Iran on Wednesday announced sanctions against 34 individuals and entities from the European Union and the United Kingdom, days after Brussels and London imposed a fresh round of sanctions targeting Iranian officials and organizations. The ministry said the individuals and entities were designated because of “supporting terrorism and terrorist groups, …
Read More »Europe will ‘pay dearly’ for its ‘visceral’ moves over anti-IRGC vote, Iran FM warns
Iran’s foreign minister has censured the European Parliament’s “visceral” vote calling for the designation of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terror group, warning that such conduct would be “costly” for Europe. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the correct path for Europe would be rather to concentrate on diplomacy, constructive …
Read More »Iraqi PM underlines historic ties with Iran
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani has called for the expansion of ties with Iran after the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the country’s ambassador to Tehran to protest the use of the name for the Arab Gulf at a regional football competition. Sudani described the Baghdad-Tehran relations as deep-rooted and …
Read More »Opinion | Free speech or hate speech? Charlie Hebdo breaches red line again
In 1960, a controversial French satirical magazine ‘Hara-Kiri’ was launched by Georges Bernier and Francois Cavanna, subtitled ‘journal bête et méchant’, which literally translated into ‘stupid and nasty journal’. It was clearly no hyperbole. The monthly magazine, which relied on trademark crackbrained satire, was so insanely outlandish that it was …
Read More »Iraq | borders guards start deploying at the borders with Turkiye and Iran
On Tuesday, the spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Yahya Rasool revealed that the border guards continued deploying at the borders with Turkiye and Iran in the Kurdistan Region within the fault line. Rasool said in a press conference that the security forces have begun to …
Read More »Iran expresses readiness to provide technical help for Iraq to protect the borders
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the Iraqi official decision to deploy border guards between Iraq and Iran. On Monday, the spokesperson of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanaani revealed details about the visit of the Iraqi PM, Muhammad S. Al-Sudani to Tehran, which is his third trip abroad …
Read More »Al-Sudani receives Iran’s ambassador to Iraq; invited to visit Iran
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has invited Iraq’s new Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani to visit Tehran. According to an official readout by his office, al-Sudani received Iran’s ambassador to Iraq, Mohammad Kadhim Al Sadiq, in Baghdad this morning, Saturday. The diplomat conveyed Raisi’s invitation and discussed with al-Sudani the bilateral …
Read More »‘Strategic mistake’: Iran strongly condemns UNHRC resolution
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has vehemently condemned the meeting and resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council, noting that “multifaceted political goals” are behind these anti-Iranian measures. In a statement late on Thursday, the ministry blasted the measure of a few Western countries in “imposing” an anti-Iranian resolution to the …
Read More »Iran not to let terrorists threaten its security: FM
Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has condemned the terrorist attack in Shiraz, declaring that Iran will not allow terrorists to undermine its security. In an Instagram post, Amir-Adbollhian strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack in the Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz in the southwest Iranian province of Fars last night. …
Read More »At least 15 dead as gunmen open fire at worshippers in Iran’s Shiraz: State media
At least 15 people died and a dozen others were injured, after three gunmen opened fire at worshippers in a Shia pilgrimage site in Iran’s city of Shiraz, state media reported on Wednesday, describing the incident as a “terrorist attack.” The incident took place in the Shahcheragh shrine in Shiraz …
Read More »Iran sanctions several EU institutions, individuals for supporting terrorism
Iran has announced tit-for-tat sanctions against institutions and individuals in the European Union (EU) due to their deliberate actions in support of terrorism and terrorist groups. In a statement released on Wednesday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry once again strongly rejected and condemned the EU’s October 17 sanctions targeting Iranian individuals and …
Read More »Iran’s supreme leader blames U.S., Israel for violent riots
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has severely censured the unrest that erupted in some parts of Iran following the death of a young woman, stating that the deadly riots were orchestrated in advance by the United States and the Israeli regime. Ayatollah Khamenei, the Commander-in-Chief of …
Read More »Europeans adopt ‘wrong’ stance at ‘inappropriate’ time in Vienna talks: Iran
Iran has slammed as “wrong” and “ill-considered” the joint statement issued by Germany, France, and the United Kingdom on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Speaking at a weekly presser on Monday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani said …
Read More »Iran reopens main border crossings to Iraq, flights restored
Iranian Interior Ministry says border crossings to Iraq have been reopened hours after they were closed because of an eruption of violence in the country’s capital Baghdad. Authorities said on Tuesday that four main border crossings to Iraq had been reopened to travelers. Later statements said two of the crossings, …
Read More »Iran to launch mass military drone drills
Iran will stage large-scale drone drills across the country with the participation of different units of the Army, says a senior Iranian Army commander. Deputy Chief of the Iranian Army for Coordination Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari made the announcement on Tuesday, saying the massive exercises will kick off on August …
Read More »Borrell: Iran response to EU proposal on JCPOA revival ‘reasonable’
European Union foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, says Iran’s answer to the bloc’s proposal on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was “reasonable.” “There was a proposal from me as coordinator of the negotiations… and a response from Iran …
Read More »UAE says will send ambassador to Iran in coming days
The United Arab Emirates ambassador to Iran, Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, will resume his duties in Tehran in the coming days in an effort to further boost mutual relations, the UAE’s Foreign Ministry says. The decision was made “in line with UAE efforts to strengthen relations with Iran and as …
Read More »Iran calls on US to implement prisoner swap deal, free Iranian prisoners
Iran has expressed its readiness for swift implementation of a prisoner swap deal with the US while urging Washington to free Iranians imprisoned in the US without tying the issue with irrelevant issues.
Read More »US says studying Iran’s response to EU proposed text
The United States Department of States has said that it has received Iran’s response to the EU proposal on the nuclear deal, and it is studying it.
Read More »Iran will offer its final conclusion on EU’s plan to revive JCPOA by Monday midnight – FM
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says by Monday midnight, the country will provide the European Union’s coordinator in the talks on the 2015 deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with its final conclusion on the bloc’s plan for revival of the deal. “We have not offered …
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