Iranian president has highlighted the role played by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps in saving regional states from terrorism, saying the IRGC is now popular not only in Iran, but also in Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan region, Syria, and Lebanon.
An Iranian journalist and political commentator has argued that the US government deliberately portrays Donald Trump as a “stupid and unpredictable” person to take concessions by scaring the enemies and opponents of the United States.
A former Iranian diplomat has weighed in on Iran’s probable strategies to respond to Washington’s possible withdrawal from the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, known as the JCPOA.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in an article published in The Atlantic, has rejected the ‘myths’ about Iran’s aggression in the Middle East, and argued that his country has been unfairly maligned.
An Iranian source says a recent report by the New Yorker on a meeting between Iranian FM and his US counterpart was aimed at making up for Tillerson’s passivity at the meeting, and also strengthening his position amid speculations about his conflict with Trump.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has reiterated that the country will give a decisive response if the US designates the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group.
Secretary General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah Movement, Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, says Washington’s main problem with Iran is not the country’s nuclear program but its regional role which thwarts the US plots in the Middle East.
As Trump is reportedly going to decertify Iran nuclear deal in coming days, political and media circles in Tehran are discussing how to deal with the new US approach towards the JCPOA and Tehran’s ties with Europe in case of US withdrawal.
Iranian foreign minister says the Islamic Republic’s policies in the region are pursued without regard to the anti-Iran comments made by others, including the US President Donald Trump.
An Iranian legislator says US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s new plan seeks to maintain the Iran nuclear deal, and at the same time take a tougher line on Tehran.
Juan Cole, a senior American academic and commentator, says the Trump administration’s moves against the Islamic Republic of Iran prove Ayatollah Khamenei was right about Washington’s untrustworthiness.
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has warned that if the US is stupid enough to designate IRGC as a terrorist organization, then the IRGC will regard the US army as ISIS terrorists anywhere in the world.
An Iranian lawmaker believes that if the US decides to pull out of the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, Iran cannot rely on the Europeans as committed partners.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the benefits gained by the nuclear deal are irreversible and no one, including US President Donald Trump, can harm them.
An Iranian legislator has dismissed Washington’s anti-Iran accusations, saying Tehran is ahead of Western countries when it comes to fighting terrorism and human trafficking.
Iranian minister of economic affairs and finance says the US president’s recent anti-Iran remarks have had no impact on the approaches of the European and Asian banks as well as international financial institutes towards the Islamic Republic.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has condemned Washington’s recent report on human trafficking, stressing that the US government has levelled “undue, baseless and unrealistic” accusations against Iran in this report.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has offered sympathy to the bereaved families of those killed in the recent deadly shooting in Las Vegas.
The IRGC chief-commander says the US will have to relocate its bases to areas outside the striking range of Iranian missiles if anti-Tehran sanctions are re-imposed.
US President Donald Trump’s aggressive strategy on Iran might be challenged if the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize goes to the architects of the historic Iran nuclear deal.