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Iran Leader: End of US Presence in Mideast Final Revenge for Soleimani

Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US' "corruption-spreading" presence in the region must end, and that is what regional countries want.

If Attacked Again, Iran Will Set Fire to Places Americans Love: IRGC

Chief-Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami has warned that the country will set fire to the places Americans love if Washington decides to respond to Iran’s revenge for General Qassem Soleimani’s assassination.

‘US Says Didn’t Have Time to Issue Visa for Zarif’

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told UN Secretary General that Washington didn’t have enough time to issue a visa for Iran’s foreign minister to attend a UN meeting, said Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday.

Iran Designates Pentagon as Terrorist Organization

Iranian MPs on Tuesday voted for a triple-urgency motion, dubbed the Harsh Revenge Motion, which designates Pentagon and those involved in the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani as terrorists and adds them to the list of Iran’s sanctions.

Iran Still Anchor of Peace for Regional States: Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the country still calls on regional states to join hands and promote peace, despite its promise to take revenge from the US for assassinating senior commander General Qassem Soleimani.

Iran Slams Instagram for Removing Posts on Gen. Soleimani

Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei has lashed out at the "undemocratic" move by Instagram to remove the posts shared about Iranian senior commander General Qassem Soleimani, who was recently assassinated in a US airstrike in Iraq.

Iran Urges Trump to Stop Listening to ‘Clowns’ Advising Him

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on US President Donald Trump to stop listening to the “clowns” advising him on the region.

US Refusal to Leave Region to Cause Another Vietnam War, Iran Warns

A senior advisor to Iran’s Leader, Ali Akbar Velayati, has warned that the United States’ refusal to leave the region will cause another Vietnam war to come.

Iran Parliament to Declare as ‘Terrorist’ US Military Worldwide

A member of the national security and foreign policy commission in the Iranian Parliament says a double-urgency motion has been prepared to declare the US military forces throughout the world as “terrorist.”

Iran Says Soleimani’s Assassination Tantamount to US-Britain 1953 Coup

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the US assassination of General Qassem Soleimani was tantamount to the military coup orchestrated by the US and the UK back in 1953, which overthrew the democratically-elected government of Dr. Mohammad Mosaddegh.

Iran: US Forces in Region Like Piece of Meat under IRGC’s Teeth

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force says the American aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf are no more deemed to be threats against Iran, and have turned into easy targets for the Iranian missiles instead.

US Not Brave Enough to Hit 52 Iranian Sites: Cmdr.

A senior Iranian commander says the US is not courageous enough to carry out its threat to hit 52 Iranian sites.

Iran Summons Swiss Ambassador over Trump’s Threats

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the ambassador of Switzerland which represents US interests in Iran over the recent threats by American President Donald Trump.

Targeting Iran’s Cultural Sites ‘War Crime’, Zarif Warns Trump

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at US President Donald Trump for threatening to target Iran’s cultural sites, saying such a move is a war crime according to the international law.

Revenge for Gen. Soleimani’s Killing to End US Presence in Mideast: IRGC

IRGC Chief Commander Major General Hossein Salami says vengeance for the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani will put an end to the US presence in the Middle East region.

Iran to Use Military Option to Avenge US Killing of Gen. Soleimani

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says the United States’ recent assassination of the Islamic Republic's senior commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani is tantamount to waging a war on the Iranian nation.

‘Iran Not to Give Hasty Response to US Killing of Gen. Soleimani’

If a war breaks out between Iran and the United States, it would be the Americans that would suffer serious harm, said a senior Iranian military spokesman, adding that Iran is not going to give a hasty response to the US killing of General Qassem Soleimani.

US to Face Consequences of Soleimani Assassination: Iran President

President of Iran Hassan Rouhani says the US will have to face the consequences of assassinating IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani, noting that such US crime will go down in history.

‘Iran to Avenge Gen. Soleimani’s Assassination at Any Time Advisable’

Iran’s foreign minister says the country will respond to the US over the assassination of top General Qassem Soleimani at whatever time and in any manner that Tehran deems advisable.

Iran Summons Swiss Envoy over US Accusations

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has summoned the charge d'affaires of Switzerland, which represents Washington’s interests in Iran, over the US officials’ recent stances on Iraq developments.

Iran President Urges US to Rectify Past Mistakes

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has urged enemies of the Iranian nation to redress their wrong moves and go back on the wrong path they trodden if they are serious about sitting for talks.

US Accusations Aimed at Deflecting Public Attention: Iran

A senior Iranian diplomat says Washington’s levelling accusations against Iran is aimed at deflecting public attention from the Iraqi nation’s outrage against the recent deadly US attacks in the country.

Iran’s Development to Continue Despite Sanctions: Vaezi

A senior Iranian official says the country will continue its development despite all the sanctions and pressures imposed by the United States.

Iran Leader Condemns US Attack on Iraq’s PMU

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has strongly denounced the US’ recent airstrikes against Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), better known as Hashd al-Sha’abi.

IRGC Says Iraq Has Right to Exact Revenge for US Strike

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has condemned the US airstrike on bases of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) in Iraq, saying the Iraqis reserve the right to take revenge for the “criminal act” by the “American terrorists”.

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