Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the US is afraid of the Iranian delegation’s presence at the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York, as the country uses it as a good chance to publicly announce the Iranian nation’s opinions.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi says Tehran would sit for talks with Washington only if the US stops its economic war against the Islamic Republic.
President of Iran Hassan Rouhani is planned to hold meetings with several foreign leaders, including those of the UK and France, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, a presidential official has said.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned that any country launching a war against Iran would not be able to end it on its own, warning that such a military action would have dire consequences for the entire Middle East and beyond that region.
The Iranian president says the enemy will not dare launch aggression against the Islamic Republic thanks to the power of the Iranian Armed Forces and nation.
The commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami says any country that launches even a limited attack on Iran will turn its land into the main battlefield.
The governor of the Central Bank of Iran says the re-imposition of US sanctions on the bank shows they are so desperate in finding a lever to pressure Iran.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday that ending the economic war is pre-requisite for the US to take part in the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action as a member or a guest.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi says the new US sanctions against the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) are nothing new, but the same old bans in a new form.
Iran has submitted a letter to the UN Secretary General and the UN Security Council, rejecting the US’ accusations over the recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities as well as the country’s ballistic missile and space activities.
Iran says working out a new agreement of any sort with the United States is impossible for the time being given the current state of uncertainty and ambiguity in the White House regarding its policy toward Iran.
US President Donald Trump says his administration has imposed further sanctions on Iran's central bank following last weekend's attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
The Trump administration has finally issued visas allowing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to travel to New York, where they are going to attend the annual session of the UN General Assembly, Iran's UN mission said.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned of an "all out war" in the event of US or Saudi military strikes and that Saudi Arabia would have to fight "to the last American soldier."
Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran has become so powerful that it is now blamed for every incident in the world.
The September 2019 attack that cut Saudi Arabia’s oil production by up to 60% and has thrown the world into chaos was not a surprise. The claim by US Secretary of State that “Iran did it” is no surprise as well.
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said the country’s strategic policy is to reduce tensions in the Middle East but the Islamic Republic will make a crushing response to any aggression.
Iran’s ICT Minister says the United States’ possible withdrawal from the Universal Post Union (UPU) would be in line with the country’s pullout from other international organizations and agreements.
Tehran is considering cancelling the visit of President Hassan Rouhani to New York, where he was going to attend a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.
Iran has sent an official note to the US through the embassy of Switzerland, stressing that it was not behind the recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has suggested that Iran may sit for multilateral talks with the US within the framework of the P5+1 in case the US takes back its words, repents, and return to the 2015 nuclear deal.
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has urged the international community to unanimously condemn Washington's destructive behavior and economic terrorism against other countries.