Iran’s top human rights official rejected the appointment of UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, saying that Tehran regards the move as “unjustified”.
Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran's Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati voiced Tehran’s readiness to provide whatever help for the United Nations in its humanitarian aid plans for the people of crisis-stricken countries.
An Iranian oil official said the country is ready to help restore balance to the oil market but did not hold out much hope given that some producers are pumping crude at record levels.
Iran’s top human rights official rejected the appointment of UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, saying that Tehran regards the move as “unjustified”.
An Iranian deputy foreign minister stressed the need for closer business ties between Tehran and Tokyo, saying that the two countries have decided to boost their mutual economic cooperation following the removal of anti-Tehran sanctions.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi strongly condemned recent terrorist attacks in neighboring Pakistan, which left at least 19 people dead and dozens of others wounded.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in a proclamation sent to heads of Iran’s three branches of power outlined general policies on family, known as the cornerstone of the Islamic society.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi rejected the recent anti-Iran allegations raised by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir as “too boring and repetitive”, calling on the Saudi regime to change its “unconstructive” regional policies.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran considers development of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), including nuclear and chemical weapons, as redline for its defence program.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry categorically condemned recent remarks by Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister against Tehran, describing them as “baseless” and “repetitive”.
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said Tehran is set to break ground on the construction of two more nuclear power plants in the southern city of Bushehr on September 10.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected recent anti-Iran allegations made by a British official as “unrealistic”, stressing the Islamic Republic’s “constructive role” in the fight against terrorism in the region.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani offered his congratulations to the Malaysian people and government over the anniversary of the Southeast Asian country’s Independence Day, also known as Hari Merdeka.
The head of the Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS), a Tehran-based NGO, said the population of Iranian cheetahs, also known as Asiatic cheetahs, is undergoing a rapid decline despite all measures taken to save the endangered species.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the continued military presence of Turkey in the Syrian territories without the Damascus government’s consent will aggravate the situation in the region, and called for an immediate halt to the Turkish military operations in the Arab country.
The three Persian Gulf islands of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs are indispensable parts of Iran, the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesman underlined, dismissing recent anti-Iran claims about the islands raised by the Arab League chief.
Iran will hold its first tender of an oil field for development under the new contract model around the end of the Iranian month of Mehr on Oct. 21, an official says.
Head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Masoud Soltanifar said more than five million foreign tourists visited the Islamic Republic in 2015.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday strongly condemned the attack carried out by terrorist groups in the Iraqi province of Karbala, expressing the hope that terrorism would be eradicated in the region.
