Ali Akbar Velayati, a top international advisor to Iran’s Leader, says the US is seeking to divide Syria as a prelude to establish and recognize an independent state in the Kurdish-populated area of the eastern bank of the Euphrates.
The fourth session of Iran-Singapore political advisory committee was held in Tehran on Tuesday with the two sides agreeing to boost ties, especially in economic spheres.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the key to a détente in Iran-US relations is in the hands of Washington and the currently severed relations between the two sides would change only if the US stops exerting pressure on and making threats against Iran.
A snake cafe in Tokyo is offering its customers the unique experience of enjoying a cup of coffee or a glass of drink in the company of a slithery snake.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the wall of distrust between Tehran and Washington has become taller, especially after the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have voiced their strong opposition to the presence of foreign troops in Syria, urging that the war-torn country’s sovereignty must be respected.
A Palestinian couple has chosen symbolic names for their new-born triplets to show their protest against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the Israeli regime.
High-ranking officials from Iran, Russia, Iraq, and Syria held talks about a range of security issues in Baghdad and stressed the need to boost cooperation between the four countries in the fight against the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) and other terrorist groups.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has discussed issues of mutual interest with Jose de Venecia, the special envoy of the president of the Philippines.
Iran has warned that the US is relocating ISIS terrorists to Afghanistan to justify its presence there, calling for closer cooperation between Tehran and Kabul to fight terror.
A political commentator says the US plans to expand its presence in Afghanistan using the help of India, which has been asked to make more investment in Afghanistan in return for the assistance it receives from Washington.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says those who export deadly weapons to the region, especially the US, are not in a position to comment on the Islamic Republic’s defence capability.
Commander of Iran's Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kioomars Heidari says Iran offers support to any state willing to fight against the Zionist regime of Israel.
The US has sentenced Ahmad Sheikhzadeh, a former advisor to Iran’s mission to the UN, to three months in prison for alleged tax evasion and violation of US sanctions.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has lashed out at his American counterpart for sympathizing with the great nation of Iran, saying Iranians have not yet forgotten the tortures by the former US-backed regime as well as the sanctions that threatened ordinary people’s lives.
Iran’s former minister of economy and finance, Ali Tayyeb-Nia, has been awarded the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Prize, said Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a letter to Iranian embassy in Singapore.
Senior Advisor to Iran’s Foreign Minister in Political Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari has sat for talks with a number of Syrian national opposition figures in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, Russia.
