehran and Dushanbe will serve regional stability.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has paid homage to renowned French linguist and Iranologist Gilbert Lazard, who died on September 6, 2018, at the age of 98.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry says it is investigating the reports of an attack by the UAE on a fishing boat belonging to the Islamic Republic in the Persian Gulf.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has expressed regret over the recent landslide in Japan, which has left hundreds of people dead, wounded, and missing.
Iran’s Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami has thanked China for joining hands with Iran to support the Syrian government, saying Beijing’s cooperation has been highly effective in forcing a defeat to terrorists operating in the country.
An Iranian lawmaker has rejected “baseless” media reports on Iran’s missile exports to regional states, saying the Islamic Republic has never transferred any missile to any part of the world so far.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Washington is frequently sending messages to Tehran asking for talks, but Iran ignores those messages as the US’ behaviour shows it is not honest in its request for negotiations.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly denounced a brutal attack on the country’s consulate in the city of Basra in southern Iraq, saying that the Iraqi envoy to Tehran has been summoned to receive Tehran’s strong protest.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says efforts by Iran, Russia and Turkey have curbed bloodshed of terrorism in Syria, preparing the ground for constructive talks among Syrians to settle the seven-year conflict.
The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US is concerned over cooperation and proximity between Muslim nations, including Iran and Turkey.
Iranian, Russian, and Turkish presidents, in a joint statement on Friday, agreed to distinguish anti-government militants in Syria from terrorists in a bid to protect the lives of civilians during the ongoing fight against terrorists in the war-torn state.
The military brass of Iran and China have exchanged views about ways to boost defense and military cooperation, joint fight against terrorism and efforts to help establish global peace and stability as well as the latest developments in the Middle East and across the world.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called for greater cooperation between Tehran and Ankara to counter the unilateral sanctions imposed by the US, as the two countries are increasingly targeted by punitive US measures.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin arrived in the Iranian capital on Friday to attend the trilateral Tehran Summit on the Syria conflict.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the country is prepared to develop its mutual cooperation with its south-eastern neighbour Pakistan, particularly under the country's new government.
