The foreign ministers of Iran and New Zealand on Sunday emphasized the importance of expanding bilateral relations, particularly in the economic sector.
A top Iranian military commander said the country will not hesitate to employ whatever capacities available in the world to defend itself, except the weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) whose application is forbidden by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.
A top Iranian diplomat lashed out at the Saudi regime for mounting an unfair campaign against Lebanon in a bid to whitewash its failure to topple Syria’s legitimate government.
President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will not tolerate terrorist attacks on holy shrines of Shia Imams in Iraq and Syria, and that the revered sites are a “red line” to the Islamic Republic.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 18 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran’s Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati deplored some Arab political bodies’ move to label the Lebanese Resistance Movement, Hezbollah, a terrorist group, urging them to refrain from taking such unilateral stances.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, referring to navy's capabilities and power, said that the enemy has a passive role in the Persian Gulf.
A couple of weeks after the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections in Iran, the country’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli announced on Saturday that the ministry will start preparations for Iran’s 2017 presidential elections in early fall.
Japan is to deliver medical devices worth 1.2 billion yen ($10.5 million) to Iran as per a grant aid agreement which is being entered into effect Saturday.
Parviz Parastouyi shared a story of a strange event on his Instagram page, writing about a day when he was taking a family member’s dollars to the bank.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismissed the notion that some countries could enjoy security at the expense of insecurity for the others, stressing that security has become a “globalized” issue in the contemporary era.
A senior Iranian military official underlined that the country’s defensive programs, including its missile capabilities, would never be subject to any negotiation.
Iran calls for the facilitation of its banking transactions and trade exchanges with world countries following the January removal of sanctions against Tehran, the chief of staff of President Hassan Rouhani says.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari defended the Lebanese Resistance Movement, Hezbollah, in a speech before the Arab League, prompting the Saudi delegation to withdraw from the meeting.
Iran’s media said on Thursday that an agreement has been signed with Britain that would allow the country’s flag carrier airline British Airways to resume flights to Iran after a hiatus of six years.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei praised the tranquility and peace in which Iran’s elections were held recently, saying that while other Middle Eastern nations are experiencing insecurity, the polls were held in full security.
