Politics

Former head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) Ezzatollah Zarghami announced on Wednesday that he would seek the presidency in the May election.

Iranian Parliament speaker says the ongoing efforts by certain Arab countries to normalise their ties with the Israeli regime will finally backfire.

An Iranian MP lashed out at Britain for failing to fulfil its commitments to Iran based on a uranium contract, saying London will keep breaking its promises to Iran for as long as it can.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the country may send nationals to Saudi Arabia to participate in the Hajj rituals this year.

Iranian Parliament speaker has slammed the Saudi invasion of Yemen as an all-out war against a nation, adding a genocide is taking place in the country.

In a joint statement issued at the ongoing Syria talks in Astana, Iran, Russia, and Turkey stressed the consolidation of truce in Syria, and decided to hold the next round of talks in May.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has sent a letter to Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, a report said

Iranian reformists officially announced that Hassan Rouhani, the incumbent Iranian president, will be their candidate in the upcoming presidential election due to be held in May.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Ministry Hossein Jaberi Ansari is heading Iran’s diplomatic delegation in the third round of negotiations in Astana, Kazakhstan, between the Syrian government and the rebel groups in pursuit of peace in the Arab country.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 19 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan praised the country's state-of-the-art tank dubbed “Karrar”, saying that the domestically-manufactured tank is a clear sign of the high capability and creativity of the Defense Ministry’s experts.

An Iranian MP slammed Britain’s failure to fulfil its commitments on the contract to sell 900 tonnes of concentrated uranium to Iran, saying that Parliament is going to discuss the issue.

Iranian Foreign Minister lashed out at the false claims made by the Israeli regime’s prime minister about Iran’s historical anti-Semitism, saying Netanyahu is resorting to fake history and falsifying Torah to sell bigoted lies against Iran.

A senior IRGC commander refuted groundless media allegations, and said the Islamic Republic has no plan to establish a naval base in Syria’s Latakia.

An Iranian MP says the plan by the US and a number of the regional countries to set up a safe zone in Syria is definitely doomed to failure.

Iran’s Foreign ministry said Iranian nationals are well-advised to exercise caution while traveling to neighboring Turkey due to security concerns.

In reaction to Netanyahu’s claim that Iran has been historically anti-Semitic, Iranian Parliament Speaker said the Israeli regime’s prime minister is not familiar with history, nor has he read Torah.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has dismissed the “spiteful” anti-Iran remarks by the head of the US Central Command, saying Washington's “injudicious and incorrect” policies are the root cause of tensions in the Middle East.

Iran on Saturday strongly condemned the deadly bombings in the Syrian capital in which almost 50 people were killed and over 100 others were wounded.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 19 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned a Saudi airstrike on a residential area in Yemen’s western province of Hudaydah that killed dozens of civilians on Friday.

An Iranian parliamentarian says the public should be informed of candidates’ election expenditure.

Iran has welcomed a Chinese offer to play a mediatory role and help settle the differences between Iran and Saudi Arabia, which unilaterally severed ties with the Islamic Republic last year.

Iran’s top military official says the country’s military exercises are not performed in response to the threats by some countries or in relation to the political issues of the day, saying the country has pre-determined plans for carrying out its war games.

An Iranian lawmaker condemned a recent report by the UN special rapporteur on human rights conditions in Iran, and described it as a way to blackmail the Islamic Republic.