Iran foreign minister due in Japan this month
Mainichi – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will visit Japan later this month, it was announced Monday, with diplomatic sources saying…
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Zarif calls talks in Finland ‘fruitful’
MNA – In a Monday Tweet, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called his meetings with Finnish senior officials in Helsinki ‘fruitful’.…
Zarif says Iran has no intention to hold talks with US
MNA – In a press conference with his Finnish counterpart Pekka Haavisto, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran is…
Nobody can stop Iran’s diplomacy in action: FM assistant
MNA – An assistant to Iran’s foreign minister referred to the country’s policy of holding high-level dialogues with other countries over international…
Zarif conferred with Finnish Development Cooperation minister
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif conferred on Monday with Finnish Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari on…
Tehran, Helsinki discuss JCPOA
IRNA – The Office of the President of the Republic of Finland in a message announced that Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad…
Oil tanker release shows Iran’s int’l power: Top general
Tasnim – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said the recent release of the country’s…
Finland supports INSTEX in defiance of US
Tasnim – Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto voiced his country’s support for INSTEX, a financial mechanism that the European Union has developed…
US well aware of consequences of any war against Iran: Kharrazi
MNA – The head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi said on Monday that US is well aware of…
Release of Iranian tanker not enough, compensation needed: Judiciary chief
MNA – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raeisi said the release of Iran-operated supertanker, Adrian Darya 1, is not enough and aggressors need…
Iran planning 3rd step to reduce nuclear commitments: Spokesman
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi highlighted the continued failure of the European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal…
Iran, Finland discuss regional, int’l development
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Finnish counterpart Pekka Haavisto reviewed bilateral ties, regional and international development. During…
Rouhani may pay visit to France: FM spox
MNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said that President Hassan Rouhani may make a visit to France upon his…
Larijani vehemently slams deadly terror attack at wedding in Afghanistan
MNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani strongly condemned the ‘inhumane’ terror attack at a wedding ceremony in Kabul which left dozens…
FM Zarif, Finnish president meet in Helsinki
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto met in Helsinki on Monday to discuss issues of…
US has ‘brought all its might to battlefield’ with Iran – IRGC Commander
Sputnik – Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an elite sector of the country’s armed forces, on…
Iran, Finland have similar plan on Persian Gulf
IRNA – Iranian foreign minister said Finland has already had a plan on negotiations over the Persian Gulf which is almost the…
Iran has assembled about 20 IR6 centrifuges: nuclear chief
MNA – “We have built a hall to assemble advanced and new centrifuges in which about 20 IR6 centrifuges have been already…
Iran warns against plots regarding re-seizure of Adrian Daria
IRNA – Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Abbas Mousavi says the UK July 4 seizure of a tanker carrying Iranian oil…
Iran-operated tanker Adrian Darya leaves anchorage at Gibraltar
Press TV – The Iran-operated Adrian Darya 1 supertanker, which was recently released by the government of Gibraltar one month after being…
Zarif arrives in Finland as part of three-nation tour
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif landed in the Finnish capital Helsinki early on Monday at the first leg of…
Iran-Russia-Turkey trilateral summit due in Ankara next month
Tasnim – The presidents of Iran, Russia, and Turkey plan to hold another round of their trilateral meetings on the political resolution…
Iran’s PMO, judiciary to decide on Stena Impero: IRGC
MNA – Port and Maritime Organization of Iran (PMO) and Iranian Judiciary system are to decide on the case of the seized…
New envoys to Ivory Coast, Uzbekistan meet with Rouhani before departure
MNA – New Ambassadors of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Ivory Coast and Uzbekistan met with President Hassan Rouhani before leaving…
Pres. Rouhani says Iran ready to expand all-out ties with Bangladesh
MNA – The Iranian president Sun. stated that relations between Iran and Bangladesh have always been friendly and expressed hope that these…
US demand to detain Iranian tanker rejected by Gibraltar – Government
Sputnik – Earlier this week, the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 was given permission to leave Gibraltar after spending a month in…
Iran willing to cement ties with Bolivia in all fields: Pres. Rouhani
MNA – President Hassan Rouhani underlined the need for the development of relations between Iran and Bolivia in all fields of mutual…
Iranian Leader thanks IRGC for downing US spy plane, seizure of British tanker
FNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei praised the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) for downing an…
Iranian navy commander: Forces ready to escort oil tanker
FNA – Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said on Sunday that his forces are ready to escort the newly released…
Non-aggression pact Trumps reliance on outsiders: Iran’s Zarif
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the country’s proposed regional non-aggression agreement “trumps reliance on extraneous actors”. “Good talks…
Minister: Iran aims to help boost Iraq’s defense power
Tasnim – Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami described efforts to strengthen Iraq’s military capabilities as a main policy of the…
Iran ready to expand economic ties with Italy: Rouhani
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that Tehran is ready to enhance economic relations with Italy. He made the remarks Sunday…
Araghchi outlines foreign policies for parl. independent faction members
MNA – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attended a session of the Parliament’s independent faction on Sunday morning to outline his…
Zarif: Foreigners will be forced to leave region
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran will stay in the region but foreigners will be surely made leave…
Yemen appoints new ambassador to Tehran
MNA – National Salvation Government of Yemen has appointed Ibrahim Mohammad Mohammad al-Deilami as the new Yemeni plenipotentiary ambassador to Tehran. The…
Iran underpinning Afghanistan’s nat’l sovereignty, unity: Pres. Rouhani
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that Tehran was supporting national sovereignty and unity of Afghanistan and was always ready to…
Foreign military presence brings insecurity to Persian Gulf: IRGC Navy chief
Press TV – The top commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Navy warns that foreign military presence in the Persian…
Parl. approves bill to establish UN APDIM in Iran
MNA – Iranian lawmakers have given the green light to the government to establish the Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development…
All should be ready as enemies don’t stop devising plots: Kharrazi
MNA – The head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi said all the country should be ready to confront…
Iran strongly condemns deadly attack at wedding in Kabul
MNA – Iran has strongly condemned a terrorist bomb attack targeting a wedding in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which left dozens…