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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Kyrgyz counterpart, Erlan Abdyldaev, held talks on topics of mutual interest in India’s northern city of Amritsar.
Iran’s nuclear chief says the country reserves the right to retaliate as it sees fit against a move by the US Congress to extend the Iran Sanctions Act.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani exchanged views on a range of issues, including the latest developments in the Middle East region.
Iranian lawmakers have condemned a US Senate vote to extend the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA), urging the administration of President Hassan Rouhani to adopt proper counter-measures.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has denounced a recent US Senate vote on a piece of anti-Iran legislation as a blatant infringement of last year’s nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers, saying the Islamic Republic will give a firm response to the move.
Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has left Tehran for the Austrian capital of Vienna to attend the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Nuclear Security meeting.
Iranian Foreign Minister says Tehran is resolved to continue its support for the nation and government of Afghanistan as they move towards “a stable, safe and prosperous Afghanistan”.
In a message on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Hassan Rouhani, the President of Iran, called for increased measures to facilitate the lives of disabled people.
Political Deputy of Iranian President’s Office Hamid Aboutalebi says the US violation of nuclear deal with Iran cannot be unilaterally reciprocated as JCPOA is a multi-lateral commitment.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the extension of Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) in the US will have no “executive effect” and will merely be a sign of the US government’s unreliability.
Iran’s Police says the country has rejected multiple “tempting proposals” by international drug kingpins that not a single cargo of narcotics will be distributed in Iran anymore if it agrees to provide a safe route for the transit of drugs to Europe.
A veteran Iranian diplomat and a senior conservative believes that President Hassan Rouhani has made its government dependent on the nuclear deal with world powers, but JCPOA will not have a happy ending under his administration.
If the US, or any other country, decides to disregard the nuclear deal with Tehran, then Iran will have to show appropriate reaction, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister says.
A reformist parliament member says winning the next presidential election will not be an easy task for President Hassan Rouhani and his supporters must take his campaign seriously so that he will win the election.
A senior Iranian cleric slammed the US Congress for its recent move to extend sanctions against Iran for another ten years, saying that it is now time for the Islamic Republic to retaliate such violations of the JCPOA, a nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani described Iran and China as the havens of Asia, and called for development of Tehran-Beijing ties in all fields.
Iranian officials slammed the US Senate for passing a 10-year extension of sanctions against the Islamic Republic, saying the move is a breach of the JCPOA, a July 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
The leading reformist member of Iran’s Parliament called on the US administration to veto the extension of Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) recently ratified by the US Congress.
The weather forecast program aired on Iran’s state TV today made an interesting reference to recent extension of anti-Iran sanctions by the US Senate, which is said to be a violation of the nuclear deal.
The Iranian president’s representative at a farewell ceremony in Havana, held in commemoration of Fidel Castro, highlighted Iran’s unbreakable alliance with the late Cuban leader’s anti-imperialistic aspirations.
