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President Rouhani upbeat with coming to stream of major drinking water project
PoliticsPresident Hassan Rouhani on Thursday made upbeat remarks at ceremony of coming to stream of a major drinking water project saying that the water line from the Persian Gulf to central Iran is actually line of hope for the people to enjoy standard drinking water.
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President Rouhani opens major water desalination, piping project with huge investment
PoliticsPresident Hassan Rouhani on Thursday inaugurated the first phase of a major water desalination and piping of Persian Gulf water to central Iran with huge investment.
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Veep: Defending Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) top priority of Muslim nations
PoliticsIran's First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri on Monday said that defending Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) should be considered as the top priority of Muslim countries.
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Judiciary chief: Creative measures should be taken for Islamic unity
Politics Iran's Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi on Monday called on thinkers worldwide to take creative steps for enhancing Islamic unity.
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Rouhani congratulates Muslim counterparts on birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)
PoliticsIranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday sent a congratulatory message to his Islamic counterparts on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him), Prophet of peace and friendship, as well as an exemplary figure for humanity.
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Official: COVID-19 kills 440 more in Iran, a record since its outbreak
PoliticsIran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Monday that some 440 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 35,738.
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Round up of Monday briefing by Foreign Ministry spokesman
PoliticsForeign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to visit Bolivia to take part in swearing-in ceremony of Bolivian president, Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday.
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Diplomat: Iran sharing common approach with Russia on Karabakh
PoliticsIranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi said late on Thursday that Iran and Russia share common approaches to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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2nd round of talks on Tehran's initiative for Nagorno-Karabakh held in Moscow
PoliticsThe negotiations about the issue of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan was continued on Thursday between Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Russian counterpart Sergei Ryabkov.
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Official: COVID-19 kills 399 more in Iran
PoliticsIran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Thursday that a total of 399 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 34,113.
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Iran's parliament speaker:
Normalization of some Arab states' ties with Israel not to last long
PoliticsIranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said that certain Arab countries' normalization of relations with the Zionist regime will not last long and that its disgrace will stay with them in the history.
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President Rouhani congratulates Turkey's National Day
PoliticsIran's President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Turkey's National Day in a message on Thursday, stressing safeguarding bilateral ties between the two big neighbors in the current situation caused by the outbreak of coronavirus.
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Azerbaijan welcomes Iran's initiative to halt clash with Armenia, diplomat says
PoliticsIran's president special envoy to Azerbaijan said on Thursday that baku welcomed Iran's plan to put an end to the Nagorno-Karabakh and to reach a sustainable peace in the region.
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Supreme Leader addresses French youth over Macron's insult to Prophet of Islam
PoliticsSupreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei gave a message to French youth following recent flagrant insults to the Holy Prophet of Islam (PBUH) in France, the strong support of the French president and the cabinet of that country for these malicious actions under the guise of "freedom of expression".
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Zarif calls UN for action against unilateralism, war
PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that appeasement is the cause of the growth of the US bullying, calling the United Nations to stand up against unilateralism and war.
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Zarif terms insulting Muslims as abuse of freedom of speech
PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a Twitter message on Monday described insulting Muslims as abuse of the freedom of speech.
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Official: COVID-19 kills 337 more in Iran
PoliticsIran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Monday that some 337 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 32,953.
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Iran will never forget US acting as accomplice with COVID-19
PoliticsIranian Foreign Ministry said in a message on Monday that Iranians will never forget US acting as accomplice with COVID-19 in killing spree with maximum pressure targeting transactions to buy medical and emergency supplies.
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FM spox: Iran puts US envoy to Iraq in sanctions list
PoliticsIran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh announced on Friday that the Islamic Republic has sanctioned the US Ambassador in Baghdad Matthew Tueller for his main role in coordinating terrorist acts in Iraq and the assassination of the late anti-terror Commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.
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Zarif: Talks on Ukrainian plane incident to bear result only through cooperation
PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting with Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Yenin described as positive and constructive the talks between the two countries on the Ukrainian passenger plane incident, and expressed hope that the talks rapidly gets to the favorable and desired results.
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Rouhani: Solution to Afghanistan's problems intra-Afghan political talks
PoliticsIranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that it is important that the people of Afghanistan achieve a real peace to preserve their successes after years of war and conflict, and the political negotiations, as well as intra-Afghan talks, are the solutions to the problem.
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Zarif: Iran supporting inter-Afghan talks, peace process
Politics Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stressed Iran's support for the peace process led by the Afghans and the agreements reached between the participants in the inter-Afghan talks.
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Official: COVID-19 kills 252 more in Iran
PoliticsIran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Sunday that some 252 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours.
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Pres. Rouhani warns enemies against investing in domestic conflicts
PoliticsIranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Sunday against the enemies' plots as they have invested in domestic conflicts to fortify their sanctions.
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Speaker: End of Iran arms embargo great failure for US government
PoliticsIranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said that lifting the arms embargo on Iran was a great failure for the US government and it is a victory for Iranian nation when the US snapback attempt was thwarted by the United Nations Security Council.
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Afghanistan's Abdullah in Tehran for peace, bilateral talks
PoliticsChairman of Afghan Peace Council Abdullah Abdullah arrived in the Iranian capital on Sunday to discuss the peace process in Afghanistan as well as bilateral issues.
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Ambassador says US could not prevent Iran arms embargo expiry
PoliticsIranian ambassador to UK Hamid Baeidinejad said on Sunday that the US could not prevent the implementation of UNSC Resolution 2231 and the lifting of Iran arms embargo which came into effect today.
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Envoy: No need for UNSC prior permission for Iran's arms trade
PoliticsIran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi announced early on Sunday that Iran can carry out arms trade as of today and there is no need to "prior consent from UNSC."
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Iran Foreign Ministry releases statement on termination of UNSC Security arms restrictions, travel ban
PoliticsIranian Foreign Ministry released a statement on termination of UNSC Security arms restrictions and travel ban, saying the definitive and unconditional termination of arms restrictions and travel bans requires no new resolution.
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Iran warns about rockets hitting country's border areas
Politics Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh condemned hitting of several rockets on the border areas, reiterating that if repeated, Iran will not remain indifferent to this situation.