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Iran has dismissed as groundless the recent claims made by the Emirati minister of state for foreign affairs about Tehran’s interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries.
A group of Iran’s top academicians have called on the administration in Tehran to respond to the new US entry ban on Iranian citizens with an innovative approach different from Washington’s discriminatory policies.
Russia's special envoy on Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev, is due in Tehran to hold talks with senior Iranian officials on the latest developments in the war-ravaged Arab country.
A number of Iranian lawmakers denounced the US administration’s move to impose new sanctions on a number of Iranian individuals and companies as a violation of the July 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers (known as the JCPOA).
Iranian Foreign Minister announced that the US wrestling team will be granted visa to attend the upcoming Wrestling World Cup due to be held in Iran’s Kermanshah.
Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force highlighted the futility of foreign threats against Iran, stressing that the Armed Forces are ready to defend the country in case the enemy makes a mistake.
Iran’s first vice president has dismissed recent anti-Iran posturing by the United States, saying “threadbare” accusations against Iran are aimed by Washington at scaring away investors.
An Iranian Judiciary human rights official rejected as not good the notion that the Islamic Republic should impose a visa ban on American citizens in response to US President Donald Trump’s recent travel ban on seven Muslim countries, including Iran.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 25 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force started an air defense exercise in northern parts of Iran on Saturday as part of the country's Armed Forces efforts to boost its defensive strength.
An international advisor to the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution says the country will continue to bolster its defence systems despite the threatening language from "rookie" US President Donald Trump over its latest missile test.
Iran has slammed as illegal the recent US sanctions over Tehran’s defensive missile program and spiritual support for Yemen's Houthi fighters, saying that the Islamic Republic will deliver a "proportionate and reciprocal" response to the move.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has dismissed as hackneyed and groundless the recent claims by Saudi Arabia against the Islamic Republic, saying the heavy blows Riyadh has suffered in Yemen are the reason for such allegations.
Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei denounced recent comments by new US President Donald Trump about the Islamic Republic’s test-firing of a ballistic missile, saying those more powerful than Trump had warned Iran but failed “to do anything”.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined that the Islamic Republic has remained “unmoved” by the threats made against the country, referring to recent anti-Iran tweets by new US President Donald Trump.
Iran has censured recent claims by a top adviser to US President Donald Trump about the Islamic Republic’s missile program as “baseless,” "repetitive," and “provocative.”
Iran has rejected speculations that the deteriorating rhetoric by US President Donald Trump against the country could lead to the cancelation of a major plane purchase agreement with the American aviation giant Boeing.
An Iranian parliamentarian says the implementation of the deal between Iran and the giant American plane-manufacturer Boeing is under a cloud of doubt.
In a phone call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Trump lambasted an agreement between the two countries over refugee resettlement and bragged about the size of his Electoral College victory.
Head of Iran’s Basij [volunteer forces] Organisation says his forces are prepared to help President Hassan Rouhani’s government in different fields if it asks for it.
As French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault was in Tehran for high-level political and economic talks, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman in an article urged the two countries to minimise the impact of political challenges on their bilateral economic relations.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hailed the expanding relations between Tehran and Yerevan, hoping that the ties will contribute to regional peace and stability.
Iranian lawmakers have thrown their weight behind the country’s missile program, underlining the need for boosting deterrence power to guarantee national security.
