Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic, as a victim of terrorism, is at the forefront of fighting it, while the US and other Western countries are providing shelter for those criminals.
Iran says Qatar’s decision to quit the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) shows the frustration of small producers at the dominant role of a Saudi and Russia-led panel that determines production cuts in order to help regulate prices.
The Iranian capital is to host the second edition of an international gathering of Parliament speakers from Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, China and Russia on fight against terrorism and expansion of inter-regional ties.
Iran, Russia, and Turkey on Thursday issued a joint statement at the end of the 11th round of international Syria peace talks held in the Kazakh capital of Astana.
Iran’s Central Bank says a financial mechanism is being developed to replace SWIFT system for transactions with Iran, and foreign banks are gradually joining the new system, known as SEPAM, to conduct financial transactions with the Islamic Republic.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has denounced the latest sanctions imposed by the US Treasury against a number of foreign and Iranian companies and individuals, including the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Iran.
Iran says its nuclear interactions with the European Union started following the 2015 nuclear accord will not be affected by unilateral sanctions imposed by the US, and the two will keep up working on nuclear-related projects for at least two years.
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Ali Shamkhani says Tehran and Moscow will continue to strengthen the Syrian armed forces in the fight against terrorism within the framework of the existing coalition.
The chairwoman and CEO of Iran’s flagship carrier Iran Air says the company will negotiate with any supplier, including the Russian Sukhoi, that can sell aircraft and plane parts to Iran without an OFAC licence.
India, Iran and Russia will meet next month to discuss the operation of a 7,200 km trade and transport corridor that presents a cheaper and shorter alternative to the traditional route through the Suez Canal.
Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a senior assistant to the Iranian foreign minister, held talks with his Russian and Turkish counterparts Alexander Lavrentiev and Sadat Onal in Moscow on the latest developments in Syria.
Iran’s ambassador to the United Kingdom Hamid Baeidinejad has condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Nuclear Weapons Treaty with Russia, warning that such a move would lead to a cold war again.
Iran’s petroleum minister, in an unannounced visit to Moscow, reached a deal with the Russian energy minister on a 1-million-bpd increase in oil output through joint efforts.
A senior Russian official has dismissed the Israeli regime’s demand that Iran be forced out of Syria, saying that the issue is none of Tel Aviv’s business as it is Syria’s sovereign right to authorize Iranian forces on its soil.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has called for the cooperation of all countries, especially those in the Eurasia region, against the United States’ hostile approach towards other states of the world.
Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati says Tehran and Moscow are seeking to carry out transactions using their national currencies, gradually ditching dollar and other currencies in their trade relations.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says Tehran is closing in on reaching a mutual understanding with Europe, Russia and China regarding different issues including the European financial mechanism.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday held separate meetings with his counterparts from a number of countries on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says the Israeli regime will receive a crushing response if it keeps attacking Syrian positions.
Several world leaders and senior officials have condemned the Saturday terrorist attack in the Iranian city of Ahvaz, which has killed and wounded dozens of people.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says Tehran welcomes the Idlib agreement between Turkey and Russia reached in a meeting in the Russian city of Sochi, which was made following the trilateral meeting among presidents of the three countries in Tehran.
