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The managing editor of leading conservative newspaper Kayhan has reviewed the course of Iran’s nuclear talks with world powers, and highlighted the numerous mistakes made by Rouhani’s government and his nuclear team.
Iran says the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) must stop leveling groundless allegations against Tehran, saying such claims would not change the reality about the Islamic Republic’s sovereignty over its three islands in the Persian Gulf.
Following the US Senate’s extension of Iran Sanctions Act (ISA), Iranian president harshly criticized Washington’s deceitfulness. His remarks have been hailed by the editor-in-chief of a leading conservative newspaper in Iran.
A supervisory committee tasked with monitoring the implementation of Iran’s nuclear agreement has ratified measures in response to a recent US Senate vote on a piece of anti-Iran legislation, denouncing the move as a breach of the accord.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected British Prime Minister Theresa May’s allegation that Iran has aggressive behavior in the region, saying London appears to have opted for old divisive polices again to appease certain Persian Gulf Arab states and sell them arms.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed as completely false and baseless Saudi allegations against Iran, after the Riyadh regime sentenced 15 people to death for allegedly leaking details on the Saudi military to Tehran.
The Iranian cabinet has approved a bill that allows the government to receive loan from Russia for implementation of certain infrastructure and production projects.
Tehran have submitted an official letter of complaint to the UN chief, protesting a recent US Congress vote in favor of extending an anti-Iran sanctions law, in a move viewed as a violation of Washington’s commitments under last year’s nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 group.
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force highlighted Iran’s capability to produce ballistic missiles with more accuracy and use innovative homegrown methods to reduce manufacturing costs.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that Iran has shipped 11 tons of heavy water out of the country as part of its obligations under last year’s nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
A senior Iranian diplomat says the extension of the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) does not necessarily mean that the US government has violated its Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) commitments towards Iran yet.
In a recent meeting in Tehran, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy to Tehran discussed Iran-Russia cooperation in the ongoing fight against terrorism and the latest developments in the Middle East.
Iranian President referred to the possible move by the United States to extend the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) as a violation of nuclear deal it signed with Iran, and vowed to retaliate.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif rejected the possibility of a win-lose approach for resolving the crisis in Syria, saying an effectual initiative should include all sides.
In a ceremony to mark Student Day, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani met the students of University of Tehran and talked to them on various issues including freedom of speech, Trump’s election, and outcomes of nuclear deal.
Student Day is the anniversary of the murder of three students of University of Tehran on December 7, 1953 by Iranian police in the Pahlavi era. Students in all Iranian universities mark the day every year.
The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin’s point man on Syria has delivered a “confidential” letter penned by the Russian head of state to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said a special envoy of the Russian president who visited Tehran recently delivered a message from Moscow to the Iranian political leaders.
An outspoken Iranian lawmaker says the United States is looking for a way to put an end to the nuclear deal with Tehran, and Iran should beware not to fall into this trap.
Bulgarian Vice-President believes that Western countries deprived themselves of the rich culture of Iran due to the sanctions they imposed on the Islamic Republic.
