Turkish president stresses on peace, stability in Iran
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed on peace and stability in Iran when he talked to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani over the phone on Wednesday, according to a Turkish presidential source.
Iranian minister apologizes over social media restrictions
Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi has offered apology to those whose jobs have been interrupted due to the recent temporary restrictions on certain social media.
French FM postpones trip to Tehran French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has postponed his trip to Tehran, which was planned for Jan. 5, to a future date, the French presidency said Tue., according toReuters.
Iran not currently on agenda of UN Security Council: President
The president of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) says the 15-member body is not currently planning to hold an emergency meeting on Iranafter the US said it would make a call for an urgent session of the council to be held on the situation in Iran.
3 Russian banks open credit lines for Iran Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Masoud Karbasian reassured that three Russian banks will provide Iranians with needed banking services, finance, and credit.
Iran minister says government will listen to protester demands
Irans labor minister pledged to listen to the demands of protesters whove taken to the streets over the past week even as state-run media said counter-ralliesare being staged to support the government.