Billboard — Spokesman for the secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council said on Friday that Iran has explained to the Ukrainian National Defense and Security Council secretary that the downing of the Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran on January 8, 2020 was a result of human error. Keyvan Khosravi noted that in February 2020, […]
Billboard — Seyed Mahmood Nabavian, a senior Iranian MP, on Friday blamed the U.S. for the sabotage in the Natanz nuclear facility, saying Israel will not do anything without the permission of the United States. “This is the United States of America that has even imposed a medicine embargo on us. The medicine embargo shows […]
Billboard — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday harshly criticized the European countries for their recent comments on Iran’s nuclear activities, saying Europeans have formulated a wrong perception about Iran’s nuclear activities. The Europeans have expressed concerns about Iran’s move to enrich uranium to 60 percent purity in response to an act of sabotage at […]
Billboard — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Friday expressed grave concern over the events in the past few days in Iraq, particularly a car explosion at Baghdad, which left four people killed and 20 wounded. He said, “The Islamic Republic of Iran has always supported the security, stability and territorial integrity of Iraq, […]
Billboard — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Friday that new U.S. sanctions against Russia is a wrong move and completely unacceptable. He added, “Apparently, the U.S. government’s addiction to sanctions against other countries under false pretenses has become an institutionalized approach in this country, and the change of administrations has not had […]
Billboard — In continuation of consultations between Iran and the P4+1 talks for a possible revival of the JCPOA, heads of the E3 delegates met with Seyed Abbas Araghchi, head of the Iranian negotiating team in Vienna on Friday. Also on Friday, another meeting was held between Araghchi and Enrique Mora, Deputy Secretary General of […]
Billboard — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke at the Raisina Dialogue 2021 forum on situation in Afghanistan on Friday, saying the Taliban needs to reform itself. The forum, organized by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, was also attended by Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s Minister of External Affairs, and Hamdullah Mohib, National Security Advisor […]
Billboard — Iraj Masjedi, Iran’s ambassador to Iraq, met with Salar Abdul Sattar Mohammad, Iraq’s minister of justice, on Friday to discuss expansion of judicial cooperation between the two neighboring countries. During the meeting, Ambassador Masjedi thanked the Iraqi judiciary for its cooperation in transferring Iranian prisoners in Iraq to the country and presented an […]
TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Iran criticized the European countries during the latest round of nuclear talks in Vienna for imposing so-called human rights sanctions on Iran and ignoring recent sabotage at a key Iranian nuclear plant. Araghchi said the new EU sanctions are meant to undermine […]
Billboard — In a congratulatory message to the Army chief on Friday, Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri said the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps serve as a guarantee for the lasting security and unparalleled peace of the Iranian nation. General Bagheri sent the message ahead of the Islamic Republic […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei directed the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) personnel to proceed with their activities vigorously. Ayatollah Khamenei, the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, sent a message to IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami on the Guardians’ Day, commemorated on the birth anniversary of […]
TEHRAN (Billboard) – Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif lashed out at the UK prime minister for his “hypocrisy” as his expression of concern about Tehran’s nuclear program has coincided with the announcement of plans to increase the British stockpile of nukes. “In utter hypocrisy, Boris Johnson is ‘concerned about Iran developing a viable […]
