TEHRAN— Speaking Saturday evening at the meeting of the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control, Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi said that the process of importing vaccines must not be delayed. In another part of his speech, the President thanked the public, guilds, mourning groups and law enforcement forces for implementing the recent decision of National […]
TEHRAN – New Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said in a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Sunday that Tehran does not oppose the “principle of negotiation” to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The United States under Donald Trump quit the JCPOA in May 2018 […]
TEHRAN – The Sunni bloc in the Iranian Parliament has thanked Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for naming Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, a Sunni Kurdish commander, as the new chief of the Iranian Navy. In a letter to the Leader, the Sunni bloc expressed hopes that Iran would appoint more Sunnis and […]
The U.S. has begun evacuating diplomats and staff from its embassy in Kabul as Taliban stormed the Afghan capital early Sunday, according to Business Insider. “We have a small batch of people leaving now as we speak. A majority of the staff are ready to leave,” a U.S. official told Reuters. “The embassy continues to function.” […]
TEHRAN – The Iranian embassy in the United Kingdom has reacted to a tweet by the top diplomat of the United States saying that he conducted talks with his Saudi counterpart about Iran. “All must learn that Iran cannot be the subject of their negotiations. This way proved to be fruitless,” the Iranian embassy said […]
TEHRAN — Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says the Islamic Republic will keep supporting the oppressed nation of Palestine until the al-Quds is fully liberated. Qalibaf made the comments in a meeting on Monday with Ziyad al-Nakhalah, the secretary general of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement, in Tehran. The speaker emphasized Tehran’s unwavering support […]
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 […]