All facilities must be mobilised for delivering effective relief to quake-hit areas: President Rouhani
President.ir – President spoke with the Governor-General of East Azerbaijan Province early on Friday, and was briefed by him on the latest…
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Iran, Turkey top diplomats meet in Antalya
Tasnim – The foreign ministers of Iran and Turkey held talks on a range of issues at a meeting in Antalya on…
20% of IAEA inspections carried out in Iran: Envoy
Tasnim – Iran’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Kazem Gharibabadi, highlighted the close cooperation between the Islamic Republic and the…
Russia says Iran’s enrichment move does not threaten non-proliferation – Ifax
Reuters – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that Iran’s latest move to scale back its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal…
FM Zarif says door still open to talks despite nuclear commitment cuts
Press TV – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the country has left the door open for negotiations over the fate…
US Central Command says no US military drones shot down
Reuters – All Pentagon drones are accounted for, the U.S. Central command said in a statement on Friday, following reports from Iran’s…
Iran to further reduce nuclear obligations if nothing changes: Diplomat
Tasnim – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi said the country will further reduce its obligations under the…
Spox slams US counterpart’s Iranophobic statements
IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi in a tweet on Thursday lashed out at his US counterpart’s Iranophobic remarks, saying, “Isn’t…
Iran downs ‘intruding foreign’ drone over Persian Gulf coast
Press TV – Iran’s Army has shot down an unidentified drone that was violating Iran’s airspace near the port city of Mahshahr…
Senior cleric: People’s massive participation in Nov. 4 rallies forever closed door to negotiations with US
MNA – The Tehran’s interim Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi has hailed people’s massive turnout in the rallies to mark the…
Europe yet to decide on response to Iran uranium enrichment: Merkel
Reuters – Europe has not yet taken a decision on how to respond to Iran’s decision to resume enriching uranium, which is…
Iran prepared to enrich at Fordow site on Wednesday: IAEA report
Reuters – Iran prepared to enrich uranium at its Fordow site on Wednesday, a move that is already a breach of its…
Zarif to attend ECO Summit
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will attend the 24th meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization’s (ECO) Foreign Ministers in…
IAEA interim director general provides oral report on Iran’s nuclear program
MNA – The interim Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Cornel Feruta provided an oral report on Iran’s nuclear program.…
SNSC sec.: Legal rights, interests of Iranian people ‘nonnegotiable’
MNA – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said that legal rights and interests of Iranian…
5 people lose lives in strong northwest Iran quake
IRNA – A 5.9 earthquake on Richter scale which shook the city of Tark in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan in…
Launching Indonesia-Chabahar sea line to turn port to regional tourism hub
IRNA – Since the Indonesia-Dubai sea line is operating, establishment of Indonesia-Chabahar sea line can transform the southeastern Iran port into a…
Sanders calls on US to rejoin Iran nuclear deal as GOP hawks it up over Tehran’s uranium enrichment
RT – Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders urged for a return to the nuclear accord with Iran in the wake of Tehran’s…
Iran’s Rouhani offers to talk with Saudi, Bahraini leaders
Al-Monitor – Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei has confirmed that President Hassan Rouhani has sent letters to the Saudi and Bahraini kings…
Europe’s trade with Iran is worth saving
Bloomberg | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: Can trade between Europe and Iran be saved? French President Emmanuel Macron’s $17 billion Hail Mary pass came…
Iran’s hard-liners say fresh nuclear deal breaches don’t go far enough
Al-Monitor – The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has started work on a fresh phase of scaling back commitments under the…
Gov’t to import 3m tons of wheat to refill strategic reserves
Financial Tribune – The government’s wheat purchases from local farmers have declined by 3 million tons this year, which will be imported…
‘Step in the wrong direction’: US fumes as Iran expands uranium enrichment beyond nuclear deal limits
RT – Washington is up in arms over Tehran’s decision to further scale back its commitments under the same nuclear deal that…
Iran takes most significant step yet away from nuclear deal with world powers
CBS – Iran injected uranium gas into centrifuges at its underground Fordo nuclear complex early Thursday, taking its most-significant step away from…
Iran has ‘military advantage over US and allies in Middle East’
The Guardian | Patrick Wintour: Thinktank says third parties such as Shia militias are more important to Tehran than nuclear plans Iran…
Iran to return to uranium enrichment level before 2015 deal
IRNA – Iran will soon return to uranium enrichment level that had before 2015 nuclear deal, said a senior Iranian official on…
Like Daesh scenario, new US plot for Iraq will face defeat: Iran’s Shamkhani
Press TV – Iran’s top security official has denounced plots hatched by the US and its regional partners for the Middle Eastern countries,…
IAEA Board of Governors’ meeting on Iran nuclear program kicks off in Vienna
MNA – The meeting of Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) kicked off some minutes ago in Austrian…
US’s Pompeo says Iran’s latest nuclear steps raise concern
Reuters – Iran’s recent “nuclear escalations” raise concerns that should move all countries to increase pressure on Tehran, U.S. Secretary of State…
Russian deputy foreign minister slams US sanctions against Iran as illegal
TASS – Washington’s unilateral sanctions slapped on Iran and other countries are illegal and are de facto a tool of diktat, Russian…
New US sanctions on Iran out of weakness, desperation: General Staff
Tasnim – The Iranian Armed Forces General Staff condemned the US government’s new sanctions against the organization and some high-ranking military individuals…
Karbala tribal leaders apologize to Iran over consulate attack
Press TV – Heads of tribes in Karbala have apologized to the Iranian nation and government over a recent attack against the Islamic…
IRGC Chief: Iran turning threats into opportunities
Tasnim – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) reminded the enemies of the inevitable failure of their pressures and…
Concerning JCPOA, France, European countries are playing with Iran: Velayati
MNA – A top Advisor to Iranian Leader Ali Akbar Velyati has criticized the European signatories to the JCPOA for bringing up…
France reacts to Iran’s new JCPOA step
MNA – French President Emmanuel Macron has reacted to Iran’s new retaliatory step to reduce its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal,…
Iraq imports 7 gigawatts of electricity from Iran, says official
Reuters – Iraq imports 7 gigawatts (GW) of electricity from Iran to make up the shortfall between domestic power production and the…
Russia urges Iran to fulfill commitments under nuclear deal
Reuters – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday called on Iran to fulfill the terms of its 2015 nuclear deal with…
Riyadh agreement only helps Saudi occupation of Yemen: Iran
Press TV – Iran says a recent power-sharing agreement between warring parties of southern Yemen will only help Saudi Arabia tighten its…
Uranium enrichment resumes at Iran’s Fordow nuclear site
IRNA – Uranium enrichment at Fordow nuclear facility began on early Thursday as per an executive order by President Hassan Rouhani in…
Spokesman: Iran to inject UF6 gas into centrifuges at midnight
FNA – Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi announced that the country’s experts will inject UF6 gas…