With the Vienna talks kinking in again, Iran has moved to voice its expectations from other parties, especially the European trio – France, Germany and Britain (E3). During the last round, the E3, particularly France, played an unconstructive role in the talks, preventing the negotiators, at least in one case, from hammering out a document […]

“As many around the world, incl. our Christian compatriots (on a bit different date), celebrate the birth of Jesus (PBUH), I wish a merry Christmas for all who observe it”, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said, congratulating all Christians both in Iran and the world on Christmas arrival. “May the new year bring peace, health & prosperity”, Saeed […]

During the meeting, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani and Omani Deputy Foreign Minister for Diplomat Affairs Sheikh Khalifa al-Harthy pointed to the 50th anniversary of the establishment of relations between the two countries, expressing satisfaction with the level of relations between Iran and Oman. Emphasizing the need to resolve regional issues by […]

Iran, Azerbaijan charted roadmap to enhance ties: FM Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that during his Wednesday trip to Azerbaijan, the two nations charted a roadmap to further enhance ties. “During official visit to Baku, we agreed to open a new chapter,” Hossein Amir-Abdollahian posted on his Twitter account to give a report […]

Ali Nikzad, Deputy Speaker of Iranian Parliament made the comments in a meeting with his Malaysian counterpart, Rashid Hasnon in Tehran on Saturday. In the meeting, Nikzad said that the Iranian parliament welcomes enhancing cooperation between the two parliaments as well as exchanging experiences on legislation and supervisory role of the two parliaments. Nikzad further comprehensively […]

Chief of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami made the remarks on the sideline of the Payambar-e Azam 17 drill, which was underway for the second day on Tuesday. “Today I saw a precise and real exercise which was the result of the utmost efforts and actions of the IRGC Navy armed forces […]

Iran urges intl. bodies to abide by commitments to refugees Iranian Interior Minister called on international bodies and organizations to live up to their commitments towards Afghan refugees. Speaking in a joint meeting with Filippo Grandi,  the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Tehran on Monday evening, Iranian Minister of Interior Ahmad Vahidi stated that UN […]

The recent round of Vienna talks ended last Friday with slight progress on a number of issues. After more than two weeks of intense negotiations, the delegations decided to take a break to make consultations in capitals and prepare for the next round which is expected to take place before the end of this month. […]

In a series of tweets on Saturday, Enrique Mora wrote, “Round 7 had its own logic and purpose in three phases: incorporate the new IR delegation into an ongoing, rather mature in terms of procedures, negotiation; discuss potential new ideas from a new government; see whether other delegations keen to incorporate any of those ideas into […]

TEHRAN – Iran is firm to make every effort to restore the 2015 nuclear deal in its original form but it demands verifiable guarantees that the other parties will not again violate their obligations, Iran’s ambassador to the UN said on Tuesday, insisting “full, effective and verifiable implementation of the agreement by all sides.” The […]

TEHRAN – The Iranian Army chief said on Monday that Israel’s “empty threats” against Iran originate from its “fear”. Abdolrahim Mousavi made the remarks during an opening ceremony of an exhibition on the capabilities and achievements of the Navy. Mousavi warned that any Israeli move to operationalize its threats would be met with a “proportionate […]

TEHRAN — Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, said on Sunday that the United States seeks to begin a sectarian war in the region. Hajizadeh made the remarks in the presence of commanders, administrators, professors and students of Imam Hussein University (AS). The brigadier general also described West […]