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Iran DM Shrugs Off Trump’s Call for Dialogue

Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami shrugged off US President Donald Trump’s recent calls for direct talks with Iran without “preconditions”, reminding that Washington brazenly reneged on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that was the outcome of 12 years of negotiations.

Iranian, North Korean FMs Hold Talks in Tehran

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday held talks with his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong-ho, who is on an official visit to Tehran.

Trump Warns EU over Its Move to Protect Iran against Sanctions

US President Donald Trump has warned other countries against doing business with Tehran, saying he had imposed "the most biting" sanctions on the country. 

Zarif Raps US’ Hypocrisy as Trump Snaps Back Anti-Iran Sanctions

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed at the US for its hypocritical claim that it’s worried about the conditions of Iranian people, as US President Donald Trump signed into law the re-imposition of the anti-Iran US sanctions.

“Iran Must Arrange Meeting between Trump, Gen. Soleimani”

Seyyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian diplomat and member of the country’s nuclear negotiating team, says if he was in Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s shoes, he would invite US President Donald Trump to visit Tehran and meet him along with senior Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

Iran Says Ready to Hold Talks If US Apologizes

Senior Iranian officials say the country may enter into talks with the US provided that Washington offers an apology for its hostile moves against the Iranian nation and resume fulfilling its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal.

“Iran Should Hold Talks with Trump on Anniversary of 1953 Coup”

A former Iranian minister says President Hassan Rouhani must hold the meeting with his American counterpart Donald Trump in Tehran on the anniversary of the 1953 coup orchestrated by the CIA to topple Iran’s democratically-elected government.

Iranians Will Never Let Officials Negotiate with Great Satan: IRGC Chief

Chief-Commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad-Ali Jafari has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s call for dialogue with Iran, saying that the Iranian nation would never allow authorities to hold talks with the Great Satan (the US).

“Iran Sanctions at Odds with Trump’s Call for Dialogue”

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says Tehran believes in dialogue and logic, but the basic requirements for holding negotiation cannot be seen in the words and behaviours of US President Donald Trump and his administration.

Iranian Officials Show Mixed Reactions to Trump’s Call for Talks

Remarks by US President Donald Trump that he is ready for unconditional talks with Iran have received mixed responses in Iran with some arguing for the need for direct communications between the two arch-foes and others expressing pessimism the US is honest in its request for talks.

“Enemy Has Created Army of Guerillas in Suits against Tehran”

Addressing a parliamentary meeting in Tehran on Monday, Larijani pointed to recent economic problems in the country and said the problems are partly related to decisions made in the country and partly rooted in the enemies’ acts of sabotage.  

US Sanctions to Cost Dearly for Iranian Patients: Minister

Iran’s Minister of Health and Medical Education says the US president makes humanitarian gestures, but indeed he plans to increase pressure on Iran in the fields of medicine, medical equipment and basic goods, which are going to have dire consequences for ordinary citizens of Iran.

Iran Rules Out Holding Talks with Current US Administration

Iran says it is impossible to engage in talks with the US under the current administration which has adopted a fiercely hostile policy toward the Islamic Republic.

Iranians’ Culture of Resistance Doesn’t Let Them Surrender: Sherman

US President Donald Trump does not understand that “Iran has a culture of resistance that equates giving in to those kinds of public threats as surrender, and they won’t surrender,” a former US undersecretary of state for political affairs said.

US’ Threats against Iran; Real or Empty?

As the war of words has escalated between Tehran and Washington within the past few days, many experts believe that threats made by the US are largely aimed at distracting people from the case of Russian interference in US presidential election in 2016 and to increase economic pressure on Iran.

Iran Says Red Sea No Longer Safe for US Navy

IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani has harshly responded to the US President’s anti-Iran threats amid an increasingly escalating war of words between the two sides.

Iran Officially Protests at Pompeo’s Meddlesome Remarks

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has submitted a letter of protest to the Swiss embassy in Tehran, the protector of Washington’s interests, following US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's interventionist remarks and unfounded allegations made at an anti-Iran gathering in California.

Iran President Says Trump’s Empty Rhetoric Not Worth a Response

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says national integrity, unity and resistance provide the most powerful response to the United States’ adversity and inappropriate rhetoric.

“US Must Abandon Idea of Holding One-Sided Negotiation with Iran”

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has advised US government officials and President Donald Trump to forget about holding one-way negotiations with Iran under the shadow of threat.

Trump Says US Ready to Reach “Real Deal” with Iran

Two days after threatening Iran, US President Donald Trump tamped down his hawkish rhetoric and signaled he’s ready to make a “real deal” on Tehran’s nuclear program.

US Sanctions on Iran; Big Test for Erdogan

The Trump administration is engaged in intensive talks to persuade its European, Asian, and Middle Eastern allies to go along with US sanctions on Iran in a bid to increase pressure on Tehran, but it has yet to convince Turkey, a very important player in the region, to comply with its decision.

Iran’s Larijani Describes Trump as “Rascal”, His Tweets as “Hot Air”

The Speaker of Iran’s parliament has described the 71-year-old US President Donald Trump, who has taken a tough line on Iran since coming to power, as a scoundrel and dismissed his anti-Iran tweets as hot air.

“Biggest Threat to US Is Trump, Not Iran”

A senior advisor to the Iranian president says the biggest threat to the US is not Iran but its own president whose job is to “sell lies” and “bully” other people.

Iran FM to Trump: BE CAUTIOUS!

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warns US President Donald Trump to be cautious after he threatened the Islamic Republic with incredible hardships in a Tweet.

Iran Slams Pompeo’s Groundless, Hypocritical Statements

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has condemned the baseless and unfounded remarks made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo among a group of Iranian-American citizens living in California.

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