Iran-US Relations

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has condemned the US for detaining an anchor of the Iranian English-language television news network, Press TV.

A senior Iranian lawmaker said the Iran-focused conference planned to be held in Poland next month will play into Iran’s hands, as this will be seen as another intervention in Iran’s affairs that further damages credibility of the US.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has denounced the recent anti-Iran and war-mongering remarks by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his visit to the UAE saying that Washington should take lessons from the defeat of its numerous war-mongering policies in the region over the past several decades.

Iranian first vice-president has slammed the US plan to hold an anti-Iran conference in Poland next month as another “desperate” move to pressure Tehran that will lead nowhere.

Iran’s top cinema official announced the country would cancel a film week dedicated to Polish films in Tehran in protest against Warsaw’s plan to host an anti-Iran meeting organized by the US.

The governor of Iran’s Central Bank says the US’ plan to organize an anti-Iran conference in Warsaw signals Washington’s frustration with its previous anti-Iran plots.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Poland’s charge d'affaires in Tehran over the country’s bid to co-host an anti-Iran conference in Warsaw.

The number of American citizens who visited Iran as tourists in the first eight months of the current Persian calendar year has increased significantly compared with the similar period last year, an official says.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at an anti-Iran conference due to be held by the US in the Polish capital of Warsaw next month, describing it as a “desperate circus” that will disgrace the participants.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has rejected the “groundless” accusations and remarks made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the Egyptian capital of Cairo.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed as “untrue” reports by certain US media that an American citizen is imprisoned in the Iranian city of Mashhad in suboptimal conditions.

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran will overcome the sanctions the US has reinstated following its withdrawal from the nuclear deal and achieve an “unprecedented” victory.

The escalating trade war between the US and China could in many ways benefit Iran, which has been a victim of US punitive measures just like China, a report published by Fararu news website reads.

An Iranian expert in Afghanistan affairs refers to the ongoing talks between the US and the Taliban, saying Washington is seeking to establish an Islamic State in eastern and southeastern regions of Afghanistan through the Taliban.

The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says during his recent visit to Afghanistan two US lawmakers have told him that Washington is after holding talks with Tehran.

Head of the Strategic Centre of the General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says although the Americans say they are leaving Syria, it is not clear to what extent it will become operational.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman slams the US president for his anti-Tehran statements saying that he is just expressing his void wishes.

A Norwegian passenger plane, which made an emergency landing in Iran three weeks ago is unable to return due to US sanctions.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed a new US claim that Iran's launch of space rockets and missiles breaches a Security Council resolution that endorsed the 2015 nuclear deal, saying Washington has already violated that UN document and thus cannot comment on it.

The Iranian president has mocked his US counterpart’s visit to Iraq late December, saying his short, secret trip was proof of the failure of US policies in the region.

Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri warned regional states against pinning hope on the US support, saying the sudden withdrawal of US from Syria shows the country could not be trusted with keeping its word.

The lieutenant commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says the Iranian nation would foil the US plot of bringing Iran to its knees through imposing severe sanctions in the same way they defeated the US-backed plot in 2009 to topple the Islamic system.

An American fashion artist says the emergency landing of her flight in Iran was a great opportunity for her to get to know the country and its people.

The top commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the United States' power is on the decline and faced with Iran's increasing might, it does not dare mention the military option against the Islamic Republic anymore.

A conservative theoretician has called on the government to stop living up to its commitments under the Iran nuclear deal, saying Tehran does not need outright withdrawal from the 2015 agreement but it ought to take measures to show it is no longer legally committed to the deal and the world needs to take immediate measures.