Diplomacy,sanctions and a nearing red line with Iran
Sanctions have hurt the Iranian economy, but have so far failed to convince Tehran to abandon nuclear ambitions. A report from the Iran…
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Iran condemns assassination attempt against Syrian prime minister
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has condemned the assassination attempt against Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader al-Halqi. On Monday, Mehmanparast denounced…
Study finds media coverage of Iran nuclear issue inadequate
WASHINGTON (KUNA) — A study of newspaper reporting of the Iranian nuclear issue, released on Monday, found that coverage focused on the…
Iran general says Syria did not use chemical weapons
A high-ranking military official has rejected allegations of chemical weapons being used by the Syrian government against foreign-sponsored militants fighting against President…
Israel nuclear arsenal threatens peace: Iran
Iran’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali-Asghar Soltanieh warns against the serious threat Israel’s nuclear arsenal poses to global…
Iran sanctions detrimental to European firms: Larijani
Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has dismissed as unproductive the US-engineered economic sanctions imposed against Tehran, saying they have been detrimental to…
Azerbaijani Presidential Administration head met Iranian President
Azerbaijani Presidential Administration head Ramiz Mehdiyev on Monday held a meeting with Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Press TV reported. According to Ahmadinejad,…
Iran seen storing oil at sea as refineries carry put maintenance
Iran is storing crude oil on board tankers off its coast, according to IHS Fairplay, a maritime researcher that collates data on vessel movements.…
War with Iran: Is Chuck Hagel giving Israel the green light?
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel made a trip to Israel last week to offer yet more military handouts to the region’s most militarized country. Hagel…
International day of remembrance of chemical warfare victims
April 29th is being recognized as the day to remember victims of chemical weapons. Iran is a country mostly affected by chemical…
PM: Iran hasn’t reached ‘red line’ in nuke program
(Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday Iran had not crossed the “red line” he set for its nuclear program, despite an…
Bennett responds to Olmert’s statements on Iran in NY
Habayit Hayehudi Chairman Naftali Bennett referred at the opening of the factional meeting, to statements made by former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert…
Spokesman raps US report on Iran’s human rights
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Foreign Ministry rejected Washington’s claims about the violation of human rights in Iran, stressing that the US is a…
Armenia, Iran to sign memorandum of cooperation
At the invitation of Armenian Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan, a delegation led by Iranian Attorney General Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei will today arrive in…
‘Enemies pursuing divide-and-rule strategy in Middle East’
President Ahmadinejad told the audience that the enemies and the arrogant powers attempted to pit nations against one another. He said, ˈThey…
Ashkenazi: We can deal with attack on Iran
Former Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi said at the Jerusalem Post Conference on Sunday that Israel “will be able to deal with the consequences…
US chemical weapons claim shows despair vis-à-vis Syria: Iran MP
A senior Iranian lawmaker says the recent claims by the United States about the use of chemical weapons in Syria shows Washington’s…
Beyond sanctions, Iran squeezed by higher edible oil costs
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Reuters) – Iran is having to pay a premium for basic foodstuffs such as cooking oil, highlighting the increasing strain…
Germany charges 4 with sending Iran reactor parts
BERLIN (AP) — Federal prosecutors say they have charged three German-Iranian dual nationals and a German man with breaking export laws for…
Steinitz: Iran equal to 30 nuclear N. Koreas
NEW YORK – Iran is equal to 30 nuclear North Koreas, Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz stated at the 2013 Jerusalem Post…
Iranian mission to UN blasts ex-US official’s meddlesome remarks
Iran’s mission to the United Nations has strongly criticized the meddlesome remarks by a former US administration advisor regarding the Islamic Republic’s…
Iranian presidential nominee says détente with neighboring states his priority
Iran’s presidential candidate Ali-Akbar Velayati said that he will pursue a policy of détente with neighboring countries if he becomes Iran’s next…
Former intel chief calls to avoid red lines on Iran
NEW YORK – The question of whether it is more dangerous to allow Iran to go nuclear or to launch a preventative…
Azeri presidential administration head to visit Iran
Head of the Presidential Administration of the Azerbaijan Republic Ramiz Mehdiyev is scheduled to visit Iran to hold talks with Secretary of…
Iran eager to restart nuclear talks
Iran seemed inflexible in the recent nuclear talks with the P5+1, the last of which was held in Almaty on April 5-6. But…
Dagan: Iran not only an ‘Israel issue’
NEW YORK – Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu harmed efforts to prevent the nuclearization of Iran by focusing the world’s attention on the…
Iran urges quick, diplomatic solution to Syrian unrest
Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for stepped-up efforts to resolve the ongoing unrest in Syria through understanding and dialogue. In a…
Olmert: Iran threat ‘exaggerated’
Former Israel PM said he disagreed with the view that Iran in its uranium enrichment program has crossed the red line drawn…
Supreme leader’s speech at inauguration of Islamic Awakening and Ulama Conference
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and peace…
Iran to produce 2,000 MW of nuclear electricity this year: official
The Director of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the Islamic Republic will generate 2,000 megawatts of nuclear power by the…
Iran’s ex-president softens stance toward Israel
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s influential former president has expressed a softer stance toward the country’s archenemy Israel in sharp contrast to…
Rafsanjani doesn’t rule out competing in presidential election
Iranian former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani says he does not rule out the possibility of his competing in the country’s upcoming presidential…
Oman’s policy not decided by Bushehr Plant dossier
MUSCAT, April 28 (KUNA) — Omani Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bader Bin Hamad Al-Busaidi stressed in remarks on…
Israel will be ‘wiped out’ if it attacks Hezbollah, Iran says
Senior Revolutionary Guard general claims Tehran’s borders now extend all the way to the coast of the Mediterranean A top general in the…
‘Scholars and Islamic Awakening’ conference opens in Tehran
An international conference, dubbed ‘Scholars and Islamic Awakening,’ has opened in Iran’s capital, Tehran, with a speech by Leader of the Islamic…
Iranian sanctions and potential impact on oil market
With an expected drop in demand for oil this year and increase in non-OPEC supplies, the oil market is waiting anxiously to…
Iran, P5+1 to set date for talks soon
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has called on the representative of the P5+1 group of six world powers to contact Iran’s…
Iran sends humanitarian aid to flood-hit people in northern Afghanistan
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran sent a major humanitarian aid cargo to the flood-stricken people in Balkh province in Northern Afghanistan. The cargo was distributed…
Iran to unveil indigenous S-300 missiles: Army cmdr.
A senior official of Iran Army says the country will unveil an indigenous Bavar-373 missile defense system, which is similar to the…