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Iran urges int'l community to stand against US "knee on neck" policy
PoliticsIran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi warned against return of power-based unilateralism and called on the international community to stand against "knee on neck" policy.
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UN Security Council rejects US draft resolution to extend arms embargo on Iran
PoliticsUN Security Council on Friday rejected the US draft resolution to extend arms embargo on Iran causing a major setback for the US Administration being rebuffed by the UNSC for the first time.
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Zarif arrives in Beirut
PoliticsForeign Minister Mohammd Javad Zarif arrived in Beirut late on Thursday for talks with senior Lebanese officials.
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VP: Anti-Iran sanctions imposed by US mere failure
PoliticsIranian Vice President and Head of the Budget and Planning Organization Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said on Thursday that the implementation of economic and civil programs in the country demonstrates that the sanctions imposed by the US have failed so far.
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President Rouhani opens two development projects in west of Iran
PoliticsIranian President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated two big projects on soil and water, as well as modern irrigation systems, in Ilam and Kermanshah Provinces in west of the country on Thursdy.
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Rouhani: US not entitled to JCPOA mechanisms
Politics Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a telephone conversation on Wednesday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron said that the US is not entitled to use the mechanism of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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Iranian, French presidents discuss Lebanon's situation on phone
PoliticsIranian President Hassan Rouhani and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in a telephone conversation on Wednesday reviewed the latest situation in Lebanon, Deputy Head of the Iranian president's office for communications Alireza Moezzi said.
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Zarif: US has no right to invoke "Snapback" mechanism
PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that the US proposed resolution for extension of arms embargo on Iran will not receive vote as the United States has no right to invoke "Snapback" mechanism.
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AEOI chief signs memorial book in honor of victims of human tragedy in Lebanon
PoliticsHead of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi late on Monday attended Lebanon Embassy in Tehran to sign memorial book in honor of victims of human tragedy in Lebanon and express solidarity with the Lebanese government and people.
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Iran confident UNSC will reject US draft resolution
PoliticsIran’s Permanent Representative envoy to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi has said he is confident the UN Security Council will reject a US draft resolution against Iran.
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Pres. Rouhani urges critics to offer ways for betterment of economy
PoliticsPresident Hassan Rouhani defended the economic record of his government on Wednesday, saying that the critics need to give proposals for the betterment of economic situation.
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COVID-19 kills 188 more Iranians over past 24 hours
PoliticsIran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Wednesday that some 188 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 18,988.
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Iran rejects fake news on Us lifting anti-Iran sanctions
PoliticsIranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi categorically dismissed as false news the recent media claims about a European initiative that calls for the temporary removal of the US 'non-targeted' sanctions against Tehran.
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Five spy teams dismantled by Iran's intelligence ministry
PoliticsIran's Intelligence Ministry dismantled five spying teams working for foreign intelligence services, deputy intelligence minister for counter-espionage said.
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Iran’s Health Min urges collective measures in region to combat COVID-19
Politics Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki called on the regional countries to further cooperate in the fight against Coronavirus.
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Iran set to supply oil at energy bourse
PoliticsPresident Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that the Iranian government has a plan to supply oil in the energy bourse so that the traders can trade oil in the domestic market.
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PGCC must not follow US, Iran’s official says
PoliticsIran's Chief of Staff of Presidential Office Mahmoud Vaezi on Tuesday said that the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) must not follow the United States as the presence of the country in the region is illegitimate and brings insecurity and instability.
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Official: COVID-19 kills 184 more in Iran
PoliticsIran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Tuesday that some 184 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 18,800.
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Trump had four-year time for successful diplomacy with Iran: Gov’t spox
PoliticsGovernment spokesman Ali Rabiee said Trump had four years time for a successful diplomacy with Iran exploring legal ways for the purpose, but, he opted for the worst pathways compared to those the US experienced over the past several decades.
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Vaezi: UNSC members are subject to big test
PoliticsHead of the Iranian President's Office Mahmoud Vaezi in a message said members of the UN Security Council are subject to a big test to show the independence of voting and their negative reaction to violation of UNSC Resolution 2231 and JCPOA collapse.
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Envoy: UNSC rejects US' unilateralism
PoliticsIran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi in a message reacted to US' anti-Iran resolution to extend arms embargo, saying the UNSC once again rejected US' unilateralism.
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Official: COVID-19 kills 189 more in Iran
PoliticsIran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Monday that some 189 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 18,616.
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Consecutive changes in US administration of no importance for Iran: Spox
PoliticsSpokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Abbas Mousavi commented on the numerous shifts in the US administration and said Tehran did not care about the consecutive changes in the US failed executives.
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Iran slams moves to use Beirut blast as tool for political aims
PoliticsSpokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry says it is unacceptable that some individuals, groups and foreign states use the August 4 Beirut explosion as a pretext for achieving their political goals.
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Zarif: US, Israel nukes threaten "our region"
PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message referred to the 75th anniversary of atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, saying the US, ISRAEL nuclear weapons "threaten our region".
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Iran's 1st aid cargo in Beirut to help affected Lebanese people
PoliticsIran's first cargo of humanitarian aid comprising 95 tons of food and medicine arrived in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday to help that country's people who have been affected by the recent tragic blast in the Lebanese capital.
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President Rouhani: Iranian nation, gov't to stand by Lebanese people
PoliticsPresident Hassan Rouhani said here on Thursday that the Iranian nation and government as in the past will always stand by dear Lebanese people and government.
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Official: COVID-19 kills 174 more in Iran
Politics Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Thursday that some 174 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 17,976.
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Rouhani: Correspondents should spread happiness across country
PoliticsIranian President Hassan Rouhani highlighted Thursday the heavy duty that the correspondents have in society to spread happiness and hope during the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
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President Rouhani says Iran to open 17 petrochemical projects this year
PoliticsPresident Hassan Rouhani said that Iran has inaugurated four projects so far and will continue to open 13 others till the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2021).