Politics

Syrian Parliament Speaker is scheduled for a visit to Tehran in the near future, the international aide to Iranian Parliament Speaker said.

Iran’s defense minister on Sunday inaugurated the mass production line of a newly-unveiled tactical ballistic missile, dubbed 'Zolfaqar'.

Iran’s top officer hailed the country’s missile and drone capabilities, saying that Moscow is willing to use Tehran’s experience in building long-range drones.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 22 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani called for close cooperation with Kenya in the fight against terrorism, given the two countries’ common views on the threat.

A senior military advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution expressed concern over Russian cooperation with the US in Syria.

A senior Iranian lawmaker announced that two Persian Gulf islands of Zarkooh and Ariana belong to Iran and have long been occupied by the United Arab Emirates.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic is not interested in “any provocation” whatsoever with the United States despite having nearly four decades of difficulty with the country.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed satisfaction with joint action by Iran and world powers to remind Washington to rectify its conduct and honour the JCPOA, a lasting nuclear deal with Tehran.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned a Saudi-led aerial attack on a residential area in Yemen’s Hudaydah province that killed scores of civilians, saying the continued policy of certain countries to sell arms to Saudi Arabia has encouraged the regime to keep pounding Yemen.

A senior Iranian commander says the country has “a jungle of missiles” deployed at tunnels and silos among other locations, which are ready to be fired at enemies if the need arises.

A senior Iranian commander says the country’s air defense forces have warned off an American U2 spy plane trying to fly over Iran’s borders.

Saudi Arabia’s refusal to apologize for the deaths of thousands of pilgrims in a deadly crush of people in last year’s Hajj or its failure to identify those at fault raises doubts about involvement of government officials in the incident, top Iranian official Ali Shamkhani said.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Saudi government must stop adopting “divisive” polices with respect to the developments in the Middle East region.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani held separate talks with a number of European presidents and prime ministers in New York on a range of issues, including ways to deepen bilateral relations.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for Iran’s help towards finding a solution to the conflicts in Syria and Yemen.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani described terrorism as not a regional problem but a global one, and voiced Tehran’s willingness to enhance cooperation with European countries, including France, in the fight against the phenomenon.

Sources close to ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are suggesting that he will not run for next year’s presidential elections after being reportedly advised against doing so.

Iranian Armed Forces held massive military parades across the country on Wednesday morning to commemorate the Sacred Defence Week, which marks the onset of...

Foreign ministers of Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) on Thursday will hold their first joint commission meeting on implementation of a July 2015 nuclear deal between the two sides, an Iranian deputy foreign minister said Wednesday.

Iran and Turkey can play a key role in the battle against terrorism in the region, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said.

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri stressed that there will be no delay or slowdown in Iran’s military tests and war games.

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari advised the US to quit wasting the American people’s assets by ending “malicious and harmful” naval presence in the Persian Gulf, the Iranian nation’s home.

Different units of the Iranian Armed Forces on Wednesday displayed their capabilities and latest military achievements in nationwide parades marking the Sacred Defense Week, including a new long-range ballistic missile with high precision.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met with a number of world leaders on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly in New York City.