Iran urges France to stop interference in its domestic affairs

TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has urged France to stop interfering in Iran’s domestic affairs.

Rouhani to Trump: Holding Bible to justify violence against Americans is ‘shameful’

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that it is “shameful” that President Donald Trump holds Bible in his own hand to justify violence against Americans who are protesting the death of a black man by a White policeman.

Imam proved U.S. knee can be forced off the neck of the oppressed: Ghalibaf

TEHRAN — New Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Imam Khomeini proved to the world that the United States’ knee can be forced off the neck of the oppressed.

230 people killed in November protests: MP

TEHRAN — Top MP Mojtaba Zonnour has said 230 people were killed during the protests in November 2019.

Rouhani says Iran stands beside Afghanistan

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has said that Iran will stand beside the Afghan government and people to help them promote peace, stability and security.

Famous Iranian dissident glorifies violence against American protesters

TEHRAN — A well-known U.S-based Iranian dissident has celebrated the U.S. police’s violence against protesters as rallies flare around the U.S. over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Racism in U.S. is systematic: expert

TEHRAN - Foad Izadi, a professor at the University of Tehran, has said that racism in the United States is a “systematic” phenomenon.

Iran’s powerful air force able to counter threats: commander

TEHRAN - Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, the commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF), said on Sunday that Iran’s Air Force is powerful and is capable to respond to threats.

Iran: U.S. violates resolution 2231 by ending nuclear sanction waivers

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Saturday that Washington’s action in ending sanction waivers for nuclear cooperation with Iran by countries remaining in the 2015 nuclear deal – JCPOA - is a clear violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231.

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U.S. wants to kill nuclear deal before Nov. election: Fitzpatrick

Writing an article in the tank Atlantic Council on Friday, Mark Fitzpatrick said the Trump administration is bent on to fully destroy the 2015 nuclear agreement, officially known as the JCPOA, before the presidential election in November.

Iran’s UUV to add new dimension to its warfare capability: Forbes

TEHRAN — Iran’s newly unveiled Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) will add a new dimension to the country’s systematic warfare capability, Forbes reported on Friday.

German FM makes unfounded claims about Iranian govt.’s pressure on media regarding COVID-19

TEHRAN- Some European governments have gone beyond planting opportunistic elements to put pressure on the Iranian media and government regarding the freedom of the Iranian press amid the pandemic, and have now reached a point where they make baseless claims without any evidence.

EU’s Borrell condemns U.S. for ending nuclear waivers

TEHRAN - European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell condemned on Thursday the United States’ move to end sanction waivers for countries remaining in the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the JCPOA.

Ghalibaf says Iran-Turkey cooperation needed to establish peace and security

TEHRAN - Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, newly-elected speaker of the Iranian parliament, said on Friday that cooperation between Iran and Turkey is important to establish and promote long-lasting peace and security in the region.

Expert calls Iranian oil tankers’ arrival in Venezuela a ‘political victory’

TEHRAN - Kourosh Ahmadi, an expert on international affairs, has called arrival of oil tankers in Venezuela a “political victory” for Iran.

Russia condemns U.S. cancellation of nuclear sanction waivers

Russia said on Thursday the United States was acting in a dangerous and unpredictable way, after Washington withdrew from a key military treaty and moved to ramp up pressure on Iran, China Global Television Network (CGTN) reported.

Diplomacy, respect key to resolving issues with Iran, says Princeton researcher

TEHRAN — Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian nuclear negotiator who now works as a researcher at Princeton University, has said diplomacy, respect, and non-interference are key to resolving problems with Iran.

Iran breaking shackles of U.S. sanctions: energy analyst

TEHRAN - Seyyed Saeed Mirtorabi Hosseini, an Iranian oil and gas analyst and a fellow scientist at Kharazmi University, has said that arrival of Iran’s oil tankers in Venezuela’s waters shows that the Iranian nation is breaking the shackles of United States’ sanctions.

Iranian parliament is symbol of Islamic democracy: Rouhani

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Iran’s parliament (Majlis) is “symbol of Islamic and religious democracy”.

Third Iranian tanker reaches Venezuelan waters

TEHRAN — The third cargo of an Iranian tanker flotilla carrying fuel for Venezuela on Tuesday reached the nation’s exclusive economic zone as the previous two were discharging at state run PDVSA’s ports, Refinitiv Eikon data showed.

Iran, Afghanistan in agreement on migrant border incident, Foreign Ministry official says

TEHRAN - Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for International and Legal Affairs Mohsen Baharvand said on Wednesday that Iran and Afghanistan are in agreement on that incident which led to tragic deaths of a number of Afghan migrants in border area.

Iran shows it is capable of countering U.S.: ex-WH official

TEHRAN - Professor Frank N. von Hippel, former assistant director for national security in the White House Office of Science and Technology, has said that Iran showed it is capable of countering the United States’ sanctions by delivering oil to Venezuela.

Zarif: Iran ready to share coronavirus experience with Africans

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has congratulated African nations on Africa Day, saying Iran is ready to share its coronavirus experience with African countries.

Jahangiri congratulates Georgia on Independence Day

TEHRAN — Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri has felicitated Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia on the country’s Independence Day.

President Rouhani to deliver speech at parliament’s opening ceremony

Iran’s new parliament to kick off on Wednesday

TEHRAN — The next 4-year term of the Iranian parliament is set to kick off in a ceremony on Wednesday, according to Tasnim.

U.S. regional presence is coming to an end: IRGC official

TEHRAN - Yadollah Javani, the deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps for political affairs, has said that the United States’ presence in the region is coming to an end.

Rouhani says it’s necessary to reopen borders with Turkey

TEHRAN – In a phone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, President Hassan Rouhani said that it is necessary to reopen land and air borders by observing healthcare protocols.

Cuban president: Iranian oil tanker arrival in Venezuela breaks U.S. ‘criminal blockade’

TEHRAN – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has said that arrival of Iranian oil tanker in Venezuela breaks the United States’ “unacceptable” and criminal blockade”.

Tehran condemns interference in China’s affairs, says backs ‘One-China’ policy

TEHRAN — Iran has condemned any interference by other countries in the internal affairs of the People’s Republic of China, saying Tehran supports the One-China policy. 

In defiance of U.S. threats, first Iranian oil tanker reaches Venezuelan waters

In defiance of threats by Washington, the first of five Iranian oil tankers heading to Venezuela entered the country's waters.