Politics

Head of Iran’s railway resigned in a televised interview after a train crash that killed 49 people in Semnan province on Friday, offering an apology to the nation for the deadly incident.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 24 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

A senior IRGC General says Tehran will show appropriate reaction to a recent deadly attack on Iranian pilgrims.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has extended his condolences to the Cuban government and nation as well as the Latin American people over the death of Cuba’s revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro.

Iranian foreign minister offered condolences over the death of Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary, remembering him as a unique figure in the campaign against colonialism.

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari referred to soft threats as the most dangerous type of perils Iran is facing, saying that military threats have turned into opportunities for the country.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed as a downright lie media reports that Tehran and Washington recently held talks to fortify the July 2015 nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and six world powers.

The Iranian energy minister says Iran and Japan must make use of the atmosphere created after the implementation of last year’s landmark nuclear agreement between the Islamic Republic and six global powers to boost cooperation in the energy sector.

Iran’s Army Commander Major General Ataollah Salehi praised the Navy’s capabilities, saying two homegrown watercraft are ready for naval missions in places as far as the Atlantic Ocean.

Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said on Saturday that Moscow has accepted Tehran’s terms on “joint investment and supplying technology” for the purchase of Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets.

The prominent Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali Sistani says every dawn, in the evening prayer, he prays for elimination of the cruel sanctions against Iran.

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has arrived in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on a diplomatic visit and has met with President Hassan Rouhani.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 26 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani believes that the extremist currents have destroyed Islam’s true image.

Iran’s Navy chief says its forces have escorted 3,844 commercial ships to ensure their safe passage in the Gulf of Aden, where pirates are active.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has strongly condemned a recent terrorist attack in Iraq which killed hundreds of Shia pilgrims, mostly Iranians, stressing that Tehran and Baghdad are more determined than ever to fight terrorism.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for tougher action by the Iraqi government in countering perpetrators of terrorist attacks, after a suicide truck bomb blast at a gas station near Hilla, south of Baghdad, killed at least 100 people on Thursday, including Iranian pilgrims.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has dismissed unfounded claims by Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh that the Islamic Republic is interfering in the affairs of regional countries, urging him to stop implementing the commands of others.

The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) rejected claims that Iran has dispatched its forces to neighboring Iraq to take part in a massive operation to liberate Mosul from Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terrorists.

Former Iranian president Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani says Tehran has never cut its diplomatic ties with the US, and has always shown goodwill despite the US pressure.

The Slovenian government has reopened its embassy in the Iranian capital after nearly four years of closure.

Slovenia’s President Borut Pahor highlighted the impetus that Iran’s position, power and stability provides for the Central European country to forge closer relations with the Islamic Republic.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani declared two days of mourning in the country after senior cleric and former head of the Supreme Court Ayatollah Abdul Karim Mousavi Ardebili died on Wednesday.

While reformist and moderate newspapers as well as President Rouhani and the majority of Iranian Parliament harshly criticized the recent cancellation of the outspoken MP Ali Motahari’s speech in Mashhad, major conservative newspapers have held a different view of the incident.

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that Iran would respond if the US proceeded to renew the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) which expires at the end of 2016.