Middle East

Saudi Arabia actively sponsors terrorism, Zarif says

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says some in Saudi Arabia are determined to drag the entire Middle East into confrontation.
Foreign Policy

Iran Not to Let Saudi-Triggered Tensions Ruin Syria Peace Efforts: FM

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reaffirmed the country’s “responsible and constructive” attitude toward regional crises, pledging that Tehran will not allow the tensions provoked by Saudi Arabia to undermine the efforts for the settlement of the crisis in Syria.
Middle East

Saudi airstrike on Iran embassy in Yemen premeditated act of war: Lawmaker

Emad Askarieh -
Saudi Arabia’s airstrike targeting the Iranian embassy in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, was a premeditated state-sponsored act of war which runs counter to all international regulations, says a senior Iranian lawmaker.
Foreign Policy

Spokesman: Iran seeks de-escalation of tensions

Emad Askarieh -
Iran seeks de-escalation of tensions in the region including decrease of tensions with Riyadh, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaber-Ansari said on Sunday.
Parliament

Speaker warns Congress on adopting anti-Iranian measures

Emad Askarieh -
If US Congress continue adopting anti-Iranian measures, Iran will take reciprocal actions, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday.
IFP Exclusive

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan 10

IFP Editorial Staff -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 21 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Energy

Iran to invest in new overseas refinery project, now in Spain

Emad Askarieh -
Iran said on Saturday that it plans to participate in the construction of an oil refinery in Spain in what appears to be a long-term strategy to guarantee its own sales to Madrid.
Local

Supreme Leader urges massive participation of people in upcoming elections

Emad Askarieh -
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday advised people from all walks of live to take part in the upcoming parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections to safeguard the country's integrity.
Environment

Ebtekar: Join 18° Celsius temperature challenge

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Tehran, Jan 9, IRNA - Head of the Department of the Environment (DoE) Masoumeh Ebtekar has invited all Iranians to join a national campaign for reducing the country’s air pollution by keeping their homes’ temperature at 18° Celsius.
IFP Exclusive

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan 9

IFP Editorial Staff -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 17 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Energy

New Solar Power Plant Set Up in Tehran

Fatemeh Askarieh -
An Iranian deputy energy minister inaugurated a photovoltaic power station north of capital Tehran on Saturday.
Foreign Policy

Riyadh must choose between hate-mongering and stability: Zarif

Emad Askarieh -
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Saudi Arabia has to make "a crucial choice" to either promote “sectarian hate-mongering" by its continued support for extremist groups or promote regional stability.
Middle East

Why Saudis Need to Rethink Their Policies

IFP Media Wire -
It’s no secret that Saudi Arabia is in deep social and political troubles, both internally and externally. For the past decades, the family has been leading an absolutely pre-medieval society to become a rich and glamorous petroleum-smelling society with sky-scrapers and fancy cars. Yet, the structure and norms of the society remain unchanged.
Economy

World Bank expects Iran’s economic growth to hit 5.8% in 2016

Emad Askarieh -
The World Bank has forecast a major growth rate of 5.8 percent for the Iranian economy in 2016 as the country starts to benefit from the economic gains that the removal of multiple year sanctions is expected to bring about.
Energy

Iran to switch from gas to power exports

Emad Askarieh -
As Iran is preparing for the removal of sanctions and the openings that it will create in various sectors, fresh debates are emerging in the country over the need to devise more efficient energy policies – what is expected to help the country’s economic growth.
Middle East

14 reasons why Saudi Arabia is a failed Mideast power

IFP Media Wire -
Saudi Arabia started 2016 shamefully by carrying out its largest mass execution since 1980, putting 47 men to death on Jan. 2. Among them were at least four prominent Shia activists, including a leader of the kingdom's Shia minority, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. The killings have spurred a new round of tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, the two regional powers.
Foreign Policy

Terrorism, Extremism Region’s Main Problems: Iran’s Deputy FM

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi described terrorism and extremism as the major issues facing the region.
Foreign Policy

Iran Raps Saudi’s “Intentional” Attack on Embassy in Yemen

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari on Thursday strongly denounced a rocket attack by the Saudi regime on the Iranian embassy in Yemen’s capital, stressing that the move was an “intentional” act by Riyadh that runs counter to international laws.
Hard News

Saudi Arabia to collapse over ‘sectarian’ policies: Iran cmdr.

Emad Askarieh -
A senior Iranian commander says Saudi Arabia will collapse in the near future, unless it ends its sectarian policies in the region.
IFP Exclusive

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan 7

IFP Editorial Staff -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 17 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Hard News

Hasty, Provocative Decisions to Worsen Regional Tensions: Iran’s Rouhani

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani referred to Saudi Arabia’s “hasty” decisions as detrimental to regional security, saying such moves would only exacerbate the tensions in the Middle East.
Environment

Training instead of jail, an unusual sentence for an environment offender

IFP Editorial Staff -
A man who has been convicted of poaching has been sentenced to receiving environment training instead of imprisonment in Golestan Province.
Foreign Policy

Saudi Arabia needs to stop fueling tension in Mideast, Iran says

Emad Askarieh -
Zarif told a press conference with his Iraqi counterpart the Saudis have moved against measures taken by Iran to contribute to the restoration of peace and unity in the region.
IFP Exclusive

PART THREE: On the Iran nuclear deal

IFP Editorial Staff -
A French Senator has rejected as “unconstructive” a possible breach of the Iran nuclear deal by its signatories, including the United States.
Asia

Iran supports peace, stability in Afghanistan: Rouhani

Emad Askarieh -
Iran favors a secure, stable and united Afghanistan, President Rouhani told the visiting Chief Executive of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah.
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