Street name change in Tehran faces objection of Foreign Ministry
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has argued against changing the name of a street where the Saudi Arabian embassy sits to…
Tag Archives: Sheikh Nimr execution
Saudi Arabia’s high risk gamble
The smokescreen created by Saudi rulers over Iran’s criticism of prominent cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr’s execution has concealed the kingdom’s economic troubles. …
Uproar in Germany after FM announces plans to visit Saudi Arabia festival
German MPs lashed out at the country’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier over his plans to attend a cultural festival in Saudi Arabia,…
Iran’s Velayati deplores Riyadh’s illogical policies
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ali Akbar Velayati, an international adviser to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, likened Saudi Arabia to an angry…
Spokesman: Iran seeks de-escalation of tensions
Tehran, Jan 10, IRNA – Iran seeks de-escalation of tensions in the region including decrease of tensions with Riyadh, Foreign Ministry Spokesman…
Weekly Report: From protests against Nimr’s execution to 19th of Dey anniv.
Tehran, January 10, The Iran Project – The continuation of the Iranian’s protests against Saudi execution of Sheikh Nimr and 46 others,…
Iran in photos: Jan.4-Jan.10
Tehran, January 10, The Iran Project – Ayatollah Khamenei’s remarks in meeting with the Friday Prayers leaders, foreign senior officials’ visit to…
Saudi regime pre-planned cutting ties with Iran: Senior MP
Tehran, Jan 10, IRNA – Head of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that following Saudi Arabia’s repeated failures before…
Gulf Air suspends flights to Iran
Iran said on Saturday that Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air has announced that it will no longer make flights to Iran as…
Bowing to the King: What lies beneath US-Saudi friendship?
The King of Saudi Arabia is one of the richest people in the world, and one of the most influential political figures…
Saudi regime failed to rally allies’ support against Iran: Lebanese analyst
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior Lebanese political analyst said Saudi Arabia has failed to attract its allies’ support against Iran because countries…
With friends like Saudi Arabia, US doesn’t need ‘enemies’ like Iran
Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent Shia cleric last week, almost certainly designed to provoke a response from Iran, indicates a growing…
Iran’s regional success makes Saudi to raise tension: Expert
Tehran, January 9, The Iran Project – Former spokesman of ministry of foreign affairs says Iran’s significant regional achievements have made Saudi Arabia…
US paper: Al-Nimr execution beginning of grim year in Saudi Arabia
Tehran, Jan 9, IRNA – The US newspaper New York Times said that the execution of the “popular Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr…
Gulf States to hold urgent meeting on relations with Iran Saturday
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) of Gulf Arab States will hold an extraordinary ministerial meeting in Riyadh on Saturday, January 9 to…
Fear and loathing in the House of Saud
Desperation does not even begin to describe the current plight of the House of Saud. Riyadh was fully aware the beheading of respected…
Pakistan declines to join Saudi Arabia’s anti-Iran alliance
Tehran, Jan 8, IRNA – Saudi Arabia’s campaign to build a broad Sunni alliance to contain Iran has apparently suffered at least…
Friday prayers leaders throughout Iran condemn Saudi atrocities
Tehran, Jan 8, IRNA – Friday prayers leaders throughout Iran in their sermons this week condemned the Saudi regime’s execution of Sheikh…
Iranians hold fresh protests over Sheikh Nimr’s execution
Iranians have held fresh rallies across the country, including the capital Tehran, to condemn Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent cleric, Sheikh Nimr…
Turkey summons Iran envoy over controversial reports on Erdogan
Turkey has summoned Iran’s ambassador over the spread of reports by Iranian media drawing a connection between the visit of Turkish President…
Breaching embassies’ privacy condemned, Saudis’ reaction indecent
Tehran, Jan 8, IRNA — Head of Cultural Council of President’s Office on Friday condemned breaching of privacy of Saudi Embassy in…
14 reasons why Saudi Arabia is a failed Mideast power
Tehran, Jan 8, IRNA – Saudi Arabia started 2016 shamefully by carrying out its largest mass execution since 1980, putting 47 men…
Saudi soccer body won’t send Champions League clubs to Iran
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s soccer federation has said its clubs will not play Asian Champions League matches in Iran…
How Alloush’s death, Sheikh Nimr’s execution could affect oncoming West Asia developments
Alwaght- Late on December 2015, the US and Russia have commenced their diplomatic efforts in a bid to decide on the ways…
Sarmadi: Execution of prominent freedom-seeker sets ablaze region
Tehran, Jan 7, IRNA – First Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi said on Thursday that execution of a prominent freedom-seeker is the…
Somalia severs ties with Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Somalia announced Thursday that it has severed ties with Iran, according to local media. The East African nation joined…
Iran’s coverage: Spokesman condemns Saudi airstrike against Iran’s embassy in Sana’a
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Tehran accuses Saudi Arabia of airstrikes on Iran’s embassy in Yemen Tehran…
Syrian tribal leader: S. Arabia too small to isolate Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Given Iran’s extensive relations with the eastern and western states, Saudi Arabia is not able to isolate Tehran by cutting…
Iran’s president labels attackers at Saudi Embassy criminals
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday urged the country’s courts to prosecute protesters who stormed the Saudi Embassy and consulate over the…
US Muslim group starts unusual protest against Saudi Gov’t
A new, very unusual protest campaign kicks off in the United States that urges people to mail a bunch of potatoes to…
Saudi execution of Nimr looks like act of terror: Minister
Iran’s health minister says Saudi Arabia’s recent execution of top cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr resembles terrorist acts being carried out in the…
Iranian commander urges Riyadh to change path
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hossein Salami on Thursday warned that the Saudi…
Iran bans import of Saudi goods amid tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The latest developments after Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic ties with Tehran amid a dispute over Riyadh’s…
Saudis pursuing deliberate policy of provoking crisis with Iran
Saudi Arabia’s rulers are conducting a deliberate and “well-thought-out” policy of provoking a crisis with Iran, experts told Sputnik. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) —…
China sends envoy to Saudi, Iran amid feud
China has sent an envoy to Saudi Arabia and Iran amid an escalating feud, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, calling on…
Saudi anti-Muslim acts unacceptable: Iran
A senior Iranian official has criticized as “unacceptable” Saudi Arabia’s exploitation of its potentialities to harm Muslims’ interests in the Middle East region.…
Saudis continue protests over top cleric’s execution
Protest rallies rage on in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, raising the specter of wider unrest in the important oil-rich region. Since Saturday’s execution of…
Qatar recalls ambassador to Iran
Tehran, Jan 6, IRNA — Qatar recalled its ambassador to Tehran to become the latest country as a sign of solidarity with…
Top advisor: Nimr’s execution aiming to stir sectarian strife
Mashhad, Jan 6, IRNA – International advisor to Majlis (Iranian parliament) speaker Hossein Sheikholeslam condemned the execution of prominent Shia cleric Nimr…