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Iran’s Army Air Force and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have successfully launched missile strikes against mock enemy targets on the second day of major joint maneuvers.
Iranian Foreign Minister has sent a message to the people of the world about the sanctions re-imposed by US against the Islamic Republic, arguing that the bans directly target the Iranian people.
Iran voiced defiance against returning US sanctions with the country’s top banker saying that all necessary arrangements to continue trade with partners had already been made.
British and Norwegian top diplomats, in separate phone conversations with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif have discussed the latest developments in bilateral relations and the Iran nuclear deal.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran strongly supports the ongoing peace process in Afghanistan as it believes there is no way other than national dialogue for restoring peace to the war-torn state.
Iran has been elected to the ITU Council, the governing body of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), with a vote higher than those of some leading members l0ike Russia, South Africa and Poland.
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Ali Shamkhani says Tehran and Moscow will continue to strengthen the Syrian armed forces in the fight against terrorism within the framework of the existing coalition.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has rejected allegations of a “secret” phone call between Iran and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, saying that no such call has been made.
Iran’s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alawi rejected the allegation raised by Denmark that Tehran has plotted an assassination attempt in the European country as an Israeli plot aimed at undermining the Islamic Republic’s ties with the European Union.
Iranian Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technology says the country has foiled cyber-attacks by the Israeli regime on some of its communications infrastructures.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic would have no problem with holding talks with the US had the Americans lived up to their commitments.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the Islamic Republic has expressed its preparedness for all-out cooperation with Norway, Sweden, and Denmark to find the truth behind the recent assassination plots falsely blamed on Iran.
The Syrian government has condemned the re-imposition of US sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, warning that the move can lead to further instability in the Middle East.
The spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) blamed the Saudi regime for the recent abduction of Iranian border guards near the Pakistani border and said last year, about 50 attacks to kidnap the country’s border guards were foiled.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has condemned the life sentences handed by Bahrain’s Court of Appeal to Sheikh Ali Salman, the leader of the kingdom’s main opposition party Al-Wefaq, and two other anti-regime activists.
Iranian social media users have lashed out at recent comments made by former US official Richard Nephew about the new US bans on Tehran, calling them crocodile tears shed by the “mastermind of anti-Iran sanctions”.
Iran’s defence minister has lashed out at American authorities for making the false claim that they aim to help Iranians by imposing sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
Iran’s Major General Qassem Soleimani has fired back at US President Donald Trump’s use of a meme imitated from popular American drama series "Game of Thrones" with one of his own, vowing to “stand against” American sanctions.
Iranian people from all walks of life on Sunday marked the National Day against World Arrogance, the anniversary of the US embassy takeover, by holding nationwide rallies against the US hostile policies against Tehran.
Iran’s envoy to the United Kingdom says the Islamic Republic is ready to provide legal help for Iranian journalists seeking to leave a Saudi-funded anti-Iran channel operating in London after they announced they have been warned against doing so.
Iran’s foreign ministry has condemned the re-imposition of US sanctions on the Islamic Republic, hailing a joint statement released Friday by the EU, France, Germany, and the UK in support of Iran.
Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US and its liberal democracy have been discredited more than ever under the presidency of Donald Trump.
France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the European Union have, in a joint statement, condemned the US’ fresh sanctions on the Iranian economy, and vowed to protect European companies doing business with Tehran.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held phone conversations with EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini and his opposite numbers from Germany, Sweden and Denmark.
