Politics

Iran FM Meets Turkmen Diplomat in Tehran

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with Turkmen Deputy Foreign Minister Vepa Hajiyev in Tehran.

Algeria Not Swayed by Anti-Iran Propaganda: MP

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.

Iran Censures Philippines Bombing

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.

Iran, Turkmenistan Explore Ways of Expanding Ties

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.

Iran’s Not Joining FATF Detrimental: Official

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.

History of Military Service in Iran in Photos

Military service in Farsi language is called “Sarbazi” which means to lose your head, to sacrifice, and to stand up to death in battle.

Tehran Raps Paris for Threatening Comments on Iranian Missiles

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian’s threat to impose sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missiles, saying the Islamic Republic’s missile power is non-negotiable.

Iranian, Turkish Top Diplomat Confer on Developments in Region, Venezuela

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed over the phone developments in the region and Venezuela.

Iran Army Starts Ground Force Drills in Isfahan

Iran’s Army Ground Force staged a war game in the country’s central province of Isfahan on Friday.

Iran Slams Russia for Deactivating S-300 during Israeli Airstrikes on Syria

A senior Iranian lawmaker has strongly criticized Russia for deactivating its S-300 missile defence system deployed in Syria during the recent Israeli airstrikes on what Tel Aviv claims were Iranian positions in the Arab country.

Iran Expresses Support for Venezuela Amid Attempted Coup

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman voiced support for Venezuela in the face of illegal moves to stage coup in the country and foreign interventions in the affairs of Venezuela.

‘No Report Yet on Iranian Casualties in Israeli Airstrikes on Syria’

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says there is no [reliable] information yet on the casualties of Iranian military forces in the latest Israeli airstrikes on Syria.

Iranian Leader Calls for Strenghtening Scientific Growth

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei urged greater efforts to strenghten Iran’s scientific progress.

Russia Declines Invitation to Iran-Focused Poland Summit

Poland's foreign minister said Russia has declined an invitation to an international conference on the Middle East next month in Warsaw.

Any Negotiation with US Futile: Iranian Official

A senior Iranian official says the US has failed in the Iran nuclear deal test and it cannot be trusted anymore in any field.

Iran’s Regional Influence Cannot Be Eliminated: Parl Speaker

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says Iran’s influence in the region is invincible, as the Islamic Revolution has progressed so great that the enemies’ big plots would reach nowhere.

Iran Calls Germany’s Ban of Mahan Air “Unjustifiable”

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has described as hasty and unjustifiable the decision made by Germany to withdraw landing permission for Iran’s Mahan Air and said the move breaks the spirit of long-standing relations underway between Iran and Germany.

Iran Summons Swiss Envoy over Press TV Journo Detention

Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says Swiss Ambassador to Tehran has been summoned over the US detention of the Press TV’s Journalist Marzieh Hashemi.

Japan Begins Importing Oil from Iran: CBI Governor

Governor of Central Bank of Iran says after China, South Korea, India and Turkey, Japan has begun the process of importing oil from the Islamic Republic.

Is Press TV Journo Caught in Crossfire as Trump Intensifies Iran Standoff?

A little over a week into the arrest of the senior journalist working for Iran’s Press TV, the case has become a big controversy shrouded in mystery.

Iran Condemns Suicide Attack in Afghanistan

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned a suicide attack on a military centre west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, which left tens of people dead.

Iran Deputy FM Holds Talks with His Polish Counterpart

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi and Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Maciej Lang have met in Tehran and exchanged views on the so-called Conference on the Peace and Security of the Middle East, co-organised by the US and Poland for February in the Polish capital Warsaw.

English-Speaking Police Forces to Serve Tourists in Iran’s Yazd

Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organisation is working to establish tourism police in the central city of Yazd with good command of English to protect tourists in the historic neighbourhoods of the city.

Polish Deputy FM in Tehran over Hosting Anti-Iran Conference

Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland, Maciej Lang, has arrived in Tehran on Monday morning to discuss an anti-Iran conference scheduled for mid-February.

Iran Neutralizes Ring Smuggling Contraband Silver Goods

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry arrested members of a ring that smuggled cargoes of contraband silver goods into the country.

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