TEHRAN – In its first official reaction to media reports of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said it welcomes dialogue with the Saudi kingdom because such a dialogue is in the interest of the region. Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, responded to foreign media reports of talks between […]

TEHRAN– In a message on Monday Ayatollah Ali Khamenei offered his condolences on the death of Brigadier General Seyyed Mohammad Hejazi, Deputy Commander of the IRGC Quds Force. “With great regret, I received the news of the passing of the honorable General Seyed Mohammad Hejazi. May God bless him and grant him peace,” Ayatollah Khamenei […]

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) said the country has put a 21-percent rise in foreign trade on the agenda for the current Iranian calendar year 1400 (started on March 21), IRNA reported. Speaking in a press conference on Monday, Hamid Zadboum said two scenarios have been considered for the current calendar […]

TEHRAN – Serbia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic said on Sunday that Belgrade has always supported and would continue to support the 2015 nuclear deal – JCPOA – and Iran’s peaceful nuclear program. Selakovic, who visited Tehran on Saturday, made the remarks in a meeting with President Hassan Rouhani. Serbia, Selakovic added, remains determined to have […]

TEHRAN– Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of the Iranian parliament, spoke on Sunday about the 60% uranium enrichment and the sabotage act at Natanz, suggesting that the sabotage must be responded “at the right time”. Noting that enriching uranium up to 60% purity carried important political messages to the West, Ghalibaf said, “Iran’s enemies expected Iran’s […]

TEHRAN– In a message on Sunday commemorating Army Day, President Hassan Rouhani emphasized his administration’s efforts to equip the Army and other branches of the armed forces with modern arms amid the country’s economic struggle. “The morale of the military forces and their weaponry have never been better than they are today,” the president said. […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations says the United States must present a list of steps it would take to lift sanctions on Iran in order to prove its seriousness in the ongoing talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). “What is […]

TEHRAN – Unprecedented fluctuations in the Iranian stock market over the past few months have led shareholders, experts, and scholars to call for the government to increase its support for the market, some shareholders want the government to guarantee the return of their stocks, some believe providing infrastructure is the best way to help this […]

TEHRAN – Iranian military units held a motorcade parade On Sunday in the capital Tehran to mark the National Army Day. Various types of unmanned aerial vehicles, tanks, anti-aircraft batteries, advanced missile systems, and different kinds of electronic warfare systems were put on display. The National Army Day was also celebrated inside selected military bases in […]

TEHRAN – In a press interview, Persian language and literature professor Hassan Zolfaghari has said that the cultural cooperation between Iran and China has increased drastically after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Citing the recent 25-year document signed between Iran and China and the interest of the Chinese people towards Iranian culture, the professor stated that […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani sent a message to his Zimbabwean counterpart to offer him and the people of the country congratulations on the Independence Day of the Republic of Zimbabwe, according to the Iranian presidency. “I would like to offer my sincerest congratulations to Your Excellency and the hero people of your country […]

TEHRAN – Iran and the remaining parties to a 2015 nuclear deal agreed to continue nuclear deal talks as a top Iranian nuclear negotiator announced that the talks are leading to a new understanding. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, who is leading Iran’s negotiating team in the Vienna nuclear deal talks, said on […]