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 […]

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 […]