Iranian President Hassan Rouhani praised the country’s athletes in the ongoing Olympic Games in Rio for bringing glory to Iran, extending special thanks to 18-year-old taekwondo player Kimia Alizadeh for winning the first-ever Olympic medal by an Iranian lady.
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said the country is not going to purchase Russian-made S-400 air defense missile system though Moscow has offered to sell it to Iran.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi announced that Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has paid a short unscheduled visit to Tehran on Thursday, August 18.
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan highlighted the country’s technical capacity to fulfill its needs for military equipment, stressing that there is no limitation to improvement of the quality and range of homegrown missiles.
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani warned that the Islamic Republic will never tolerate any behavior by the Western parties to the July 2015 nuclear agreement contrary to the spirit of the deal, also known as JCPOA.
An informed source at the Iranian Foreign Ministry dismissed reports on detention of two European diplomats by police forces in a western province of the country.
The Iranian defense minister slammed Washington for its continued hostilities towards Tehran, saying the US administration does not want the Islamic Republic to benefit from the July 2015 nuclear agreement with six powers (also known as JCPOA).
An attaché working at Iran’s embassy in Kuwait has met with the fellow countrymen that the Arab country has recently arrested on charges of trying to cross the border illegally, Foreign Ministry spokesman confirmed.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani offered his congratulations to the Indonesian people and government over the Southeast Asian country’s Independence Day.
Iran’s Behdad Salimi broke the world record in the snatch weightlifting of the Men's over 105-kilogram class at the Rio 2016 Olympics Games, but he was later disqualified in the clean and jerk stage following a controversial decision by the jury.
Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said members of a Daesh-affiliated cell that was busted in Iran’s western regions recently had plotted to carry out synchronized terrorist attacks in different parts of the country.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi said the country is determined to firmly respond to any move by Western parties to renege on its commitments based on the July 2015 nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
An Iranian deputy foreign minister unveiled plans for closer interaction between Tehran and Ankara in finding a way out of crisis in Syria, saying a consensus among key regional players on the basics of a solution to the crisis will pave the way for the subsequent practical steps.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran supports political stability in Burundi, expressing Tehran’s readiness to improve its relations with the African country.
In a meeting on Monday, Iranian and Russian officials exchanged views about major issues in the Middle East, particularly the latest developments in the war-stricken Syria.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his visiting Venezuelan counterpart, Delcy Rodriguez, held talks on a range of issues, including ways to promote relations between the Islamic Republic and the Latin American country.