Iran starts key step in building second nuclear power plant: TV
Reuters – Iran started pouring concrete on Sunday at its second nuclear power plant, a key step in building the facility with…
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Iran rejects reports of IAEA finding traces of uranium at unnamed site
Reuters – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday rejected as a “trap” reports that the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog,…
Iran says oil field found with 53 bln barrels of crude
AFP – Iran has discovered a new oil field containing 53 billion barrels of crude, President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday, a find…
Iran able to enrich uranium up to 60%, says atomic energy agency spokesman
Reuters – Iran has the capacity to enrich uranium up to 60%, a spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI)…
FM Zarif to visit Kazakhstan on Mon. for bilateral talks
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will depart for Kazakhstan on Monday, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Abbas Mousavi. Mousavi…
President Rouhani says US wishes to see divide among people
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday bitterly criticized critics of the government, saying that the US wishes to see divide among…
Zarif: Iran prioritizes expansion of cooperation with neighbors, regional countries
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message on Saturday said that Tehran is to give high priority to…
Iran slams US human rights claims as ‘shameless hypocrisy’
Press TV – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says US claims of advocating human rights are nothing but shameless hypocrisy. In a post…
Pres. Rouhani arrives in Yazd to inaugurate two projects
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Yazd Province minutes ago in the course of the provincial tour of the Government…
Iran says US sanctions impediment to improvement of human rights
Press TV – Iran’s envoy to the UN Human Rights Council has condemned the US sanctions as a breach of the UN…
Iran is winning strategic struggle for influence, even as US cripples its economy
RT | Darius Shahtahmasebi: A new report has confirmed what some analysts have been saying for some time: that Iran is winning…
Austria sympathizes with Iran on quake
IRNA – Austrian ambassador in Tehran in a message expressed solidarity with the survivors of the earthquake hit East Azarbaijan on Friday…
Iran’s commercial code reform invites turmoil
Al-monitor | Navid Kalhor: After years of delay, Iran’s parliament suddenly approved 331 articles of the first book of a massive trade…
Is it time for a historic paradigm shift in the Persian Gulf?
Al-monitor | Seyed Hossein Mousavian: After the recent attempt by the United Arab Emirates to reduce tensions with Tehran, Iranian President Hassan…
UK lowers security level for its ships in Strait of Hormuz
Press TV – Britain lowers its so-called security risk level for UK-flagged ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian…
Iran’s top commander lauds indigenous defense industry, unveils ‘Kian 700’ tank transporter
Press TV – Iran’s top military commander has unveiled the new indigenous “Kian 700” tank transporter, lauding efforts by the county’s armed…
Iran, Russia underscore vitality of continuing talks on JCPOA
MNA – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in a meeting on Saturday discussed Iran’ nuclear…
Zarif hails Turkish Erdogan’s stance towards recent issues in Iraq
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hold a meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, in Antalya on Saturday, before…
IAEA to verify uranium enrichment at Iran’s Fordow: Official
Tasnim – Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are going to verify the resumption of nuclear enrichment at Iran’s Fordow…
Pompeo calls on Iran to resolve all open issues with IAEA
TASS – US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has called on Iran to resolve all open issues with the International Atomic Energy…
Details on downed drone to be revealed after full retrieval of its wreckage: Army chief
MNA – Commander of Iran’s Army said the details about the origin and the target of an unidentified drone that was shot…
Iran slams US-led Persian Gulf coalition
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry slammed the US move to create a coalition in the Persian Gulf as a futile measure that…
Iran defends its decision to block UN atomic inspector
AP — Iran defended on Saturday its decision to block an U.N. inspector from a nuclear site last week. A spokesman for…
Russia calls on all parties to Iranian nuclear deal not to test its limits
TASS – Moscow calls on all members of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear deal not to…
Zarif highlights ECO’s ‘Untapped Potential’ to boost regional economic cohesion
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said there is a degree of untapped potential in the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)…
Iran’s Top Commander: No country entitled to interfere in Iraq, Lebanon
FNA – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri warned on Thursday that enemies are attempting…
East Azarbaijan quake leaves five dead, 529 wounded
IRNA — Head of the East Azarbaijan Center for Medical Assistance and Emergencies Farzad Rahmani said on Friday that the earthquake that…
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…
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…