Middle East

Iran FM Holds Talks with PUIC, ECO Secretary-Generals

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held separate meetings with the newly-appointed secretary-general of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States and the outgoing Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization.

Top Violator of Child Rights Shedding Crocodile Tears for Iranians

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week urged the world to “help” the children and teenagers of Iran who, he said, are being oppressed by the Iranian government, but the world still remembers the bitter stories of numerous Palestinian kids oppressed by the Israeli regime during the past decades.

Saudis Spending Hefty Money to Slide Iran into Chaos, DM Hints

Iran's Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami says a certain regional state has spent billions of dollars to create chaos inside Iran.

Iran to Open Interests Section in Saudi Arabia

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced plans for the opening of the country’s interests section in Saudi Arabia, which severed diplomatic ties with the Islamic Republic in 2016.

Iran Condemns Saudi Airstrikes on Yemeni Hospital, Market

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly denounced the Saudi-led coalition’s recent airstrikes on a hospital and a market in Yemen’s Hudaydah port, which killed and wounded dozens of civilians including innocent women and children.

Iran: US’ Sanctions on Turkish Ministers Prove Its ‘Addiction’

Iran’s top diplomat Mohammad-Javad Zarif says the US’ imposition of sanctions against two Turkish government officials indicates Washington has made a habit of bullying others through sanctions.

Iran Denies Omani FM Will Visit Tehran Friday

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed media reports that Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi will visit the Iranian capital on Friday, saying that Muscat has not yet informed Tehran about such a trip.

Iran Vows to Protect Syria’s Integrity, Sovereignty

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the Islamic Republic's regional strategy is based on maintaining Syria's territorial integrity and national sovereignty.

Iran, Turkey, Russia Discuss Syria Peace in Sochi

Delegations of Iran, Turkey, and Russia, the three guarantor states of the ceasefire regime in Syria, have held a trilateral meeting in the Russian city of Sochi.

Hoor-al-Azim Wetland at Iran-Iraq Border on Fire Again

The wildfires that had been mostly contained in the Iraqi part of Hoor-al-Azim Wetland have once again swept through the region and the smoke has affected the cities of Iran’s Khuzestan province.

France Ready to Work with Iran on Syria Peace: Macron’s Envoy

Francois Senemaud, the French president’s special envoy on Syria, has hailed Tehran’s role in restoration of peace to Syria, saying that his country is fully prepared to cooperate with Iran in political settlement of the conflict in the Arab country.

Ansarullah Threatens to Target Vital Centres in Saudi Arabia, UAE

Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has threatened to step up its attacks against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, warning the United Nations that the scope of the war may spread to other parts of the world if it is not stopped.

Iran Rejects Saudi US Ambassador’s Worthless Claims about Zarif

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has refuted the “ridiculous and scandalous” allegations made by the Saudi Ambassador to the US against Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Saudi Arabia Suspends Oil Exports via Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Riyadh has temporarily suspended all oil shipments through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait after Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement launched retaliatory attacks on a Saudi warship and a vessel operated by the Riyadh-led coalition waging war the Arabian Peninsula state.

Why Netanyahu Feels “Concerned” about White Helmets?

The Israeli military, in a “humanitarian gesture”, recently evacuated the White Helmets, a creative wing of terrorists fighting in Syria who are known for their fake reports about chemical attacks in the war-torn country.

US Sanctions on Iran; Big Test for Erdogan

The Trump administration is engaged in intensive talks to persuade its European, Asian, and Middle Eastern allies to go along with US sanctions on Iran in a bid to increase pressure on Tehran, but it has yet to convince Turkey, a very important player in the region, to comply with its decision.

Turkey Working to Avoid Negative Impacts of US’ Sanctions on Iran

Turkey's Foreign Ministry says the country's officials are working to prevent Ankara from being negatively affected by the US move to re-impose nuclear sanctions against Iran in the wake of Washington's withdrawal from a historic nuclear deal signed between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1 group of countries in 2015.

Iran Condemns Israel’s “Jewish Nation-State” Law as Racist

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly denounced the recent racist law approved by the Israeli Knesset, which recognizes Jewish supremacy over Palestinians.

“Israel’s Claim of Stealing Iran’s Nuclear Data Laughably Absurd”

Iran has dismissed as “laughably absurd” an Israel-fabricated scenario, in which the agents with the regime's Mossad spy agency are claimed to have spirited away loads of "secret documents" on the country's nuclear work from a site in southern Tehran.

“Russia to Do Its Best to Prevent Escalation of Iran-Israel Conflict”

Russia’s Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan has clearly stated that his country is naturally concerned over a military confrontation between Tehran and Tel Aviv, and is trying to prevent that from happening.

Saudi Plot to Blockade Iran Doomed to Fail: Arab Analyst

A leading Arab commentator says Saudi Arabia is planning to lay a siege on Iran, but it will definitely fail to do that even if supported by the US.

Iran Ready to Assist Yemenis If They Ask: Leader’s Aide

A foreign policy advisor to Iran’s Leader says the country is prepared to help Yemenis restore peace to their country, if they make a request for Iran’s intervention.

Iraq to Import Electricity from Saudi Arabia as Iran Stops Exports

Iraqi media say Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has tasked the country’s Electricity Minister Qassem Al-Fahdawi to travel to Saudi Arabia to negotiate importing electricity from the Arab country.

Iran Welcomes Muslim Figures’ Call for Cessation of War in Yemen

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has hailed a statement by a number of respectable political figures in Muslim countries to stop the ongoing war in Yemen for three months.

“Everything Possible, Even another War in Strait of Hormuz”

A former US official says an American war against Iran is likely at this point in time, and that it would be naïve to think Washington would never do that.

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