In New York, President Hassan Rouhani of Iran refused to engage in a phone conversation with his American counterpart, Donald Trump, which had been secretly arranged by French President Emmanuel Macron, leaving Trump waiting on the line, US media reports say.
Iranian Judiciary Spokesman Gholam-Hossein Esmaeili says the country has sentenced an agent working for the US spy agency CIA to death, and given prison terms to three others spying for the US.
Iran says the American leaders and authorities together with a host of criminals called the B-Team are seeking to hijack the UN forum in order to attack and accuse independent countries, including the Islamic Republic.
Iran says the US’ internal affairs, including the possible impeachment of US President Donald Trump, does not matter to the Islamic Republic of Iran, as the change in approaches and actions is more important than the change of individuals.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at the European countries for their failure to adopt positions independent of the US regarding the Iran nuclear deal.
Iran’s defence minister says the US would even deprive Iranian people of access to water and oxygen in order to advance its so-called ‘maximum pressure’ policy against the Islamic Republic.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran has no preference in the US 2020 presidential elections, denying that Iran would interfere with the upcoming votes.
Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has had a video chat with the country’s UN ambassador who has been hospitalized in New York, after the US barred the top diplomat from visiting the patient.
Government spokesman Ali Rabiei has, in a piece written on the official website of the Iranian government, hailed the achievements of President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to the US and his speech at the UN General Assembly.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has denounced the United States’ destructive and one-sided approach, and its attempt to change the recognized rules of the international system.
The US has barred Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif from visiting Iran’s UN ambassador, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, at a hospital in New York City, where he is hospitalized for cancer, saying the permission would be issued if Iran releases an American prisoner.
The US “deportation” of an Iranian woman prisoner charged with circumvention of Washington’s sanctions against Tehran seems to be part of a new prisoner exchange deal between Iran and the US despite an official denial.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Gholam-Hossein Dehqani says the world must stop the United States’ irresponsible and disastrous nuclear policy, especially Donald Trump’s extensive plan to modernize the US nuclear arsenals.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman has condemned the latest US sanctions against Chinese and Russian firms and individuals, warning the international community about the consequences of Washington’s arbitrary bans and economic terrorism.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has told ABC News that the country’s economy is adapting itself to the US sanctions in such a way that it has experienced a “trajectory of economic growth” in recent months.
Iran’s Government Spokesman says the president’s offer to make “small changes” to the 2015 nuclear deal in return for the removal of US sanctions is aimed at breaking the current impasse.
A teenage Swedish activist has rebuked world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit for failure to take strong measures to combat climate crisis, accusing them of stealing her dreams with empty words.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has downplayed the chance of a meeting with his American counterpart Donald Trump this week, and blamed him for damaging relations between the two countries.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has condemned the US and its top diplomat for backing anti-Iran terrorist groups including the cover organization United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI).
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says he is open to discuss small changes, additions or amendments to the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and six major powers if the United States lifted sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the country is prepared to sign an additional protocol, allowing for more intrusive inspections of the country's nuclear facilities if all sanctions are lifted.