Zarif warns Trump against the ‘infamous B-Team’

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday warned U.S. President Donald Trump to beware of “warmongers” and “butchers” who have surrounded him, referring to them as the ‘infamous B-team’.

U.S. officials have become ‘pawns in a very dangerous Israeli game’, Zarif says 

The Iranian foreign minister has described the Trump administration’s officials as “pawns in Netanyahu’s game”, warning them against the consequences of the “extremely dangerous” Israeli game they are playing.

Iran’s defense chief does not rule out military force to counter economic terrorism 

TEHRAN – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami has said the U.S. plan to zero Tehran’s crude sales is impractical, and warned that his country may be forced to resort to “defensive tools” to combat Washington’s “economic terrorism” against the Iranian people.

Zarif to Trump: Inheritors of Persian civilization do not seek advice from Americans

TEHRAN – In a post on his Twitter account on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the “inheritors of the ancient Persian civilization don’t base their strategy on ‘advice’ of foreigners-let alone Americans.”

Trump endangering intl. security: Hatami

TEHRAN – Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump is endangering international security by violating international law and ignoring humanitarian principles.

‘Iran highly unlikely to negotiate with Trump’

TEHRAN – Wendy Sherman, the former senior U.S. nuclear negotiator with Iran, said on Monday that Iran is highly unlikely to negotiate with U.S. President Donald Trump.

MPs: Salami’s appointment sends ‘clear message’ to U.S.

TEHRAN – 251 MPs on Tuesday issued a joint statement in support of the appointment of Major General Hossein Salami as the new chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), saying the appointment sends a “clear message” to the hegemons including America.

Verdict against Nasrin Sotoudeh not final: Judiciary

TEHRAN – Judiciary spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaeili on Tuesday rejected media speculation about the jail sentence passed against human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, saying the verdict is not final yet.

Iran says attaches no value, credit to U.S. exemptions

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday that Iran does not attach any value or credit to the United States’ exemptions on Iranian oil exports.

U.S. unable to zero out Iran’s oil exports: ex-diplomat

TEHRAN – A former Foreign Ministry spokesman believes that the United States is not capable of forcing Iranian oil exports to zero.

Ambassador: Creators of terror groups label IRGC terrorist organization

TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to The Hague Alireza Kazemi Abadi says those who have created the al-Qaeda and Daesh (ISIL) terrorist groups are now calling Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organization.

IRGC: Iran to close Hormuz Strait if it is barred to use it

TEHRAN - Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy chief Alireza Tangsiri warned on Monday that Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz if it is barred from using it.

Rouhani officially welcomes Pakistan PM

TEHRAN – Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan, was officially welcomed at Sadabad Palace by President Hassan Rouhani on Monday.

Cleric: Iran managed to humiliate U.S. in Iraq, Syria

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi, the interim Friday prayer preacher of Tehran, has highlighted U.S. failures in the region, saying the Islamic Republic managed to discredit the U.S. in Iraq and Syria.

‘Iran to design mechanisms similar to INSTEX with Iraq, Syria, Turkey and China’

TEHRAN - Vice President for Economic Affairs Mohammad Nahavandian has said that Iran plans to design mechanism similar to the European Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) for financial transactions with Iraq, Syria, Turkey and China.

Iranian MP says U.S. interference is behind chaos in region

TEHRAN - Alaeddin Boroujerdi, an Iranian lawmaker, said on Saturday that interference by the U.S. and sedition by the Zionist regime of Israel are the main culprits behind the chaos in the Middle East region.

Rezaee says Leader wants structural changes in Expediency Council

TEHRAN - Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, said on Saturday that Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called for structural and functional changes in the Expediency Council.

Iran identifies 290 CIA spies across the world: intelligence minister

TEHRAN – Agents from the Iranian Intelligence Ministry have succeeded to identify 290 CIA spies in Iran and other countries, Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi revealed on Friday.

Rouhani to visit flood-hit Khouzestan, Lorestan

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani will travel to Khouzestan and Lorestan provinces to personally look into the problems facing the two flood-hit provinces, presidential chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi said on Wednesday.

Situation in the region would have been different if Army and the IRGC had not fought Daesh’

Leader hails Army-IRGC brotherhood vs. U.S. ‘ugly move’

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday hailed the gesture of brotherhood shown by the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a “beautiful move” against the United States’ “ugly move”.

Trump administration ignoring intl. law, Zarif says

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that the Donald Trump government is ignoring international law.

Iran, Oman to hold joint military drills

TEHRAN - Iran’s ambassador to Muscat, Mohammad Reza Nouri Shahroudi, said on Tuesday that Iran and Oman will hold joint military drills in upcoming days.

Oman calls for expansion of ties with Iran

TEHRAN - Sheikh Khalid bin Hilal al-Maawali, chairman of the Consultative Assembly of Oman, has called for expansion of ties with Iran, especially in the area of legislation making.

Instagram blocks pages of IRGC, General Soleimani after U.S. blacklisting

TEHRAN – Instagram has blocked pages that belonged to Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and Qassem Soleimani, the commander of its Quds Force.

Defense chief sees failure of sanctions as reason behind U.S. move against IRGC

TEHRAN - Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on Tuesday that designation of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps as a terrorist organization by the Trump administration shows the inefficiency of sanctions against Iran.

Blacklisting IRGC rooted in U.S. ‘chain of defeats’: Jafari

TEHRAN - Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Chief Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari has said the terrorist designation against the forces under his command by the Trump administration is rooted in Washington’s “chain of defeats” in the Middle East region.

Leader allows withdrawing money from national fund to rebuild flood damages if absolutely needed

TEHRAN - Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has said that the government must take essential steps to rebuild damages caused by the recent floods.

Tehran: Pompeo’s claim that Iran interferes in Venezuela is ‘ridiculous’ 

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi on Sunday denounced the U.S. Secretary of State’s claim that Iran is interfering in the internal affairs of Venezuela, describing it as “ridiculous”.

European banks refuse to deliver humanitarian aid to Iran: Zarif

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran has obtained documents showing that European banks are rejecting humanitarian aid from Iranians living abroad and others who tried to help the victims of floods in Iran.

Imran Khan to visit Iran soon

TEHRAN – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to visit Iran, heralding a new chapter for further cooperation between the two friendly countries.