A History of Metamorphosis: On the “Historical” UAE-Israel agreement
Iranian Diplomacy | Saber Golanbari: Two days ago, on Thursday, US President Donald Trump gleefully tweeted about a “peace agreement” between Israel…
Regional Affairs
UAE minister says UAE-Israel agreement not directed at Iran
Reuters – The United Arab Emirates’ agreement to normalise ties with Israel was a “sovereign decision” that was not directed at Iran,…
Iranian Vice-Speaker asks Arab States to defend Palestine
FNA – Iranian First Vice-Speaker Amir Hossein Qazizadeh Hashemi blasted the recent normalization deal between the UAE and Israel, calling on the…
Diplomat discusses latest developments with Syria’s Assad
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister’s Senior Assistant for Special Political Affairs Ali Asghar Khaji met and held talks with Syrian President Bashar…
UAE summons Iranian diplomat over ‘unacceptable’ Rouhani speech: WAM
Reuters – The United Arab Emirates has summoned Iran’s charge d’affaires in Abu Dhabi in response to a speech by Iranian President…
Rockets hit US embassy in Baghdad: report
MNA – Sources reported a rocket attack on the US embassy in Baghdad on Sunday night. A number of Media outlets reported…
10th group of Iranian expatriates come back home from Azerbaijan amid COVID-19 pandemic
IRNA – New Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan Abbas Mousavi said on Sunday that the 10th group of Iranian expatiates living in Baku…
UAE says pact not about confronting Iran, rejects Erdogan threat
Tasnim – The United Arab Emirates said its decision to normalize ties with Israel isn’t about countering Iran, and dismissed criticism of…
FM Zarif pledges Iran’s unflagging support for Palestine
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s commitment to supporting the Palestinian nation in the struggle with…
Turkey threatens to suspend UAE ties over deal with Israel
The Guardian – The move against Palestine is not a step that can be stomached,’ says Erdoğan Turkey has threatened to suspend…
Hezbollah will respond if Israel behind Beirut blast, says Nasrallah
Reuters – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday that his group would wait for results of an investigation into the…
Kyrgyz Govt says takes delivery of second batch of emergency
IRNA — Press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic said on Saturday that Iran has rendered second…
Zarif: Lebanon’s security is our security
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message referred to his onggoing trip to Beirut to express solidarity with…
FM Zarif discusses UAE’s betrayal with Palestinian groups
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate phone talks with heads of two Palestinian resistance groups to discuss the…
Iran’s president says Emirates made ‘huge mistake’ with Israel deal
Reuters – The United Arab Emirates has made a “huge mistake” in reaching a deal toward normalising ties with Israel, Iran’s President…
Zarif hopes for stable situation in Lebanon
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting with Lebanese President Michel Aoun in Beirut expressed hope for maintaining…
UAE-Israeli agreement ‘a stab in regional countries’ back’
MNA – Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s Foreign Minister, termed the agreement between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv as a stab in the…
Zarif: Iran ready to help Beirut repair damages
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif assured Lebanon of Tehran’s readiness to assist Beirut in the reconstruction process after the…
Zarif holds talks with Berri in Beirut
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a meeting with Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon Nabih Berri in Beirut…
Nobody allowed to dictate demands to Lebanon: Zarif
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif denounced certain outsiders that attempt to take advantage of Lebanon’s need by imposing their…
Iran condemns UAE-Israel ties as ‘strategic folly’
MNA – Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement on Friday, strongly condemning the establishment of ties between the United…
FM Zarif congratulates anniversary of Lebanon’s victory in 33-Day War
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed congratulations to his Lebanese counterpart and Secretary-General of Hizbullah Resistance Movement on 14th…
Iran’s FM in Beirut for talks
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif traveled to Lebanon for a series of meetings following a tragic blast that killed…
Iran supporting stability, security in Lebanon, MP says
IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran supports stability and security in Lebanon, Chairman of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) National Security and…
Iran, Iraq vow to boost trade exchanges to $20b level
IRNA – Senior Iranian and Iraqi officials held a meeting in the Iraqi capital and stressed the need to reach the level…
Pakistan to adopt Iran’s model for Muharram ceremonies
MNA – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan called on the Shia Muslims of his country to follow Iran’s model for Muharram ceremonies.…
US needs terrorists in region: Bashar al-Assad
MNA – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that the United States is in desperate need of terrorists in the region including ISIL…
Speaker reiterates Iran’s continued support for Syria
FNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf underlined his country’s continued support for the Syrian government and nation. In a message…
Iran’s field hospital in Beirut receives 700 injured people
FNA – Director of the field hospital set up by Iran’s Red Crescent Society in Beirut announced on Wednesday that nearly 700…
Iraq: Turkish aggression endangers national security, regional stability
Press TV – The Iraqi National Security Council has denounced a recent deadly drone strike by Turkey on the Arab country as…
AEOI chief expresses sympathy with envoy over Beirut blast
MNA – Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) chief expressed his sympathy with Lebanon’s ambassador to Iran over devastating blast in Beirut,…
Iran’s shipment of medical aid arrives in Afghanistan
MNA – Iran’s medical and healthcare aid consignment was delivered to Afghan officials in Mazar-e Sharif, Balk province on Tuesday. The cargo…
Qatar says PGCC’s stance on Iran does not reflect Doha’s
Tasnim – A recent call by the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) for the UN Security Council to back a US-proposed extension…
Zarif raps US sanctions on Lebanon amid blast tragedy
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif lashed out at the US government for maintaining the pressure of sanctions on Lebanon…
Lebanese govt. overthrow: coup instead of accountability
MNA | Ramin Hossein Abadian: After the Beirut blast, there needs to be more accountability on the part of Lebanese authorities, yet…
Saudi Arabia abusing old regulatory gap in IAEA: Mousavi
MNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said that Saudi Arabia continues to refuse to accept IAEA inspections, despite currently…
Iran envoy hails initiatives taken by Al-Kadhimi’s gov’t
IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi on Sunday hailed the steps taken by the government of the Iraqi Prime Minister…
Iran, Azerbaijan set roadmap for development of coop.
MNA – Iranian Minister of Labor, Cooperatives and Social Welfare announced that Iran and Republic of Azerbaijan have set a roadmap for…
IRCS to send more aids to Beirut if needed: spox.
MNA – The spokesperson of Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said that Iran will send the second humanitarian aid to Beirut if…
Beirut police fire tear gas as protesters regroup and two ministers quit
Reuters – Lebanese police fired tear gas to try to disperse rock-throwing protesters blocking a road near parliament in Beirut on Sunday…