Iranian Diplomacy - Since President Hassan Rouhani took office in 2013, Iran has been seeking to ease tensions and patch up ties with regional and trans-regional countries. However, some events have adversely impacted relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Consequently, Riyadh announced in January 2016 that it was severing diplomatic ties with ...

IRNA - Deputy Secretary General of Lebanese Hezbollah Naim Qassem described martyred cleric Sheikh Nimr as one of the Jihad flag-bearers in Saudi Arabia, emphasizing that Saudi regime is the most flagrant violator of human rights and freedom of speech. Naim Qassem made the remarks during the first anniversary martyrdom of Sheikh Nimr which was held ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Top scientists urge Trump to abide by Iran nuclear deal Dozens of the nations top scientists wrote to President-elect Donald J. Trump on Monday to urge him not to dismantle the Iran deal, calling it a strong bulwark against any Iranian bid to make nuclear arms. Irans Velayati ...

FNA- Iranian parliamentarians in a statement on Tuesday marked the first anniversary of the execution of prominent Saudi Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by the Riyadh regime, saying that it showed the imprudence and irresponsibility of the Saudi rulers. "The execution and martyrdom of Sheikh Nimr under the conditions that the extremist and Takfiri ...

Press TV- People have staged separate demonstrations in Bahrain to voice their continued support for the cause championed by Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, a Saudi Shia cleric who was executed by Saudi Arabian authorities one year ago. On Monday, demonstrators took to the streets in the northern village of al-Musalla on the western outskirts of the ...

Press TV- People of Bahrain have held a rally to mark the first anniversary of the execution of prominent Saudi Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by the Riyadh regime. Bahrainis took to the streets of the village of Diraz on Sunday also to show solidarity with Bahraini Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim, whom Manama stripped of citizenship in June....

Press TV- Bahraini regime forces and dozens of protesters have engaged in skirmishes ahead of the first execution anniversary of prominent Saudi Shia cleric SheikhNimr Baqir al-Nimrby Riyadh. The demonstrators took to the streets in the village of al-Eker, south of the capital Manama,on Tuesday evening to voice their outrage at the execution ...

Iran's judiciary has issued verdicts for 20 people accused of storming Saudi diplomatic missions in January and will announce them in the near future, an official was quoted as saying by the judiciary news agency on Tuesday. Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic relations with its Shia Muslim rival Iran after protesters stormed the kingdom's ...

Tehran, July 19, IRNA Court of Justice on Tuesday held legal proceedings against attackers of the Saudi Embassy. They attacked the Embassy and Consulate in Mashad last January in protest over putting to death of the Shia religious leader. It was the second court hearing in which the remaining eight defendants were notified about the charges brought ...

Tehran, April 19, The Iran Project - 100 days have passed since Saudi Arabia executed prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr along with 47 others on January 2, in defiance with international calls for the release of the top religious figure and other jailed political dissidents. Shia Muslims have long complained of discrimination in a country ...

BEIRUT (AP) -- Saudi Arabia has lashed out at Lebanon, cutting off billions of dollars of aid and telling its citizens to leave the country, after Beirut sided with Iran in the fallout over the execution of a Saudi Shia cleric, in a diplomatic dispute that threatens Lebanon's struggling economy. The tension reflects the worsening Sunni-Shia conflict ...

Thousands of people stage rallies in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to mark the 40th day since the execution of prominent cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi Arabia. A protest was held in Qatif in the restiveEastern Province, where demonstratorschanted Death to Al Saud and Down with the House of Saud todenouncethe ruling Saudi family for the execution....

The decision by the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia to executethe famed Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr on January 2 and the resulting angry response by a group of protesters in Iran whoransackedthe Saudi diplomatic premises in the cities of Tehran and Mashhad marked the New Year in the Middle East with unexpected tensions and a full-fledged diplomatic ...

Tehran,January 5, The Iran Project Irans government spokesman says Umrah Hajj pilgrimage wont be performed until the secure condition is provided. In his weekly press conference with the media on Tuesday, Irans government spokesman Mohammad Bagher Nobakht said Iran has officially suspended Umrah Hajj pilgrimage until the secure condition is provided ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The latest developments after Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic ties with Tehran amid a dispute over Riyadh's execution of an opposition Shia cleric and attacks on Saudi diplomatic posts in Iran. (All times local). 3 p.m. Iran has banned the import of goods from Saudi Arabia after the kingdom cut diplomatic ties ...

Tehran,January 6, The Iran Project Iranian senior clerics have slammed Saudi Arabia for the execution of prominentShia clericSheikh Nimral-Nimr, saying that they broke off diplomatic ties with Iran in an attempt to distract the world from their criminal acts. Referring to Saudis cutting diplomatic ties with Iran as a way of distracting the world ...

Tehran,January 6, The Iran Project On Saturday when Riyadh executedSheikh Nimr coupled with 46 other, a series of developments have been come which effectively impressed the two countries ties that had already been deteriorated following the Mina tragedy in last September and Syria crisis during the past months. Along with the international protest ...

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) -- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon used a stopover in the Middle East to urge Saudi Arabia and Iran to compromise and interact responsibly, seeking to calm a flare-up in tensions between the two regional rivals. Speaking Monday during a visit to Oman's National Defense College, Ban called on the two countries to bring ...

In an interview Thursday with FRANCE 24, Le Monde and France Culture, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said restoring diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia was a priority, but that it was up to Riyadh to take the initiative.   Diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have been severed since protesters ransacked the Saudi ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Saudi Arabias execution of prominent Shiacleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr earlier this month was a big mistake. The Iranian president made the remark during apress conference in the Italian capital of Rome, where he is on a state visit. Answering a question from reporters, President Rouhani said Saudi officials ...