Iran-US Relations

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the key to a détente in Iran-US relations is in the hands of Washington and the currently severed relations between the two sides would change only if the US stops exerting pressure on and making threats against Iran.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the wall of distrust between Tehran and Washington has become taller, especially after the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says what the US president is doing today regarding the Iran nuclear deal was totally predicted as the accord was entirely based on distrust.

Shahram Jazayeri, an Iranian tycoon who spent several years of his life in jail for being involved in a high-profile corruption case, says he wants to construct a hotel near Trump Tower in New York City.

Iran says it has no information on the formation of working groups on fixing what the US sees as flaws in the Iranian nuclear deal.

Baqer Namazi, an Iranian-American dual national imprisoned in Iran since early 2016, has not been released from jail, the spokesman of Iran’s judiciary said.

Iran has warned that the US is relocating ISIS terrorists to Afghanistan to justify its presence there, calling for closer cooperation between Tehran and Kabul to fight terror.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticised Washington’s increasing reliance on nuclear weapons, saying that such an approach would bring humankind closer to annihilation.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says those who export deadly weapons to the region, especially the US, are not in a position to comment on the Islamic Republic’s defence capability.

Commander of Iran's Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kioomars Heidari says Iran offers support to any state willing to fight against the Zionist regime of Israel.

The US has sentenced Ahmad Sheikhzadeh, a former advisor to Iran’s mission to the UN, to three months in prison for alleged tax evasion and violation of US sanctions.

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has accused the US of hampering the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, saying the falling apart of the JCPOA will have dire regional consequences.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has lashed out at his American counterpart for sympathizing with the great nation of Iran, saying Iranians have not yet forgotten the tortures by the former US-backed regime as well as the sanctions that threatened ordinary people’s lives.

An Iranian official says the ban on Iran's caviar exports to the US has been lifted after 25 years, stressing that 10 kilogrammes of farmed caviar has been exported to America last year.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has blasted the anti-Iran claims made by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, saying such comments are clear examples of Washington’s meddlesome and illegitimate policies.

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the goal behind Washington’s move to relocate ISIS terrorists to Afghanistan is to justify its military presence in the region and to provide security for the Zionist regime.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at the new allegations raised by the US Ambassador to UN against Iran on sending weapons to Yemen, saying that these are attempts to create Iranophobia.

A political analyst says negotiations between Iran and Europe on regional issues can be fruitful and trust-building only if the EU does not raise the issue of Tehran’s missile program.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani says the Iran nuclear deal is non-negotiable and the US' recent moves to change the JCPOA are 'illegal'.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Washington and Riyadh provided ISIS with weapons while Iran helped the Iraqis and Syrians defeat the terrorists.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has elaborated on the reasons for Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s decision to remain in Tehran instead of attending the 48th Annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has rejected the false accusations levelled against Iran by US Vice President Mike Pence, saying such remarks are made out of enmity.

A top Iranian official says Europe is seeking to keep the US in the Iran nuclear deal by offering Washington concessions in areas other than the JCPOA.

American author and journalist Barbara Slavin says it is even hard to imagine that Trump would be re-elected as he has aroused so much opposition from so many Americans.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani denounced the US-led coalition’s plan to create a so-called border force in Syria’s northeast as a violation of international laws and a plot against the Arab country’s territorial integrity.