Tag Archives: Iran

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says it is up to US President Donald Trump to determine the time he wants to fix the 2015 nuclear deal signed between the Islamic Republic and major world powers. According to Press TV, in a post on his official Twitter account on Friday, Zarif …

Russia has defended Iran’s right to peaceful space technology, dismissing claims by the United States that the recent launch of the country’s first-ever military satellite into the orbit violates a United Nations Security Council resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major world powers. According to Press TV, …

The general manager of the Iraqi Ports Company said, “The incident of the sinking of the Iranian ship (Behbehan) at the entrance of Khor Abdullah, Basra has no effect on maritime traffic.” He added, “It is believed that the cause of the sinking of the vessel loaded with (ceramic) material …

Iranian Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian announced on Wednesday that a two-year contract was signed with Iraq to export electricity. Elaborating on the achievements made during his visit to Iraq, Ardakanian said that all contracts for the export of electricity to Iraq have used to be one-year, but during this …

Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq are set to develop and enhance cooperation in the field of electricity. For this reason, the Iranian Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian arrived in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, on Wed. and met with his Iraqi counterpart and some other officials of this neighboring country. …

Iraq’s Speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi said that his country is interested in broadening and enhancing parliamentary ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Al-Halbousi in a message on Wed. congratulated Ghalibaf on his election as Iran’s new Parliament Speaker and expressed readiness for evermore development of parliamentary ties between …

Several areas in the capital, Baghdad, and Diyala have witnessed today tremors, centered on the Iraq-Iran border. The intensity of the tremor was 4.9 on the Richter scale, 10 km deep from its center in Ilam Governorate on the Iraqi-Iranian border, a distance of 164 km from the capital, Baghdad, …

The Islamic world is marking 31 years since the departure of the revered founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini, an eternal example of the defeat of the West in imposing its will on freedom-seeking nations. Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Rouhollah Mousavi Khomeini, better known as Imam Khomeini, passed away on …

Iran has roundly condemned the United States’ latest decision to end the sanctions waivers in a landmark nuclear deal signed between the Islamic Republic and world powers in 2015, vowing to take “necessary practical and legal” steps to counter the negative impacts of the move. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas …

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani warns of retaliatory measures against the United States should Washington make “trouble” for Iranian tankers carrying fuel to gasoline-starved Venezuela. “If our tankers in the Caribbean or anywhere in the world face trouble [caused] by the Americans, they (the US) will also be in trouble in …

The first of five Iranian tankers carrying fuel for gasoline-starved Venezuela has entered the Latin American country’s territorial waters despite the US threats. The Iranian-flagged tanker, named Fortune, arrived in Venezuela’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Saturday evening, online tracking data shows. When entering the Venezuelan waters, the tanker was …

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says museums and historical sites are to reopen on Sunday to coincide with the Eid al-Fitr celebrations that end the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. Holy shrines will reopen Monday, Rouhani told a meeting of the National Headquarters for Managing and Fighting the Coronavirus in …

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the struggle to liberate Palestine is an obligation and an Islamic goal, adding “everyone must assist the Palestinian nation in this holy struggle”. “The struggle to liberate Palestine is Jihad in the way of God, and it is an obligation …

“We will support and assist any nation or any group anywhere who opposes and fights the Zionist regime,” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says ahead of Quds (Jerusalem) Day. Iran will support any nation or group that fights Israel, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday, ahead of …

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei is to deliver a speech on the occasion of International Quds Day. Ayatollah Khamenei’s speech on Friday will be aired live on local and international radio and television channels. Every year on International Quds Day, millions of Muslims hold rallies worldwide …

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has praised Palestinians for standing firm against Israel’s occupation of their homeland, saying the nation’s “iron resolve” will lead to ultimate victory and drive the occupiers out of holy Jerusalem al-Quds. Speaking at Wednesday’s cabinet session in the run-up to the International Quds Day’s demonstrations, Rouhani …

Iranian epidemiologists say the symptoms associated with COVID-19 in Iran have changed from respiratory to gastrointestinal. They also believe the shift to gastrointestinal symptoms which are often accompanied with no fever or only low fever cause a delay in diagnosis and result in the further spread of the virus by …

China and Russia have rejected US plans to extend a UN arms embargo on Iran along with a probable push to trigger a return of all sanctions on Tehran at the UN Security Council. “It has no right to extend an arms embargo on Iran, let alone to trigger snapback,” …

Coastguards of southern Hormuzgan province have seized four trawlers and arrested eight foreign nationals on board at Bandar Abbas territorial waters in the Persian Gulf, provincial Judiciary official Ali Salehi said on Thursday. Ali Salehi said that the vessels were involved in illegal fishing. Salehi said the arrested people have …

The European Union’s top court has ruled that Hungary circumvented EU law by holding Afghan and Iranian asylum seekers in prison-like conditions at a border transit zone. Hungary has come under EU criticism for its hard-line approach to migration and has been repeatedly challenged before the European Court of Justice …