The United States and Britain cannot hold the security of the region hostage for the benefit of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, says Iran’s foreign minister.

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron announced that he has discussed the developments in the Red Sea with Iranian top diplomat Hossein AmirAbdollahian on Sunday.

n yet another hostile move against Iran, Britain has imposed sanctions on more senior officials of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), including those who it claimed were responsible for managing the elite force's financial investments. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)saidon Monday that it has imposed sanctions ...

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh condemned the British foreign secretary's meddling remarks and stance towards Iran's military drills and defense capabilities. The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman rejected the interference of the UK foreign office in Iran's defense capabilities, and said that the Islamic Republic of Iran acts ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian called on the UK to settle its outstanding debts to Iran immediately. In a telephone conversation on Monday, Amirabdollahian and UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss talked about various issues, including Tehran-London relations, the Vienna talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, and regional developments....

Irans Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the country welcomes any negotiations that would meet the interests and secure the rights of the Iranian people. The 13th [Iranian] administration, at the beginning of its work, is engaged in internal consultations about how to continue the Vienna talks [on the revival of the2015 nuclear deal], ...

A senior Iranian diplomat has hit back at the British prime minister for pressuring Tehran to immediately release a dual national, who has been held in Iran for four years, saying Londons efforts to blackmail Tehran by taking its own money hostage in exchange for inmates will fail. Irans outgoing deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, made the ...

Irans Embassy in Britain here on Tuesday reacting to a talk between the US and Saudi foreign ministers emphasized that Tehrans role in regional developments is quite significant, reiterating: Iran cannot be the subject of others negotiations. Everyone should realize that Iran cannot be the subject of others negotiations, as it has been proved that ...

Iran's embassy in the United Kingdom has reacted to baseless allegations made by the British envoy at the United Nations over the countrys involvement in a recent incident for an Israeli-operated oil tanker in the Sea of Oman. Barbara Woodward, UK's permanent representative to the UN, reiterated the Group of Seven foreign ministers' claim on Friday ...

Inresponse to the remarks by UK Foreign Secretary depicting Iran on a crossroad in the wake of new president inauguration, Irans Embassy in London said that the door for diplomacy is open if it is based on mutual respect. The Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran in the UK took to twitter on Friday to call on London to observe mutual respect in diplomacy ...

  Irans new ambassador to the United Kingdom says his top priority will be to work to improve economic relations between Tehran and London. Mohsen Baharvand said on Tuesday that he will pursue the interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran in various fields with a focus on economic ties during his time as ambassador in the UK. Baharvand ...

Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif and his British counterpart talked about the cooperation between Tehran and London as two parties to the 2015 nuclear deal. Zarif and British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab held a telephone conversation on Monday. In the phone call, the two senior diplomats conferred on bilateral cooperation between ...

The British government summoned the Iranian ambassador on Thursday following news that imprisoned British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is to be recalled to court in Iran, the Foreign Office said. The British authorities conveyed their grave concern to the diplomat, Hamid Baeidinejad, and called for Iran to end what they described as ...

Irans foreign minister says if the British government makes payment of Irans outstanding debt conditional on the release of the dual British-Iranian national, Nazanin Zaghari, it would be tantamount to stealing the Iranian nations money. Mohammad Javad Zarif made the remarks in a Sundayinterview with a Persian-language newspaperin Tehran, when asked ...

Reuters - British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was summoned by an Iranian Revolutionary Court on Tuesday and informed about a new charge, state television reported. Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court summoned Nazanin Zaghari and her designated lawyer this morning and informed her of a new indictment, state television cited ...

Tasnim The Iranian ambassador to London said the British government must apologize to Iran for its role in the 1953 coup against the government of then Iranian prime minister Mohammad Mosaddeq. In a post on his Twitter account on Tuesday, Hamid Baeidinejad said its time for London to apologize as it contributed heavily to the coup which toppled ...

Anadolu Agency - Britain on Friday said Irans latest satellite launch using ballistic missiles is inconsistent with a related UN resolution. Reports that Iran has carried out a satellite launch using ballistic missile technology are of significant concern and inconsistent with UN Security Council Resolution 2231, a Foreign and Commonwealth Office ...

Reuters - Iran will severely respond if Britain makes new mistakes, Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday, a day after Tehran briefly detained the U.K envoy for attending an illegal rally. Any new mistake of Britain will be severely confronted by Iran and London will be responsible for that. The presence of the UK envoy is against ...

Press TV - Britain lowers its so-called security risk level for UK-flagged ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. "UK-flagged ships will soon be able to transit the Strait of Hormuz without close Royal Naval accompaniment, Reuters quoted a spokesman for the British government as saying on Thursday. The official alleged ...

IRNA British Secretary of State Dominic Raab in a statement on Tuesday called on Iran to return to 2015 nuclear deal and fulfill its commitments fully. He claimed that Iran's recent move clearly run counter to the nuclear deal and is a threat for their national security. Raab further noted that they are seeking a way for holding constructive ...