TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has strongly rejected “interventionist and irresponsible” remarks by officials of the Arab League and the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council. In a statement on Friday, Khatibzadeh highlighted the “destructive role of a handful of countries”, saying, “These imprudent and irresponsible comments are part of their anti-Iran remarks.” The […]

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that Iran’s enrichment of uranium to 60% purity is not helpful but said he is pleased Tehran is still in indirect talks with the U.S. about both countries resuming compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Iran on Friday said […]

TEHRAN— Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi started a regional tour on Saturday that first took him to the UAE. After concluding visit to Abu Dhabi, he is scheduled to travel to Iran, Qatar and Turkey, respectively. The agenda is to strengthen bilateral relations and build consensus to advance the Afghan peace process. At the […]

TEHRAN— In a message on Saturday, President Hassan Rouhani of Iran congratulated his Syrian counterpart Bashar Al-Assad on National Day of the Syrian Arab Republic. Rouhani also expressed confidence that by using the great capacities of the two countries, valuable steps can be taken to establish peace and stability in the region. The Iranian president […]

TEHRAN— Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, issued a message on Saturday asking the Iranian Army to boost preparedness for operations as much as necessary. In his congratulatory message on the eve of Army Day, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces urged Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi to “keep enhancing this […]

TEHRAN— The Joint Commission of the JCPOA set to resume nuclear deal talks on Saturday afternoon, 17 April, in Vienna. Enrique Mora, Deputy Secretary-General and Political Director of the European External Action Service, will lead the negotiations. Representatives from China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and Iran – the remaining members of the JCPOA […]

Billboard — General Yousef Ghorbani, commander of the Army Airborne Division, said on Saturday that Iran will never imagine that it has reached a zenith, noting the Islamic Republic is setting aims for greater steps. “Our effort today is to take greater steps for the development and promotion of the airborne division in 1399,” Ghorbani […]

TEHRAN— The Ministry of Intelligence on Saturday revealed the identity of the saboteur at the Natanz nuclear plant along with his photo. Reza Karimi, the agent who committed the sabotage at the nuclear site, has fled Iran, the ministry said. The ministry said it is taking legal actions to arrest him. A power outage at […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has strongly rejected “interventionist and irresponsible” remarks by officials of the Arab League and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). In a statement on Friday, Khatibzadeh highlighted the “destructive role of a handful of countries”, saying, “These imprudent and irresponsible comments are part of their anti-Iran remarks.” […]

TEHRAN – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its estimate of Iran’s total gross official reserves to $115 billion, following the Central Bank of Iran (CBI)’s objection about the fund’s incorrect estimates of the mentioned index. Earlier this week, CBI Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati rejected as flawed and unverified IMF’s recent data which suggested that […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has ruled out the prospect of Iran and the P4+1 engaging in a process of talks for the sake of talks, saying the duration of the nuclear negotiations is determined by national interests. The chief Iranian diplomat’s comments were posted in Persian on his Instagram page. He […]

TEHRAN – In the latest move to achieve advanced nuclear technology, Iran announced on Friday that it produced the first batch of 60% enriched uranium for the first time. “On Wednesday, we ordered the launch of 60% and today at 00: 40 AM (Friday) we got the 60% product. The product we produce now is […]