Iran-US Relations

James Watt, a former British ambassador to Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt, believes that Trump should be improving relations with Iran instead of recognizing Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital if he wants to achieve peace.

Iran’s defence minister says the US will be responsible for any escalation of tension in the region as a result of its decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the Israeli regime’s capital.

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri has warned that the recent US decision on Jerusalem al-Quds will spark a huge Intifada or Palestinian uprising.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in an article in The New York Times, has warned Europe against repeating the history by siding with the US against Iran’s missile program.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the expansion of cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United Kingdom can lead to further stability in the Middle East.

Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has called on Muslim nations to halt their political and trade ties with the US in response to President Donald Trump's "imprudent" recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as the Israeli "capital."

The Chief-Commander of IRGC says by recognizing Jerusalem Al-Quds as the Israeli regime’s capital, the US and the Zionist regime have made the most foolish move in their history.  

A quick look at US President’s moves clearly shows that although he has created some inevitable problems for the Muslim world and nations, at the same time he has showcased the failures of the US and its allies as well, a conservative Iranian journalist says.

Along with many people across the world, millions of Iranians have taken to the streets in different cities to protest against US president’s decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the Israeli regime.

Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif says the holy city of Jerusalem al-Quds will remain an Arab and Muslim city.

Iranian foreign ministry has strongly denounced the US administration for its decision to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the occupying regime of Israel.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani has warned about any decision by the United States about Jerusalem al-Quds and any provocative move against the interests of the Muslim world.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has called the top US diplomat’s recent comments a repetition of groundless accusations against Iran.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the US government has been informed of the Islamic Republic’s objection to the murder of the 25-year-old Iranian national, Bijan Ghaisar, in the US.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has rejected the statements made by Trump’s advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner, saying that such accusations are the result of the frustration and dismay of American officials.

Senior political analyst Seyyed Hossein Mousavian says the US, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are forming an alliance to counter Iran in the region.

Seyyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian diplomat and a senior analyst at Princeton University has weighed in on seven factors that show anti-Iran tendencies have increased more than ever in the White House.

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has reportedly sent a letter to IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani while he was in Syria, but the top general has refused to even open the letter.  

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has rejected US Vice-President Mike Pence’s anti-Iran remarks, saying that repeating ‘baseless’ accusations against the Islamic Republic will end up in failure.

Iran’s High Council of Human Rights has strongly denounced the killing of an Iranian-American national by the US police forces, and called on the US government to provide a convincing response.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has rejected the US accusation that Tehran violated the UN Security Council resolutions on Yemen, describing the allegations as ‘politically-motivated’.

An Iranian lawmaker says the US seeks to create a negative impression against Iran by reviving a legal case dating back to 35 years ago.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks about an embargo against Iran’s crude oil lack legal credibility and violate the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Muslim youths have brought the US to its knees by defeating ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

The US keeps pressuring the customers of Iran’s oil to prevent them from purchasing petroleum from the Islamic Republic.