The US Congress is opposed to a nuclear deal and the Zionist lobby has gone into overdrive, we shouldn’t cause trouble for those who stand up for our rights, Rafsanjani said.
The cabinet shakeup has brought to power a team of Saudi radicals with a more hostile attitude toward Iran and – when one looks at the large picture – toward Shiism, says a Middle East expert.
An Iranian expert says an unexpected Saudi cabinet reshuffle which has brought to power a team of novices will provoke a political storm in the kingdom.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met with his Egyptian and Algerian counterparts in New York to discuss a Middle East free from nuclear weapons.
Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani has said that Iran is not a thorn in the side of other countries; rather, it ensures, beefs up and maintains security in the region.
An Iranian deputy foreign minister has said that the Saudi government is expected to help promote peace and security in the region, but they have put regional security at risk.
President Rouhani has offered condolences to the Nepali people for Saturday’s killer earthquake, wishing swift recovery of the injured and patience for the bereaved families.
Saudi Arabia’s chargé d'affaires in Tehran was summoned after Saudi fighter jets prevented an Iranian plane, which was carrying medical aid, from entering the Yemeni airspace.
Tehran had previously announced that the Yemeni crisis has no military solution, said Afkham, adding a halt to the killing of people is certainly one step forward.
Security sources announced that Ibrahim al-Douri was killed during an operation by Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service in the strategic city of Tikrit on Monday.
Tehran is deeply concerned about the killing of defenseless people in Yemen and will make its utmost efforts to bring an end to this massacre, said Zarif.
Iran’s fundamental policy toward Iraq is to support the unity and territorial integrity of that country as well as good-neighborliness, said Amir Abdollahian.
