Raisi: Defense industry is a model for other sections

TEHRAN – Iran’s defense industry can be a model for other sections of the country to follow, says Ebrahim Raisi, head of Iran’s Judiciary.

Iran’s power of resistance is unlimited, says IRGC chief

TEHRAN – Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said the enemy’s power to pressure Iran is limited but “our power of resistance is unlimited.”

Zarif: Pressure on Iran ‘will never work’

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the United States pressure to push Iran to the negotiating table will never work and added that Iranians never negotiate under duress.

Iran says U.S. missile test will lead to arms race

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi warned on Saturday that the United States’ missile test will lead to international arms race and fuel instability.

Foreign presence in Persian Gulf detrimental to regional security: IRGC chief

TEHRAN – Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran regards the presence of outsiders in the Persian Gulf as detrimental to the security of the region.

Trump administration ruined opportunity for future talks: Iran's Larijani

TEHRAN – In an interview with the NBC’s Lester Holt in Tehran aired on Tuesday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that the administration of Donald Trump ruined opportunity for future talks between Tehran and Washington.

Iran only seeking peace, tranquility: cleric

TEHRAN – Iran has always been in peace and wants peace for the entire world, says a Tehran Friday prayer leader.

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Russia says building coalitions in Persian Gulf may lead to sad consequences

Russia’s acting envoy to the United Nations Dmitry Polyansky warned on Tuesday that building coalitions in the Persian Gulf may lead to sad consequences, inviting UN Security Council member states to discuss its Concept for collective security in the region.

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Zarif: ‘Trump cannot expect to be unpredictable and expect Iran to be predictable’

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday Tehran may act “unpredictably” in response to the United States’ “unpredictable” policies under U.S. President Donald Trump, Reuters reported.

Iran’s power has driven enemy into despair, says military chief

TEHRAN – Iran’s power has reached a level that it has driven the enemy into despair, says Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, the Armed Forces Chief of Staff.

Takht-Ravanchi says foreign forces are sowing insecurity in Strait of Hormuz with their presence

Iran’s Takht-Ravanchi warns of Washington’s ‘divide and rule’ strategy

TEHRAN – Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, warned on Tuesday that the U.S. is seeking to sow discord among regional states through its “divide and rule” strategy.

Unlike Trump, Obama was a wise enemy: Larijani

TEHRAN – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has ruled out the possibility of negotiations with the U.S. under the administration of Donald Trump, saying Iran accepted Obama’s offer to enter talks because he was a “wise enemy”.

Iran won’t be duped by ‘good cop, bad cop’ routine: military chief

TEHRAN – The Iranian nation will never be fooled by calls for negotiations and the good cop, bad cop routine, says Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, the Armed Forces Chief of Staff.

Iran says devising third step to reduce nuclear commitments

TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday that Iran is devising the third step of reducing its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal in a way proportionate to the issues between Iran and the remaining parties to the deal.

Ayatollah Khamenei’s official website launches three new languages

TEHRAN – At a ceremony on Monday, the official website of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched three new languages of Russian, French and Spanish.

SNSC chief says Iran should never have signed the JCPOA

Shamkhani: U.S. sanctions intended to make Iran surrender not to negotiate

TEHRAN - Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has said that the U.S. sanctions pressure against Iran are not for negotiation but intended to make Tehran surrender.

Foreigners have no choice but to leave Persian Gulf, Zarif says in Kuwait

TEHRAN - “Foreigners” have no place in the Persian Gulf region and have to leave, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a meeting with Kuwait’s crown prince on Sunday.

Attack at wedding ceremony in Kabul shows enmity against humanity: Iran

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has denounced suicide attack at a wedding ceremony in Kabul which resulted in the death of about 70 people and injury of 180 others, reiterating Tehran’s unwavering support for peace and security in Afghanistan.

Iranian parliament moves to retake oil money from UK, U.S. after 1953 coup 

TEHRAN – Members of the Iranian parliament (Majlis) have presented a 10-point anti-U.S. plan to the Majlis presiding board, a member of the board revealed on Sunday.

Resistance is the only way to confront bullying, says Kharrazi

TEHRAN – Kamal Kharrazi, chief of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, has said the only way to stand up to the enemies’ bullying is resistance.

No U.S. politician wants Islamic Republic to exist: ex-diplomat

TEHRAN – No American politician – whether Republican or Democrat – wants the Islamic Republic of Iran to exist, says Hamid Reza Asefi, a former Iranian diplomat.

Official website of Ayatollah Khamenei to launch three new languages

TEHRAN – The official website of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei plans to launch three new languages of Russian, French and Spanish on Monday.

Culture of martyrdom has protected Iran against pressure: Zarif

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that culture of altruism and martyrdom has protected the country against foreign pressure.

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Kremlin: Russia and France share common task to preserve nuclear deal

Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov has said that Russia and France share the common tasks of preserving the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the JCPOA.

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That U.S. sanctions are harming Iranians patients is not a mythology: Foreign Policy

In an article published by Foreign Policy on Wednesday, it has been illustrated that how sanctions are taking tolls Iranian patients.

Iran calls release of oil tanker a diplomatic victory

TEHRAN - Mahmoud Vaezi, the Iranian president’s chief of staff, said on Friday that release of the supertanker Grace 1 is a “diplomatic victory” for Iran.

Zarif to visit Kuwait, Finland, Sweden, Norway

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif plans to visit Kuwait and the three Scandinavian countries of Finland, Sweden and Norway in the upcoming days.

Zarif’s diplomatic skill prompted U.S. to sanction him: expert

TEHRAN - Vladimir Batyuk, a senior fellow with the Moscow-based Institute of the USA and Canada, has said that Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s skills and abilities at diplomacy have made the United States sanction him.

Europe must fulfil JCPOA commitments: MP

TEHRAN - Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a veteran MP sitting on the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, has said that Europe must fulfil its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

The notion of negotiation has been destroyed in mentality of Iranian people, General Salami says 

IRGC chief: Iran has tied security to progress

TEHRAN – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said on Wednesday that for Iran security and progress are interdependent.