TEHRAN — On his first day as the Iranian president, Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi met with several high-ranking foreign officials, marking a busy day for himself. Foreign officials had visited Tehran to attend the inauguration ceremony of Raisi. During a meeting with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Friday, Raisi said that the Iranian government will […]

TEHRAN — In separate meetings with the Afghan president and the leader of the Hamas political bureau, Iranian Parliament Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf has stressed the importance of establishing peace in the region. In his meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday night, Qalibaf said that peace can be achieved in Afghanistan through dialogue. President […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a meeting with senior diplomats from Nicaragua and Bangladesh. Zarif held talks with Shahriar Alam, the State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, who was in Tehran on behalf of his government to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s new president, Seyed Ebrahim Raisi. In the […]

TEHRAN — On Sunday afternoon, President Ebrahim Raisi officially appointed two key members of his cabinet. Mohammad Mokhber and Gholam Hossein Esmaeili were appointed respectively as first vice president and presidential chief of staff. Mokhber has been the head of the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam during the last two decades. The […]

TEHRAN — The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has condemned any action that would strengthen and help expand the Zionist regime’s occupation, describing implementation of the “evil plan” to normalize relations with the Tel Aviv regime by some Arab countries as a “failed step”. Ali Shamkhani made the remarks in a meeting with […]

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei officially endorses Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi as the eighth president of Iran. The Endorsement (in Persian: Tanfiz) Ceremony for the head of the thirteenth government of Iran was held on Tuesday morning with the participation of almost all high-ranking Iranian officials from the three […]

TEHRAN — Bosnian Foreign Minister Bisera Turkovic held talks on Tuesday night with Iran’s new president Ebrahim Raisi. At the meeting, Raisi emphasized that Iran’s principled policy is to maintain security in all regions and protecting the territorial integrity of all countries. “Our position is to maintain the safety and well-being of all regions,” he […]

TEHRAN – A former Lebanese ambassador to Chile, Poland, and Canada says that the Pegasus project showed Israel’s desire to spy on its allies as well as its foes. “Historical incidents show how Israel has spied on its friends as much as it did on its foes, and Pegasus is only a new tool for […]

TEHRAN— After his mandate was approved by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Ebrahim Raisi formally sworn in as the eighth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The swearing-in ceremony was held in the Iranian parliament on Thursday afternoon, attended by senior Iranian civil and military officials and a large […]

TEHRAN – Ebrahim Raisi will be formally confirmed as president on Tuesday by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. During the endorsement ceremony, Raisi will receive the presidential mandate from Ayatollah Khamenei. The ceremony will be attended by a number of high-ranking and mid-ranking officials as well as foreign dignitaries. Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli will first […]

TEHRAN — At his press briefing which was held online, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman presented a timeline of the ministry’s activities and developments in the field of foreign policy over the past two weeks. Saeed Khatibzadeh then answered questions from domestic and foreign journalists. Khatibzadeh responded to some statements made inside the United States […]

TEHRAN – An Iranian official have warned against threats against Iran in view of allegations against the Islamic Republic concerning an accident for an Israeli tanker in the Sea of Oman, saying Iran will give a firm response to any move against its national interests. On Sunday, the United States and Britain blamed Iran for […]