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Tehran, Moscow and Ankara plan to hold a trilateral meeting on the Syrian crisis at the initiative of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in the Russian capital, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi announced.
An international advisor to the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei blamed Saudi Arabia for regional crises, including those in Syria and Iraq, saying the House of Saud is using its petrodollars to cause sedition in Muslim countries.
Russian officials say Moscow is working on an ambitious plan to establish a joint Islamic bank with Iran – a move that can not only help promote their banking ties but also provide them with a wide banking network of Muslim countries.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 16 them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Speaker of Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani in separate messages felicitated his counterparts from Muslim countries on the birthday anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani called on Palestinian groups not to abandon support for Syria, because it will only serve the interests of Israel.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday held talks with his Russian and Turkish counterparts, Sergei Lavrov and Mevlut Cavusoglu, on the latest developments in the northwestern Syrian province of Aleppo after it was liberated from the grip of Takfiri terrorists.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad on the liberation of Aleppo, saying it is the Islamic Republic's duty to support the "flag-bearers" of the fight against terrorism.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on Muslim countries to strengthen each other much to the dismay of their enemies.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says occupied Palestine will be liberated only through resistance and struggles of Palestinian people and groups, provided that they maintain their unity.
The White House said the Iranian president’s ordering of its scientists to develop systems for nuclear powered marine vessels is not in breach of last year’s nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers.
A top military aide to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei described Iran as the region’s number one power, attributing the full liberation of Syria’s Aleppo this week to efforts by a coalition comprising Iran, Russia, Syria and Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
A memorandum of understanding has been inked on peaceful nuclear cooperation between Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and Nuclear Research Institute of Czech Republic.
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani has congratulated the Syrian army on the full liberation of the city of Aleppo.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined that the restoration of Palestinians’ rights should be the top issue to be addressed by the Middle Eastern and Muslim countries.
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan hailed South Africa for its common views with Iran on many global issues, stressing that the two countries can effectively tackle terrorism and organized crimes with concerted action.
Some experts analyzing the Arab world affairs take the recent agreement between Iran and OPEC over output cut as a move by Saudis to come into terms with Iran. But is that really the case?
The Iranian Army’s Ground Forces have unveiled two domestically-designed and -manufactured drones on the final day of major military exercises code-named Mohammad Rasoulallah IV (Mohammad, the Messenger of God IV) in southeastern Iran.
As a reaction to the recent bill by the US Senate to extend Iran Sanctions Act (ISA), Iranian President has called for working on certain nuclear propulsion devices that are said to require a nuclear enrichment level way beyond the limits set by JCPOA, the text of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers.
President Hassan Rouhani’s government has placed an order with South Korea to build a number of ships for Iran, but the contract has sparked strong reactions, particularly from the IRGC’s influential construction base, which says Iranian companies are capable enough to build the ships.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) to plan work on nuclear propulsion devices to be used in sea transport in response to the recent violation of a multilateral nuclear deal by the United States.