Kazeroon division plan stopped, Iran interior ministry says
IFP – Iran’s Interior Ministry has reiterated that a plan to divide parts of the Kazeroon county in Iran’s southern Fars Province…
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Pres. Rouhani leaves Iran for Turkey to attend OIC extraordinary summit
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani left Tehran for Istanbul to attend the OIC extraordinary summit on Friday. The Organization of Islamic…
EU hardens against Trump with united stand on trade and Iran
Bloomberg |Ian Wishart and Gregory Viscusi: European Union leaders presented a determined front to stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to penalize EU…
US and Europe face an ‘increasingly loveless marriage’ after Trump’s Iran deal withdrawal
The Conversation | Garret Martin: Beyond its potentially dramatic consequences for Middle East stability, Trump’s May 8 decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear…
Situation in Iran’s Kazeroun city under control: Provincial governor
Press TV – The governor of Iran’s southern Fars Province says the situation in the city of Kazeroun is under control following…
Palestine will finally be freed from enemies: Ayatollah Khamenei
Press TV- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Palestine will finally be freed from the clutches of enemies and…
Iran Leader attends intimacy with Quran ceremony
IRNA – On the first day of the blessed fasting month of Ramadan a ceremony of intimacy with the holy Quran was…
Iran FM wishes blessed Ramadan for regional nations
IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif in a Twitter message on Thursday wished a blessed Ramadan, away from hatred and enmity…
EU to launch legal process to prevent US bans from affecting businesses in Iran
Press TV – The European Commission is set to launch a legal process based on a powerful law to block American sanctions…
EU leaders struggle to save Iran economic ties from U.S. sanctions
Reuters | Gabriela Baczynska: European Union leaders agreed on Wednesday to try to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive and maintain their reviving…
Muslim states must give proper response to Israel’s crimes
MNA – Iranian President Rouhani in a phone conversation with Emir of Qatar on Thu. said Muslim countries must give a proper…
UN chief voices support for EU efforts to preserve Iran Deal
IRNA – UN Secretary General António Guterres says the United Nations support EU efforts to rescue the Iran nuclear deal known as…
News agency says violent protest leaves 1 dead in south Iran
AP — Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency is reporting that a violent protest in the southwest city of Kazerron has left at…
Zarif raps Saudi collab. with US in sanctioning Hezbollah chief
MNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at Saudi Arabia for collaborating with US in imposing sanctions on…
Britain says U.S. sanctions on Iran have wide impact, make third-party trade difficult
Reuters – Britain said on Wednesday that U.S. sanctions against Iran were having a clear impact on other countries and were making…
Countdown begun for collapse of Israel regime: Iran’s Armed Forces
IFP – The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran say the countdown has begun for the collapse of the hollow…
Iran’s president congratulates new Armenian premier
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Armenia’s new Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on taking the post. In his congratulatory message to…
EU energy chief to visit Iran
IRNA – The European Union top energy official is heading to Iran for talks on energy cooperation. The Euronews website said on…
Iran UN envoy says Israel’s Monday massacre a day of shame for Muslims
Press TV – Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo says Israel’s Monday massacre of innocent Palestinians is a “day of shame”…
US exit from nuclear deal driving Russia, Iran closer
Al Monitor | Nikolay Kozhanov: Russia appears to be taking a long-haul approach to economic relations with Iran, one based on patience…
Iran’s FM: Next JCPOA joint commission meeting to exclude US
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said an upcoming session of the joint commission of the parties to the Joint…
Senior Iranian official in Ankara to meet President Erdogan
IRNA – Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi arrived in Ankara at the head of a high-ranking delegation on Wednesday to…
EU’s Tusk asks: ‘With friends like Trump, who needs enemies?’
Reuters – U.S. President Donald Trump has “rid Europe of all illusions” by quitting the Iran nuclear deal and driving trade disputes,…
FM Zarif arrives in Tehran
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, heading a high-ranking politico-economic delegation, during his tour of China, Russia and Belgium, arrived in…
Iran’s Rouhani, Turkey’s Erdogan discuss Palestine on phone
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call on Wed. that all countries…
President Rouhani congratulates counterparts on advent of Ramadan
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani cabled on Wednesday in separate messages to his counterparts in the Islamic countries to congratulate them the…
Can Europe defend the Iran nuclear deal after Trump ‘sabotage’?
Forbes | Dominic Dudley : The next few days could decide whether the Iran nuclear deal can survive without the support of…
Iran’s Gen. Soleimani holds talks about future Iraqi cabinet
Reuters – Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani is holding talks with politicians in Baghdad to promote the formation of a new Iraqi…
EU official insists nuclear deal with Iran must prevail
AP–European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says that all efforts must be made to keep the Iran nuclear agreement alive despite the U.S.…
Rouhani says Trump misjudged Iran by expecting it to leave nuclear deal: ISNA
Reuters– President Donald Trump expected Tehran to leave the nuclear deal after the U.S. withdrawal, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday.…
Senior MP: EU facing important JCPOA test
FNA- Head of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi blasted US President Donald Trump for retreating from…
Syria warring sides, mediators close 9th round of peace talks in Astana
Press TV- The ninth round of crisis resolution talks between the Syrian government and armed opposition, mediated by Iran, Russia and Turkey,…
Iran asks Chinese oil buyers to maintain imports after U.S. sanctions – sources
Reuters– A senior official at Iran’s state-owned oil supplier met Chinese buyers this week to ask them to maintain imports after U.S.…
President Rouhani reiterates Iran’s continued support for Palestine
FNA- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underscored that his country will continue its decades-long support for the oppressed Palestinian people against Israel, adding…
Iran reacts to Nikki Haley’s remark at UNSC
ISNA–In a reaction to U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley’s remarks at an emergency session of the Security Council, permanent mission…
Iranians hold rally in Tehran to condemn Israel’s massacre of Palestinians
FNA- Iranian people held rallies in Tehran on Wednesday in protest at the relocation of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to…
Merkel says Germany remains committed to Iran nuclear accord
AP — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday it would be wrong to cancel the nuclear agreement with Iran, highlighting it as…
Iran will not surrender to US pressure, even threats of war – Rouhani
Sputnik – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stated that Tehran will not surrender to the US pressure, sanctions and even threats of…
Leaving the Iran nuclear deal will have unintended consequences
Foreign Policy | Elizabeth Rosenberg: President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Iran nuclear deal and reinstate all…
Iranian VP in Thailand for ESCAP Meeting
Tasnim – Iranian Vice President Mohammad Baqer Nobakht is in Thailand to attend the 74th meeting of the United Nations Economic and…