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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has noted that Iran’s sincerity and seriousness in fighting narcotics is clear to everyone and it goes without saying that the country has been doing so with all means possible for 43 years.
Deputy Commander of Iranian Army Air Defense said missiles with a range of 300 kilometers will be unveiled in the near future. Brigadier General Alireza Elhami added that increasing the missile capability of the army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is one of the requirements of deterrence power.
Qatar is likely to be selected as the new host of future rounds of negotiations between Iran and the other parties to 2015 nuclear deal on a potential revitalization of the landmark agreement, a report says.
A member of the Iranian parliament’s presiding board says it has taken delivery of request for the impeachment of the four ministers of industry, mine and trade, interior, roads and urban development, and finally, agricultural jihad.
A senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran cannot accept that Muslim states establish relations with Israel, adding that the closer they become to the regime, the farther they get from the Islamic Republic.
A former Iranian parliamentarian says Tehran and Washington have developed the political will to conclude an agreement as efforts are underway to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
A senior Iranian diplomat warns that the US is making attempts to give a regional dimension to the crisis in Afghanistan by provoking “organized unrest” and “religious” war among various ethnic groups in the country.
Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad says Tehran backs just any national figure as Iraq’s prime minister, provided that he would be considered a priority by the people of Iraq and would serve the interests of the country.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian reaffirms Iran’s determination to reach a “strong” agreement with the P4+1 group of states on reviving the 2015 nuclear accord, saying a final deal is close at hand if the other sides “have the will.”
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for issuing an anti-Tehran resolution, which accused the country of withholding cooperation with the agency. President Raisi stated that the adoption of the resolution was a wrong move in the middle of the Vienna talks.
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says any deal that fails to remove the sanctions against Tehran and does not entail economic benefit and guarantees from the US and Europe won’t be desirable for the Islamic Republic.
EU Foreign Policy Chief Josef Borrell has said during his visit to Tehran, the Vienna talks will resume with the aim of reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. He made the comments at a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Saturday.
An Iranian lawmaker advises against a withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in response to hostile Western policies against Iran’s nuclear program, saying such a move could intensify pressure on the country.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell met Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Saturday in the Iranian capital Tehran.
Iran begins pouring concrete for the wall of the second unit of its Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant aimed at expanding the site in the south of the country.
The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman says the recent allegations by the Israeli foreign minister in Ankara is part of a pre-planned scenario to deteriorate the relations between Iran and Turkey.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh announced that EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell will on Friday night visit Tehran to meet with Iran’s foreign minister and some other officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran over a range of issues including the Iran nuclear deal.
President Ebrahim Raisi says Iran’s Red Crescent Society has been instructed to deliver aid to the quake-stricken people in Afghanistan at full capacity.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has expressed hope that diplomatic efforts will result in the signing of a deal in Vienna between Tehran and the P4+1 group of countries Amirabdollahian was speaking during a telephone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
