Conservative newspaper Kayhan has called on the Iranian government to stop relying on the West and form a consortium with Russia, India and China as an alternative to cope with the West’s economic pressure.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to visit the Indian capital on Sunday night at the head of a high-ranking politico-economic delegation.
Iran’s former ambassador to Morocco says the Islamic Republic has been too much optimistic about its relations with Arab countries, while the future belongs to Asian states, including India and its eastern neighbours.
While Iranian officials maintain that it is unlikely the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) pipeline project becomes operational, Saudi Arabia has pledged to provide its investment and Taliban militants vowed to secure it.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met a number of his counterparts from across the world on the sidelines of the ministerial conference of the Non-Aligned Movement in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has expressed regret over the recent unrest in Kashmir that left a number of people dead and injured, urging the conflicting sides to show restraint.
Experts believe Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s recent visit to New Delhi, which was made shortly after the Israeli premier’s trip to India, as well as the visit of the Indian prime minister to Israel, could balance India’s ties with the Zionist regime.
A senior political analyst is sceptical about India’s interest in development of its ties with Iran, saying New Delhi is just after securing the energy supplies it needs and gaining access to the region’s markets via the Islamic Republic.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the history of Iran-India relations is replete with close and friendly cooperation, and the expansion of reciprocal ties between the two states would further promote security in the region.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, who is India on an official visit, says as long as the world’s governments do not adhere to the codes of ethics and live up to their commitments, human problems will not be resolved.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says expansion of relations between Iran and India as the two major countries of Asia can be beneficial not only for the two nations, but also for the stability and security of the region.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says driving a wedge among the Islamic world and creating Takfiri terror groups in the Middle East are part of a larger plot hatched up by the West.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who left Tehran for India on Thursday, says Iran and India will bolster their current ties in various fields including politics, economy, culture, information technology, health, industry and agriculture.
A collection of India’s historic works are on show in Golestan Palace downtown Tehran. The works include exquisite Indian offerings to monarchs and courtiers of Qajar era [1785 to 1925].
Iran has launched the first phase of a strategic southeastern port which it expects to open a multi-modal trade corridor connecting India to Central Asia.
