Politics

Organizers of an illegal gathering have refused to end their unlawful assembly after Tehran police chief personally asked them to peacefully break up.

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution has pardoned or reduced the prison sentences of as many as 630 convicts marking two Muslim feasts.

Iran’s top diplomat has discussed the JCPOA implementation with his US counterpart and regional developments with the Arab League chief in New York.

State and military officials have attended a ceremony to welcome home the bodies of Mina tragedy victims.

A small group of the former president’s supporters have staged a sit-in outside parliament to protest against the conclusion of the Iran nuclear deal.

The Foreign Ministry has dismissed Bahrain’s unfounded allegations that Tehran is interfering in the internal affairs of the kingdom of Bahrain.

Muslim countries must investigate the incident and a fact-finding mission must be set up, the leader of Friday prayers said.

President Rouhani along with a number of senior officials has attended the ceremony to pay tribute to the Iranian pilgrims who lost their lives in the Mina tragedy.

Unilateral approaches, support for the invasion of Yemen and attacks on the civilians and Yemen’s infrastructure will not bring about peace and stability to the country, Araghchi said.

Foreign Minister Zarif has exchanged views with the Algerian and Syrian top diplomats on bilateral ties as well as the latest developments in the Middle East.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the enemies of the Islamic Republic resent the independence of the Iranian nation.

Determining the fate of the missing people and the transportation of “every single body” is a priority for Iran, Deputy Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian said.

Foreign Minister Zarif has warned that if the crisis in the region is left unchecked, none of the members of the global community will be left unscathed.

An MP representing Borujerd in the chamber lashes out at Zarif; one representing the capital dismisses his colleague's reaction as oversensitive and politically motivated.

Saudi Arabia needs to take steps toward locating the missing people and treating the injured pilgrims, an Iranian Foreign Ministry official told the Saudi diplomat.

An end to the conflict and establishment of sustainable peace in Syria can be secured by the formation of an inclusive transitional government.

The abduction of senior Iranian officials during the Mina incident is a serious possibility, Hossein Noushabadi said.

Zarif has welcomed Erjavec's statement on reopening the Slovenian embassy and the establishment of the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce in Tehran.

The secretary of the Expediency Council has said that the past behavior of the Saudis toward Iran suggests that they are seeking to undermine Iran’s regional power.

Afkham has dismissed as unconstructive Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Ahmed Al-Jubeir's allegations that Iran is exploiting the Mina tragedy for political gains.

The Mina crush and its circumstances are suspicious because some of senior Iranian officials have been killed or gone missing in the incident, Ali Akbar Velayati said.

The two sides underlined the necessity for removing any possible obstacles standing in the way, he said.

Asked about Riyadh’s possible decision to bury the dead in the Arab country, Nobakht said that the Saudis cannot do that without the official procedures or permission from the victims’ families.

The government doesn’t want to squander time; sanctions need to be swiftly lifted and that shouldn’t be delayed, Nobakht said.

President Putin called for mutual cooperation between Moscow and Tehran on the fight terrorism and restoration of regional and international security at a high level.