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The chief negotiators of Iran, Russia, and Turkey, the guarantor states of Astana Talks on Syria, have held a meeting in the Kazakh capital to prepare the grounds for trilateral talks between the three countries’ foreign ministers.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his counterparts from Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan Republic have held a quadripartite meeting in Baku.
The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution says he is well aware of the country’s economic conundrums and believes they can be overcome in the near future.
A prominent political analyst has urged the Iranian government to expend efforts to draw closer to big powers, particularly Europeans, in the face of a US government he said is turning to be “the most anti-Iran” one in decades.
A senior Iranian official has advised other countries, particularly the business partners of Tehran, to be prepared for an economy without the Iran nuclear deal.
A former Iranian diplomat says sacked US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson played a key role in keeping Washington from pulling out of the JCPOA over the past 15 months.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi has warned the European Union of the consequences of taking the US’ side in the ongoing conflict over the Iran nuclear deal.
Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani, the chairman of Tehran City Council, has confirmed receiving the resignation of Tehran’s reformist mayor, Mohammad-Ali Najafi, amid conflicting reports over the reason behind his decision.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says the replacement of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is a continuation of shakeups in Trump’s Cabinet, playing down its impact on Washington’s Iran policy and the fate of the 2015 nuclear deal.
Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli deplored the discriminatory approach of international organizations in providing assistance to governments fighting against illicit drugs and called on all countries to meet their responsibility in this campaign.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the country has enough options on the table if other signatories to the Iran nuclear deal pull out of the agreement.
Iran’s Minister of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare Ali Rabi’ei and Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi have survived impeachment bids by the Parliament after securing a vote of confidence from lawmakers.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has expressed regret over the crash of a Bangladeshi airliner, which killed and wounded dozens of people.
Iran's Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami has blamed foreign powers’ meddling and their double standards for the current chaos in the Middle East.
A senior defence official says Iranian explorers have recovered the remnants of 65 unidentified martyrs of the Iraqi imposed war (1980-88), some 30 years after the end of the longest battle in the 20th century.
