Iran-US Relations

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman strongly denounced Republican US Senator John McCain’s meeting with the head of the terrorist anti-Iran Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), stressing that such moves are aimed at expanding terrorism in the region.

A political analyst says the Trump administration has adopted a more aggressive approach toward Iran than Obama’s did.

A senior advisor to Iran’s foreign minister says the Islamic Republic is a key player in Syria and will not allow the United States to change the equations to its benefit.

A top Iranian parliamentarian says Washington’s plan to establish an air-exclusion zone in Syria is a nonstarter and will only further complicate the crisis in the Middle East.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the recent missile strikes by the US military against a Syrian airfield were a “strategic mistake.”

A top Iranian official says it is a far-fetched idea that Tehran and Washington will get engaged in a military conflict.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticized the US administration for its missile attack on a Syrian airfield, saying the move has just served the interests of terrorists in the Arab country.

Iran has strongly condemned a US cruise missile attack on a Syrian army airbase near the west-central city of Homs, calling it "destructive and dangerous".

A top Iranian official has downplayed the anti-Iran claims by the head of the US Central Command, and warned the United States of any “adventurism” regarding Tehran’s actions in the region.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed as groundless the allegations made by US defense secretary that Iran is a sponsor of terrorism, saying the US is misleading the world’s public opinion about the real financial and spiritual supporters of terrorism and Takfiri-Wahhabi extremism.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed US vice president’s claim that Tehran is destabilizing the region, saying it is Washington’s support for the Tel Aviv regime that intensifies insecurity and instability.

Iranian Foreign Ministry said the country has imposed sanctions on 15 American companies over their support for terrorist activities and crimes committed by the Israeli regime.

The United States has imposed sanctions on 30 foreign companies or individuals for alleged transfer of‘sensitive technology’to Iran for its missile program, the State Department said on Friday.

Iranian foreign minister says the Israeli regime’s arsenal of nuclear weapons poses the main threat to the entire world.

Iranian Parliament speaker has slammed the Saudi invasion of Yemen as an all-out war against a nation, adding a genocide is taking place in the country.

For the first time in Iranian history, the country has exported milk to the United States, Deputy Agriculture Minister Hassan Rokni announced on Thursday without providing any further information about the value of trade or time of delivery.

A recent move by the US Treasury Department to allow US nationals to open accounts at Iranian banks could be perceived as US President Trump’s first positive move towards implementing the nuclear deal with Tehran.

An Iranian MP says Trump’s campaign remarks have put the US administration under heavy pressure of public opinion to scrap the nuclear deal with Iran, but he has no choice but to pursue its implementation.

A source close to the Central Bank of Iran announced that Americans who live in Iran can open bank accounts in the country.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United States had the opportunity to prove its trustworthiness in the course of nuclear talks and the JCPOA implementation, but it failed to win the Islamic Republic’s trust.

A senior Iranian MP says the White House officials currently seek to minimise Iran’s gains from the nuclear deal by imposing non-nuclear sanctions on the country.

Iran Wrestling Federation has invited Jordan Burroughs, the well-known American wrestler, to visit Iran alongside his family.

Jordan Burroughs, the well-known American freestyle wrestler, says he is “confident that if Trump ever visited Iran, he’d learn a lot about the people and come back to the US with a newfound appreciation for the Persians.”

An international lawyer says Iran’s regional rivals know that US President Trump has not yet determined his foreign policy, and are thus trying to influence his approach towards Iran.

Iran's Judiciary chief has hailed the holding of the 6th International Conference on Palestinian Intifada in Tehran on February 21 and 22, saying it is an excellent opportunity to draw Muslims' attention to the issue of Palestine.