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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.
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.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has downplayed the US criticism of elections in Iran as a result of Washington’s fury over Tehran’s growing influence among nations.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi strongly condemned a deadly attack on a hospital in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, which was claimed by the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terror group.
Ala’eddin Boroujerdi, a senior member of Iran’s Parliament, told Tajik Ambassador to Iran Nematullo Emomzoda that age-old cultural and civilizational ties between Tehran and...
Foreign ambassadors and diplomats in Iran were invited by the Mayor of Tehran to take part in Iran’s National Arbour Day ceremony by planting tree saplings.
An Iranian MP says Trump’s campaign remarks have put the US administration under heavy pressure of public opinion to scrap the nuclear deal with Iran, but he has no choice but to pursue its implementation.
A commander with Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says an American warship recently drew its warning by sailing “unprofessionally” close to the force’s vessels near Iranian territorial waters.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will leave Tehran for Doha on Wednesday afternoon to meet Qatari officials, the Foreign Ministry Spokesman announced.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 16 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Following news that Iran's assets in Luxembourg have been frozen by a court, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday lawyers with the Central Bank of Iran are currently consulting Luxembourg lawyers "for us to be able to have access to the funds".
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari made it clear that the IRGC personnel are not allowed to get involved in political activities for the upcoming presidential election.
A week before the Persian festival of fire annually marked on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year, the police has warned citizens about the use of dangerous fireworks.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dismissed a recent US report accusing Iran of “falling short of international standards for free elections”, saying the US had better care about its own recent presidential election and the subsequent social turmoil.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says a resilient and sustainable economy requires cooperation at all sub-regional, regional and international levels, and the IORA provides its member states with a great opportunity to enhance their economic ties.
Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan highlighted the interdependence of security and development, saying that they are two sides of the same coin.
