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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the US administration’s decision to withdraw from a nuclear arms control treaty with Russia proves that any deal with Washington “is not worth the ink”.
Iran on Saturday unveiled a new cruise missile with a range of 1,350 kilometres, developed by experts at the Iranian Defence Ministry’s Aerospace Industries Organization.
A terrorist attack on a military base belonging to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in south-eastern Iran has killed one and wounded five others so far.
Iranian people have started the 10-Day Dawn celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, which overthrew the monarchy of the US-backed Pahlavi regime in Iran.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Friday congratulated the Qatari government, nation and national football team after the Arab country claimed the title at the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has welcomed the formation of the new Lebanese government, expressing hope it will strengthen friendship among Lebanese parties and prepare the ground for further development of the Arab country.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says Tehran welcomes the EU’s announcement of its special financial mechanism for trade with Iran, but considers it as a first step that should be followed by quicker implementation of other commitments.
The European Union has announced a long overdue special mechanism, called INSTEX (Instrument for Supporting Trade Exchanges), aimed at facilitating trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran in the face of the US sanctions.
Bulgarian President’s Secretary for Foreign Policy Dimitar Arnaudov has expressed his country’s resolve to enhance its all-out relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi, who is in Sofia for political consultations, has met Bulgaria’s high ranking officials to discuss expansion of ties.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, who in Sofia for political consultations, has held a meeting with the country’s representative in the EU parliament, Angel Dzhambazki.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi, who is in Sofia for political consultations, met Bulgaria’s deputy parliament speaker and members of the two countries’ friendship group.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Bahram Qassemi has expressed regret over the recent tornado and storm in Cuba which left several dead and hundreds injured and caused huge damages.
The US withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, for which Iran made lots of concessions, conjures up "bitter memories" that makes Iran undecided to give further concessions to anti-money laundering and terrorism laws, a former MP and political analyst said.
Iran’s chief of staff of armed forces has called on Europe to pay long overdue blood money for crimes against the Iranian nation during the World War l, in a signal of intensifying tensions between Iran and Europe over the fate of the JCPOA.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi held a meeting with Director-General of International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano to discuss cooperation between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said relations between the UAE and Iran have decreased to an “unacceptable” level due to strategic mistakes the Arab country’s rulers have made in recent years.
Abdelhamid Si Afif, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Emigration of the National Popular Assembly of Algeria, says his country is not influenced by the Western propaganda against Iran and is interested in enhanced ties with the Islamic Republic.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has condemned Sunday explosions in a religious ceremony in a church south of Philippines in which dozens of people were killed and injured.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and his Tukrmen counterpart Wafa Khadzhiev have held a new round of political consultations between the two countries in Tehran on Saturday.
A senior Iranian official says if Iran does not join the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) that would mean the country will be deprived of selling oil, even to China.
