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Facebook Co-Founder Cherishing US Presidency: Report

There are indications that a Facebook co-founder could be aspiring to become the next US president.

US Threat Opportunity for Iran, Venezuela to Boost Ties

Venezuelan Minister of Planning Ricardo José Menéndez Prieto says the US pressure on Iran and Venezuela should be used as an opportunity to expand Tehran-Caracas bilateral ties.

Iran, Ecuador Call for Expansion of Mutual Cooperation

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Cesar Navas, the Interior Minister of Ecuador and also the special envoy of the country’s president, have explored avenues for promoting Tehran-Quito bilateral ties.

Iran Condemns Trump’s Signing of New Sanctions Law

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has strongly denounced the US president’s move to sign a bill on new anti-Iran sanctions, saying the country reserves the right to respond to Washington’s measures against the Islamic Republic.

Iran Hopes Venezuela Vote Would Restore Peace

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has voiced Tehran’s support for democratic processes in Venezuela, saying the Islamic Republic hopes that the recent election would prepare the grounds for national reconciliation in the South American state.

Trump in a Hurry to Scrap Iran Nuclear Deal: Analyst

A political analyst says the US president seems to be in a rush to tear apart the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers without taking into account the political fallout from such a move.

US Moving towards Int’l Isolation: Analyst

A political commentator says the US hostility towards Russia and North Korea, which is also affecting China, will gradually reduce the number of Washington’s friends in the international arena.

Iran Dismisses White House Statement on Prisoners

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has rejected the recent ‘unacceptable’ statement issued by the White House on the release of US prisoners in Iran, describing it as an example of interference in the Islamic Republic’s internal affairs.

Iran Rejects Reports on FM Zarif’s Meeting with Tillerson

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed the 'biased' reports that claimed Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had been ordered to meet his US counterpart in his recent visit to New York.

Trump’s Travel Ban against Int’l Freedom Principles: WTO

The international tourism organisation chief says Trump’s travel ban runs counter to the international principles of freedom.

US Tests Laser Weapons System in Persian Gulf

The US Navy has reportedly tested the Laser Weapons System (LaWS), which can move at the speed of light.

‘US Must Talk to Iranians with Language of Respect’

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has slammed Trump’s recent anti-Iran remarks, saying the US must speak to Iranian people with the language of respect.

Iran FM Leaves for New York to Attend UN Meeting

Iran’s foreign minister has departed for New York to participate in a high-level UN conference there, according to the foreign ministry spokesman.

Iran Blasts US Defence Secretary’s ‘Baseless’ Claims

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed the US Defence Secretary’s baseless claims about Tehran’s support for terrorism as well as the need for a ‘regime change’ in Iran.

Mattis’ Anti-Iran Remarks Made in Delirium: DM

Iran’s Defence Minister has lashed out at the recent ‘interventionist’ remarks by the US Secretary of Defence on “regime change” in Iran, saying such statements are similar to the words made by the sick during fits of delirium.

‘Trumpism’ Cartoon Contest Held in Tehran

Iran is hosting an international cartoon exhibition titled “Trumpism”, where cartoons and caricatures of US President Donald Trump are put on display.

Iran Congratulates Venezuela on Independence Day

President of Iran congratulated Venezuela on the anniversary of the Latin American nation’s 1811 independence, saying Tehran eyes closer friendship and enhanced cooperation with Caracas.

Interaction, US Trick to Make Inroads into Iran: Official

The representative of Iran’s Leader at the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Ali Saeedi, says the US is using interaction as a trick to infiltrate into the Islamic Republic.

How US Media Cover Same Tragedies in Opposite Ways

A political commentator has weighed in on the US double standards in reaction to two similar tragic incidents: the USSR’s shoot-down of a Korean airliner, and the US downing of an Iranian passenger plane.

US Losing Iran’s Energy Market to European Firms

While the French oil giant Total just signed a huge gas deal with Iran, American companies are deprived of Iran’s lucrative oil and gas market due to the restrictions imposed by the US administration.

Travel Ban Not to Keep Terrorists Out of US: Iran’s Larijani

Iranian parliament speaker says the travel ban imposed by US President Donald Trump is unlikely to prevent the terrorists from entering the US as they seldom use their real identities for travelling to their target countries.

Iran Raps US Supreme Court Decision on Trump’s Travel Ban

Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the ‘discriminatory’ decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to partially lift blocks on Trump’s travel ban that prevents all entries from six majority-Muslim countries.

‘Bigoted’ Muslim Ban Not to Make US Safer: Iran FM

Iranian foreign minister says the ban US President Donald Trump has imposed on Muslim people is a ‘bigoted’ policy and will not make the US a safer place.

Iran Calls for Further Unity among World’s Independent States

Iranian president says independent countries should try to coordinate their stances towards international developments.

Iran Denounces New US Bans on Cuba

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has slammed Washington for imposition of new bans and restrictions on Cuba.

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