Iran warns Netanyahu about threatening Iran

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should stop threatening Iran.

No date set for establishing SPV: Qassemi

TEHRAN – The Europeans so far have not announced a date for establishing the special purpose vehicle (SPV), Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Tuesday, Mehr reported.

Iran says still honoring nuclear deal

TEHRAN – Tehran says its move to design a modern process for 20-percent uranium enrichment does not run against its compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement, officially known as the JCPOA in its English abbreviation and BARJAM in Persian.

Zarif lauds Iraqi officials’ stance toward Iran

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that the Iraqi authorities’ positive stances toward Tehran will help improve ties between Iran and Iraq.

Claims of Zarif’s resignation is a mad story: Foreign Ministry

TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has vehemently dismissed claims that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has resigned, saying “some elements inside the country publish false reports in a mad way”.

Iran dismisses reports U.S. citizen held in suboptimal condition 

TEHRAN – Iran has dismissed as “lies” reports by U.S. media outlets claiming that an American citizen recently arrested in Iran is being held in suboptimal conditions.

‘Washington’s extremist policies harming Americans’

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Friday that the Trump administration’s extremist approaches is hurting the American people.

Iran says EU is captive to U.S. economy

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Saturday that the European Union is captive to the U.S. economy.

Iran calls British foreign secretary’s remarks ‘hasty’, ‘wrong’

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Saturday slammed British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s remarks against Iran as “hasty” and “wrong”.

Iran’s anti-terror measures praiseworthy: Foreign Ministry spokesman

TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi says Iran’s anti-terror measures are praiseworthy.

The announcement signals a growing confidence among the Taliban for U.S. troops to pull out of Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban says ‘post-occupation’ discussed with Iran

The Taliban discussed Afghanistan's "post-occupation situation" with Iran in their latest meeting, the group said Tuesday, as Tehran makes a more concerted and open push for peace ahead of a possible U.S. drawdown.

Iran held talks with Taliban in Tehran on Sunday

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi announced on Monday that Iranian diplomats held a meeting with a Taliban delegation in Tehran on Sunday, December 30.

Iran welcomes Syrian army’s entrance to Manbij

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Friday welcomed the Syrian army’s entry into the key northern city of Manbij for the first time in six years, saying it is “a new step” in efforts to resolve the crisis in the war-torn country, Tasnim reported.

Tehran condemns Libya terror attack

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday denounced Tuesday’s terrorist attack in Libya, saying the people of Libya can overcome the residue of terrorism through unity and national will.

Princeton researcher urges Tehran-Ankara Moscow axis to settle Syria crisis soon

TEHRAN - Hossein Mousavian, a Middle East expert who now works as a researcher at Princeton University researcher, has urged the Tehran-Ankara-Moscow coalition to immediately put an end to the conflict in Syria now that the United States has decided to withdraw its troops from the country.

Iran condoles with Indonesia after deadly tsunami

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Sunday expressed deep regret over a deadly tsunami in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, which has so far killed dozens of people and left many others missing and homeless.

Qassemi: Albania has no embassy in Iran

TEHRAN – Since Albania does not have an embassy in Iran, it is not possible to make a diplomatic move in retaliation for the expulsion of two Iranian diplomats from Tirana, Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Saturday.

Tehran: U.S. military presence ‘wrong’ from the outset

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American forces from Syria, saying the U.S. military presence in the Middle East fuels insecurity in the region.

Tehran: Albania falls prey to U.S.-Israeli plot against Iran

TEHRAN – Tehran on Thursday denounced as “unacceptable” Albania’s move to expel two Iranian diplomats, saying the Balkan country fell prey to a scenario fabricated by the U.S. and the Israeli regime.

Qassemi: Zarif has no eyes on presidential post

TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has said Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has no intention to run for the post of president in the 2020 election.

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Iran says Saudi coalition against Yemen had ‘unwarranted illusion’

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has said that the Saudi-led coalition against Yemen had a kind of ‘unwarranted illusion’.

French police’s handling of protests ‘unacceptable’: Tehran

TEHRAN – Tehran on Monday criticized the French police for its handling of the recent protests as “unacceptable”, urging the French government to practice self-control in the face of the unrest.

Establishing SPV faced with problems: Qassemi

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Sunday that establishing the special purpose vehicle (SPV), a European mechanism which aims to facilitate trade with Iran in defiance of U.S. sanctions, has been faced with a number of problems as it is the first time such mechanism is implemented.

Iran lauds global awareness to Yemen disaster

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has praised global awareness about the calamities of the Saudi-led war on Yemen, expressing hope that it would help end the war in the country.

Israel’s pipe dream about Iran will never come true: Tehran

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has lashed out at the “outrageous” remarks made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on taking military action against Iran, saying the Zionist regime’s pipe dreams “will never come true.”

Iran welcomes preliminary deals between Yemeni warring sides

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Thursday that Tehran welcomes preliminary deals between the warring Yemeni sides, describing them as “promising” for continuation of talks.

Iran welcomes preliminary deals between Yemeni warring sides

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has welcomed the agreements and understandings reached between the Yemeni warring sides brokered by the United Nations Secretary-General in Sweden.

Tehran commends Armenian parliamentary polls

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Tuesday hailed the recent parliamentary elections in Armenia as part of a trend towards democratic changes in the neighboring country, the Foreign Ministry website reported.

Tehran says Saudi Arabia, UAE have monopolized PGCC

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday indirectly slammed Saudi Arabia and the UAE for turning the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council into a body to express their own views.

Iran insists it backs inter-Yemeni dialogue

TEHRAN – The Foreign Ministry on Sunday reiterated the long-held position by Tehran that Iran supports inter-Yemeni talks without any foreign interference.