Tehran: Saudi Arabia godfather of terrorism

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia as the birthplace of a fundamentalist ideology and a source of organized international terrorism lacks competence to accuse other countries of supporting terrorism.

Foreign elements seek to poison Iran-Pakistan ties: diplomat

TEHRAN - Riffat Masood, the Pakistani ambassador to Tehran, has said that foreign elements seek to poison good relationship between Iran and Pakistan.

Pelosi: Trump admin ‘completely wrong’ on Iran

TEHRAN – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has described the Trump administration’s approach toward Iran, including its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, as “completely wrong”.

Ambassador: Iran to close cases of Jordanian nationals

TEHRAN – The Iranian Ambassador to Jordan, Mojtaba Ferdosipour, has said that the issues related to three Jordanian nationals held in Iran will be closed in coming days.

Russian think tank chief: Warsaw meeting showed U.S. failure

TEHRAN - Chairman of the Iran Section in the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences has said that the Warsaw conference showed failure of the U.S. policies in the Middle East.

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Twitter censors messages, but not if you are Trump

TEHRAN – Twitter has temporarily banned account of Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, in a politically-motivated move, for posting a message saying “Imam Khomeini’s verdict regarding Salman Rushdie is based on divine verses and just like divine verses, it is solid and irrevocable."

Warsaw meeting won’t bear results: Ayatollah Khamenei

TEHRAN – The recent anti-Iran summit pushed by the U.S. and hosted by Poland won’t bear the results that the organizers expected, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday.

Sushma Swaraj makes Tehran stopover as Pakistan faces India-Iran anger over attacks on forces

NEW DELHI (news18.com) Iran and India delivered a stern message to Pakistan when External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj made a brief stopover in Iran on Saturday, days after both countries lost soldiers to attacks carried out by terrorists operating from Pakistani soil.

IRGC hails attendance at funeral procession for terror victims

TEHRAN – In a Sunday message, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) lauded the nation for their strong participation at a burying ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attack.

Iran unveils new submarine armed with cruise missiles

TEHRAN – To boost the Islamic Republic’s defense power, President Hassan Rouhani unveiled on Sunday a new homegrown submarine armed with cruise missiles.

Foreign Minister Zarif says Israel is looking for war.

Zarif: Iran won’t forsake own security for Le Drian’s sake

TEHRAN – In a panel discussion on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Sunday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said he cannot deprive his country of its defense capabilities just for the sake of his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian.

Iran’s ties with Tajikistan familial: spokesman

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has responded positively to Tajik foreign minister’s remarks about relations between Iran and Tajikistan, saying Tehran considers its ties with Dushanbe as “familial”.

Zarif meets top diplomats in Germany

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met on Saturday with a number of top foreign diplomats on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

By Negar Asadi & Javad Heirannia

Ambassador: U.S. wants to make Venezuela another Syria or Libya

TEHRAN - Venezuelan Ambassador to Tehran Carlos Antonio Alcala Cordones says the U.S. is seeking to create a situation similar to Syria and Libya in his country.

Warsaw final statement testifies to its failure: Tehran

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed the allegations raised in the final statement of the Warsaw Conference, describing the statement as a proof of the anti-Iran summit’s failure. 

Zarif arrives in Germany for Munich Security Conference

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Germany on Friday to take part in the 55th Munich Security Conference.

Fighting terrorism is our common cause, Rouhani says after Sochi talks

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that fighting terrorism is a common cause for Iran, Russia and Turkey.

Iran, Russia and Turkey reaffirms commitment to Syria’s sovereignty

TEHRAN – Iran, Russia and Turkey issued a joint statement on Thursday at the end of Sochi conference on Syrian crisis and reaffirmed commitment to Syria’s sovereignty and independence.

Zarif says Warsaw meeting ‘dead on arrival’

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that a two-day conference being co-hosted by U.S. and Poland in Warsaw on Iran and the larger Middle East was “dead on arrival”.

U.S. senator warns of Bolton’s warmongering

TEHRAN – Responding to an anti-Iran video by national security advisor John Bolton, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy has warned that Bolton is knowingly lying to build momentum for a U.S. military attack on Iran.

Nuclear deal exemplifies success of diplomacy: diplomat

TEHRAN – Tehran’s Ambassador to The Hague, Alireza Jahangiri, said on Tuesday that the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, is a good example of the “triumph of diplomacy”.

European heavyweights criticize Warsaw conference

Pompeo’s East Europe tour fails at once

TEHRAN – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s efforts to unify Eastern Europe against Russia, China and Iran failed at once when Budapest said it’s fed up with lectures about its foreign policy.

Iranian politician: U.S. seeking to repeat Syrian scenario in Latin America

TEHRAN - Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian parliament speaker, said on Tuesday that the U.S. is seeking to repeat the Syrian crisis in Latin America through interfering in Venezuela’s affairs.

Enemies must eventually leave the region: general

TEHRAN – Brigadier General Hossein Salami, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps second-in-command, said on Monday the enemies of the Islamic Republic must eventually leave the region instead of expecting Iran to end its regional presence.

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European officials criticize Warsaw conference

Officials from France, Germany and Britain have criticized joint U.S.-Poland conference on the Middle East in Warsaw scheduled to be held on Wednesday and Thursday.

Tehran: Bolton suffering from chronic delusion about Iran

TEHRAN – Tehran says U.S. national security advisor John Bolton is suffering from a “chronic delusion” regarding Iran and Iranians.

Iran unveils underground ballistic missile plant

The Aerospace Division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled on Thursday an underground plant manufacturing precision-guided ballistic missiles, Press TV reported.

U.S. is lying that sanctions don’t target people, Iran’s VP Jahangiri says

TEHRAN - Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said on Monday that the U.S. officials are lying when they say that their sanctions target Iran’s government and system and not the people, IRNA reported.

Zarif: Iran waits Lebanon to accept its military assistance

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that Iran is waiting for Lebanon to show a desire to accept Tehran’s past offers of military assistance.

Iraq rebuffs U.S. demands to stop buying energy from Iran

Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi has reiterated his country’s opposition to sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran.