General: U.S. not the only superpower in multipolar world

TEHRAN – The United States is not the only superpower in the world anymore as a multipolar world is on the rise and U.S. power is fading, says Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military adviser to the Leader.

Iran not looking for anyone’s smile to boost defense power: military chief

TEHRAN – Iran’s military chief said on Wednesday that the Armed Forces are prepared more than any other time to defend the country against foreign threats, asserting that Iran doesn’t need anyone’s “smile” or go-ahead with its plans to boost defense power, ISNA reported.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Iran's 12 preconditions for negotiating with U.S.

TEHRAN - Reaffirming the withdrawal of Trump's government from the nuclear deal with Iran, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently put forward conditions for concluding a "new agreement" with Iran at the Heritage Foundation.

By Javad Heirannia

There are various means for EU to undermine U.S. sanctions: Nephew

TEHRAN – Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that “There are various means for the EU to undermine U.S. sanctions and thereby provide assurance to business, but they require a confrontation with Iran.”

Iran VP: Pompeo lagging 40 years behind the time

TEHRAN – Iranian Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said on Tuesday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is lagging 40 years behind the time, pointing to the 1979 Islamic Revolution as a backlash against foreign influence.

By Payman Yazdani

U.S.-EU possible soft tactic to contain Iran

The U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has created a new rounds of speculations about the three European major players’ (the UK, France and Germany) capabilities and abilities to keep the deal alive without the U.S.

Iranian diplomat laments insecurity in Afghanistan

TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to Kabul on Saturday expressed regret over rising insecurity in neighboring Afghanistan, saying insecurity in the country is contrary to Iran’s interests.

By Payman Yazdani

Internally weak EU cannot be a strong international player: Italian expert

TEHRAN - Commenting on the EU capabilities to protect its interests against the U.S. unilateralism, Italian political science professor, Dr. Pastori Gianluca believes that an internally weak EU cannot be a strong international player.

‘Resistance sole way to secure rights of Palestinians’

TEHRAN – Following the U.S. move in relocating its embassy from Tel Aviv to al-Quds (Jerusalem), a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian parliament speaker said on Saturday that resistance is only way for Palestinians to secure their rights.

Turkey sees no reason for U.S. exit from Iran deal

TEHRAN – Turkey doesn’t see any reason why the U.S. has withdrawn from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), since Iran was standing by its commitments in the agreement, the ambassador of Turkey to Iran has said.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Europe failed in its first test of preserving JCPOA

TEHRAN - The nuclear agreement equations are getting more and more complicated. Many analysts of the international affairs have predicted that, regarding the direct influence of the United States and U.S. Treasury orders and decisions on European companies, European authorities can’t provide necessary guarantees for the continuation of the nuclear deal in action.

By Payman Yazdani

EU too weak to challenge U.S. hegemony: Prof. Entessar

TEHRAN - Chair of Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice at the University of South Alabama believe the EU is too weak politically to challenge America's global hegemony even if it decides to do so.

European energy commissioner may visit Iran on May 19-20

European Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete may visit Tehran on May 19-20 to discuss EU-Iran energy cooperation, EU spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic told reporters.

Embassy denies meeting between Kharrazi, Kerry

TEHRAN – Tehran’s embassy in Paris has denied report of a meeting between former Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi and John Kerry, who served as U.S. secretary of state during Barack Obama’s presidency. 

By Lachin Rezaian

Two great Trump mistakes about JCPOA and Qods

TEHRAN – A former U.S. army psychological operation officer and counter-terrorism analyst Scott Bennett said Trump wants to put the JCPOA in a different colored folder and a color of his and not Obama’s.

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U.S. and European Troika Bargaining over JCPOA

TEHRAN - Germany's Foreign Minister,” Heiko Mass”, in his most recent statement, mentioned that the United States' withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal, has led to the poisoning of transatlantic relations, and damaged the transatlantic relations in the long-term perspective.

Student unions denounce U.S. embassy relocation

TEHRAN – A number of Iranian student unions as well as international student associations have denounced relocation of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to al-Quds (Jerusalem), pledging to stand against “dangerous conspiracies” orchestrated by the U.S. and its allies.

Inter-parliamentary union to hold emergency meeting on Trump’s Quds move

TEHRAN – The inter-parliamentary union of Islamic countries is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on Monday on Trump’s decision to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv Israel to al-Quds (Jerusalem), a lawmaker said on Sunday.

‘Trump tolling the bell for collapse of American regime’

TEHRAN – Iran’s former chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said on Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump is tolling the bell for the collapse of the American regime with his “stupidities”, IRIB news reported.

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian

The strategic disaster of leaving the Iran deal

Trump is making the Middle East less safe

On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), colloquially known as the Iran nuclear deal, which had provided Iran with sanctions relief in exchange for stringent monitoring and limits on the country’s nuclear program.

Parliament considering retaliatory bill against U.S.

TEHRAN – Iranian parliamentarians have submitted a double-urgency bill to the Majlis presiding board to retaliate against the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear agreement, also called the JCPOA, a top lawmaker said on Saturday.

Top U.S. nuclear expert resigns after Trump JCPOA exit

TEHRAN – One of the U.S. State Department’s top experts on nuclear proliferation resigned this week after President Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the international nuclear deal, officially called the JCPOA, Foreign Policy reported on Friday.

U.S. general: We walked away from allies by exiting JCPOA

TEHRAN – The former chairman of U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff has criticized Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the nuclear agreement, saying the U.S. walked away from allies by the decision.

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U.S. allies are afraid of Iran’s power

INDIANA - Ever since the overthrow of Mohammad Mosaddegh, the democratically elected prime minister of Iran in 1953, Iran has been under pressure by the United States and its allies.

EU nothing better than U.S. in violating JCPOA, cleric says

TEHRAN – Tehran Friday prayer leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami says Europeans is the same as the U.S. in violating the nuclear deal, advising Iranian officials not to trust Europe after the U.S. withdrawal from the pact.

France says reimposing sanctions on Iran ‘unacceptable’

TEHRAN – France has denounced as “unacceptable” the U.S. move to re-impose sanctions on companies trading with Iran, BBC reported.

Hope faction slams Trump’s ‘unbalanced behavior’

TEHRAN – The pro-reform parliament Hope faction issued a statement on Wednesday saying Trump’s action in exiting the U.S. from the nuclear deal showed his “unbalanced behavior”, IRNA reported.

Iranians to rally against U.S. withdrawal from JCPOA

TEHRAN – Iranians will take to the streets across the country this week to condemn U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear agreement, Fars reported.

MPs vow to counter U.S. ‘illegitimate demands’

TEHRAN – A number of Iranian lawmakers in a letter to Leader of the Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have said that they will not let the U.S. impose its “illegitimate demands” on Iran.

By Mohammad Homaeefar

Top Iranian generals welcome U.S. exit from JCPOA

TEHRAN – The highest ranking military commanders have welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the multilateral nuclear agreement, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).