Glimmer of hope for patching up Tehran-Riyadh ties
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Saudi regime biggest violator of human rights, freedom of speech: Hezbollah
IRNA – Deputy Secretary General of Lebanese Hezbollah Naim Qassem described martyred cleric Sheikh Nimr as one of the Jihad flag-bearers in…
Iran’s coverage: US scientists to Trump: Abide by Iran deal
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Top scientists urge Trump to abide by Iran nuclear deal Dozens of…
Iranian Lawmakers: Imprudence of Saudi rulers displayed by execution of Sheikh Nimr
FNA- Iranian parliamentarians in a statement on Tuesday marked the first anniversary of the execution of prominent Saudi Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr…
Bahrainis rally to support slain Saudi cleric
Press TV- People have staged separate demonstrations in Bahrain to voice their continued support for the cause championed by Sheikh Nimr Baqir…
Bahrainis march to mark Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr’s execution
Press TV- People of Bahrain have held a rally to mark the first anniversary of the execution of prominent Saudi Shia cleric…
Bahraini forces, protesters clash ahead of Nimr execution anniv.
Press TV- Bahraini regime forces and dozens of protesters have engaged in skirmishes ahead of the first execution anniversary of prominent Saudi…
Iran court issues verdict for suspects in Saudi embassy attack
Iran’s judiciary has issued verdicts for 20 people accused of storming Saudi diplomatic missions in January and will announce them in the…
Court of Justice holds legal proceedings against attackers of Saudi Embassy
Tehran, July 19, IRNA – Court of Justice on Tuesday held legal proceedings against attackers of the Saudi Embassy. They attacked the…
Sheikh Nimr’s execution and Saudi Arabia appointment as UN rights panel head
Tehran, April 19, The Iran Project – 100 days have passed since Saudi Arabia executed prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr…
Saudi piles pressure on Lebanon for siding with Iran
BEIRUT (AP) — Saudi Arabia has lashed out at Lebanon, cutting off billions of dollars of aid and telling its citizens to…
Thousands rally in Saudi, Bahrain for Sheikh Nimr
Thousands of people stage rallies in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to mark the 40th day since the execution of prominent cleric Sheikh…
Iran’s return to international community undermines Saudi aspirations for regional supremacy
The decision by the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia to execute the famed Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr on January 2 and the…
UN chief urges compromise, realism between Saudis and Iran
MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon used a stopover in the Middle East to urge Saudi Arabia and…
Saudis should ‘take initiative’ to defuse tensions with Iran, Rouhani tells France 24
In an interview Thursday with FRANCE 24, Le Monde and France Culture, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said restoring diplomatic ties between Iran…
Saudi execution of Nimr was big mistake: President Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr earlier this month was a big mistake. The…
Iran denies involvement in attack on Saudi embassy in Tehran
State authorities of Iran were not complicit in organizing an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs…
Saudi foreign minister defends ‘terrorist’ Shia cleric’s execution
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir defended the execution of a prominent Shia cleric earlier this month, brushing off claims that he was…
Somalia received Saudi aid the day it cut ties with Iran: document
Somalia received a pledge of aid for $50 million from Saudi Arabia this month on the same day it announced it was…
Leader’s top aide: Saudi Arabia’s wrong policies causing regional tensions
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Supreme Leader’s top adviser for international affairs Ali Akbar Velayati blamed Saudi Arabia’s unacceptable policies throughout the past years…
Chinese President Xi set to visit Iran: Ministry
Chinese President Xi Jinping is going to pay an official visit to Iran next week to hold talks with senior Iranian officials…
Senior cleric: Saudi regime nearing its fall
Tehran, Jan 15, IRNA – Tehran’s interim Friday prayers leader Ayatollah Mohammad-Ali Movahhedi Kermani said on Friday that by committing so many…
Comoros severs diplomatic ties with Iran
Tehran, Jan 14, IRNA – Archipelago of Comoros, 2200 square kilometers, severed its diplomatic relations with Iran. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi…
The Saudi-Iran war is America’s fault
The United States cannot ignore or choose to stay out of the brewing rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia. It is not…
US wants to demote Iran struggles to Saudi level: Basij chief
The chief of Iran’s Basij (volunteer forces) Brigadier General, Mohammad Reza Naqdi, says Tehran must not lose focus of its main enemy, namely…
US role in Saudi Arabia hostility against Iran
Alwaght- The US is seeking to manage the tensions in the region, in a way that the West’s and its dependent regimes’…
NZ Islamic Council blasts Saudi Arabia as founder and funder of terrorism
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 12, IRNA – The Islamic Council of New Zealand termed Saudi Arabia as a regime which supports terrorism. In…
Iranian lawmakers denounce anti-Iran Saudi policies
Iranian parliamentarians have harshly criticized Saudi Arabia for adopting hostile policies toward Iran, including Riyadh’s recent aerial attack on Tehran’s mission in Yemen.…
Putin: Saudi Arabia-Iran tensions hamper anti-terrorism fight
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that disagreements between Saudi Arabia and Iran hamper the fight against terrorism and efforts to settle the…
Riyadh seeking tension to avoid JCPOA implementation
TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Iranian deputy FM underlined that Riyadh tries to compensate for its inaction to Iran’s success in nuclear…
Saudi sentencing activists to jail on vague charges: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the Saudi judicial system is sentencing top reform advocates, activists, and writers to lengthy jail terms on vague…
Iranian MPs condemn S. Arabia’s hostile policies
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian legislators in a statement condemned the Saudi rulers for adopting an aggressive approach towards Tehran, and called on…
Neither diplomatic response nor military action against Saudi: Poll
Tehran, January 11, The Iran Project – While Saudi Arabia is using all its efforts to isolate Iran, a public opinion poll…
Saudi seeks to impose own will on other nations: Iran
Following the recent Arab League statement against the Islamic Republic, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari says Saudi Arabia seeks to impose its own…
Staunch supporters of Iraq’s dictator Saddam back Riyadh in row with Tehran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Arab League foreign ministers, who were once all staunch supporters of the former Iraqi Ba’athist regime of slain dictator,…
Saudi Arabia’s reckless extremism
THE world will soon celebrate the implementation of the landmark agreement that resolves the unnecessary, albeit dangerous, crisis over Iran’s nuclear program.…
Iran unwilling to break diplomatic relations with Riyadh – foreign ministry
Tehran has not broken diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a letter. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On…
China envoy calls for calm and restraint between Saudi, Iran
A Chinese envoy who visited Saudi Arabia and Iran over the past week has called for both countries to exercise calm and…
Saudis play Arab League card amid Tehran-Riyadh row
Saudi Arabia has threatened Iran with Arab “opposition” amid tensions in Tehran-Riyadh ties following the execution of prominent Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr. Saudi Arabian…
Russian TV hails Iran’s stance against Saudis
Moscow, Jan 10, IRNA – Iran is trying to promote peace and stability in the Middle East and stop tensions, said the…