Iran main victim of US state terrorism with clear record of anti al-Qaeda combat: FM Spox
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said his country has been the main victim of the American state terrorism and has an…
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Iran FM rejects Pompeo’s assertion of al-Qaeda link
Iranian Foreign Minister reacted to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s baseless claims regarding Iran’s link to Al-Qaeda. In a tweet on…
Pompeo meets with Mossad chief ahead of anti-Iran speech, report says
Outgoing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has reportedly been spotted dining with Yossi Cohen, head of Israel’s Mossad spy agency, at a café in…
Iran dismisses any attack on diplomatic missions: FM spox
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh categorically dismissed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s irresponsible anti-Iran allegations. “We strongly refute @SecPompeo’s irresponsible…
Timing of US embassy rocket attack, Pompeo claim suspicious: Iran
Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman denounced the rocket attack on the US embassy in Baghdad, noting that, however, the timing of the attack…
Pompeo obsessing with Iran again, says FM spox
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Saturday said that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is obsessing with Iran again. Khatibzadeh…
Iran nuclear scientists ready to face US coercion: AEOI
In reaction to to Pompeo’s new claim about Iran’s use of nuclear energy, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said that Iran…
Iran’s Zarif urges Trump to rein in Pompeo
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on US President Donald Trump to change tack before Secretary of State Mike…
USS Nimitz aircraft carrier enters Persian Gulf after Pompeo’s threats against Iran
Press TV – For the first time in ten months, a US aircraft carrier has sailed through the Strait of Hormuz and…
Spokesman raps Pompeo’s anti-Iran comments
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh dismissed the US state secretary’s tweets on Iran’s internal affairs as a psychotic reaction…
President Rouhani says another defeat awaiting US this month
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the US administration will fail to achieve its goal to revive UN sanctions…
Pompeo urges Europe to join US for imposing sanctions on Iran
MNA – US Secretary of State said that JCPOA has gone down in history and called on Europe to join US for…
New UN council president stands by dismissal of US sanctions move on Iran
Reuters – Niger, the U.N. Security Council president for September, said on Tuesday it stands by a declaration that no further action…
After UN showdown, INSTEX can help sustain Iran nuclear deal
Bourse and Bazaar | Tytti Erästö: In return for limits to Iran’s nuclear activities under the 2015 agreement, or the Joint Comprehensive…
Washington’s desperate efforts doomed to failure: Vaezi
MNA – Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi said that the obvious threat to impose sanctions on countries that oppose the…
‘Clock ticking just in Pompeo’s parallel alternate universe’
MNA – A spokesman with the Iranian Foreign Ministry reacted to the claims made by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
It’s US against most of UN council on Iran sanctions
AP | EDITH M. LEDERER and MATTHEW LEE: The United States and most of the rest of the U.N. Security Council dug…
Zarif lashes out at Pompeo’s desire to flood region with US’ weapons
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message seriously criticized US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his desire…
US moves to restore all UN sanctions on Iran in dispute over nuclear deal
Reuters | Michelle Nichols, Parisa Hafezi: The United States moved on Thursday to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran, including an arms embargo, arguing…
‘Fully valid’: US top diplomat desperately makes case for snapback against Iran
Press TV – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is desperately trying to make the case for the use of snapback against…
Trump says directing Pompeo to notify UN of intent to ‘snapback’ Iran sanctions
Reuters – President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is directing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to notify the United Nations Security…
Pompeo likely to visit UN on Thursday in pursuit of sanctions on Iran – diplomats
Reuters – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will likely travel to New York on Thursday to seek a return of all…
Iran dismisses US allegations of arms assistance to Taliban
Tasnim – The new spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry refuted the “groundless” allegations made by the US secretary of state that Iran…
UN Security Council rejects Iran arms embargo extension: Pompeo
DW: The United States’ embargo proposal faced strong opposition from China and Russia. The Iran arms embargo is set to end in…
Iran dismisses ‘Ridiculous’ claims of interference in US Election
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman rejected as “ridiculous” reports that Iran is interfering in the upcoming US election. “This is one…
Iran says Pompeo may also be forced to leave after Hook’s departure
Press TV – Iran says its “active resistance” against Washington’s maximum pressure has resulted in the departure of US State Department’s special…
US circulates its latest Iran weapons resolution at the UN
Bloomberg | David Wainer: The U.S. has circulated a new resolution to United Nations Security Council members calling for an extension of…
Pompeo says US has expanded scope of Iran metals sanctions
Reuters – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said he was expanding the scope of Iran metals sanctions, targeting 22…
UK media reveals Pompeo’s role in assassinating Iran Gen. Soleimani
MNA – UK-based The Guardian newspaper in an editorial revealed the role of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in assassinating former…
Iran’s Shamkhani urges US to concede defeat, stop ‘Stupid Boasts’
Tasnim – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani hit back at the US secretary of state for his comments…
Intl. law is not American law: UN Special Rapporteur
MNA – Defending her recent report on the assassination of Lt. Gen. Soleimani, UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard said that international law…
World rebukes US over Iran
Foreign Policy | Colum Lynch and Robbie Gramer: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sought to reassert America’s waning influence on the world…
Pompeo’s push to extend Iran arms embargo faces uphill battle at UN
Al-Monitor | Bryant Harris: The UN Security Council is not keen on extending the Iran arms embargo despite US threats to instate…
US calls for indefinite arms embargo of Iran, but finds no takers
The New York Times | Richard Pérez-Peña, Lara Jakes and Farnaz Fassihi: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Tuesday for an…
US appeal for extension of arms ban on Iran falls flat at UNSC
Tasnim – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Tuesday for an arms embargo on Iran to be extended indefinitely, but…
Pompeo pushes Iran arms embargo at UN, Russia says US knee on Iran’s neck
Reuters | Michelle Nichols: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to extend an arms embargo on…
Top diplomats from US and Iran at UN on Iran nuclear deal
AP | EDITH M. LEDERER and MATTHEW LEE: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif are…
Pompeo vows to annihilate all of Iran’s JCPOA benefits: ex-French envoy
MNA | Hamid Bayati: The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has vowed to annihilate all the benefits that Iran could draw…
US puts sanctions on five Iranian ship captains for bringing oil to Venezuela
Reuters – The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on five Iranian ship captains who delivered oil to Venezuela, and Secretary of…
Pompeo threatens to finish off Iran nuclear deal over arms embargo dispute
Washington Examiner – President Trump will force all nations to renew the sanctions lifted in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal if global…