Tehran names new ambassador to China

TEHRAN – Iran has named a new ambassador to China at the suggestion of the foreign minister and approval of the president, Mehr reported on Saturday, quoting Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi.

‘Strong will exists to fight money laundering’

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has criticized some media outlets for politicizing the issue of money laundering, saying fighting the issue is a strength for the Islamic Republic and its importance has been acknowledged by the nation and authorities.

Iran says will bring Chabahar terrorists, their masters to justice

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that the terrorists behind the Chabahar suicide attack and their masters will definitely face punishment.

Foreign Ministry protests mistreatment of Iranian nationals in Georgia

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has protested at the mistreatment of the country's nationals by Georgian border guards.

Washington will soon ‘regret’ pressure on Iran, official says

TEHRAN – Iran will not give in to U.S. pressure, says Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi, asserting that the Islamic Republic will get through the current predicament.

Iran says has no plan to have missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has rejected the “groundless” concerns raised by certain Western countries about Iran’s missile program, saying the country has no plan to have missiles that are capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

Iran: Brian Hook enters ‘childish show’

Tehran won’t reject neighbors’ positive gesture: Qassemi

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Monday that Iran seeks a stable Middle East region and will not give negative response to any positive gesture by any neighboring country.

Iran responds to Pompeo: UN has not banned Iran’s missile program or tests

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday rejected U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent claim that Tehran’s missile tests violate UN Security Council resolution 2231, saying the country’s missile program is just for defense.

Tehran denounces terror chemical attack in Aleppo as inhumane

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Sunday strongly denounced the chemical attack launched by terrorists on civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Iran: U.S. will realize inefficiency of sanctions sooner or later

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Wednesday that the United States will become aware of the inefficiency of sanctions sooner or later.

Iran says terrorist blast in Kabul is aimed to fuel religious divide

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly condemned a deadly terrorist blast in the Afghan capital Kabul, saying the act was intended to inflame religious division in the country.

Foreign Ministry denies plans to exit JCPOA

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Wednesday dismissed rumors that the ministry is getting ready to pull out of the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the JCPOA, saying such rumors are designed to negatively impact the Iranian economy.

Zaghari convicted in a competent court: Qassemi

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Tuesday that the issue of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman, was brought up by the British side during UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s visit to Tehran, to which Tehran responded that her imprisonment is not political.

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European banking mechanism not progressing well, Tehran complains

TEHRAN – Tehran says the European Union’s efforts to establish a banking channel with Iran is not progressing well, calling on the three European parties to the 2015 nuclear agreement to honor their commitments to salvage the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Iran condemns instrumental use of human rights

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Friday strongly condemning use of the human rights and international mechanisms as a tool.

Iran expresses sympathy with Californian people

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has expressed sympathy with people in California, where wildfires have ravaged and left 59 people killed.

Sadistic Bolton enjoys harassing Iran, Foreign Ministry says

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Tuesday that John Bolton, the national security advisor to President Trump, suffers from sadism of causing pain for Iran.

Tehran condemns terrorist attack in Mosul

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Sunday denounced as “shameful and inhumane” the recent deadly car bombing in the Iraqi city of Mosul.

Iran: Sanctions will fail to bear fruit

TEHRAN – U.S. sanctions against Iran are facing with global defiance and Washington will fail to achieve its desired plans by returning sanctions, Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Monday.

Tehran condemns terrorist attack on Egypt’s Christians

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly condemned a terrorist attack on a bus carrying Egyptian Christians, which killed and wounded 26 people.

Zarif in Turkey to attend D-8 ministerial summit

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Friday that later in the day Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif would leave Tehran for Turkey to attend a ministerial meeting of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation.

Tehran condoles with Afghanistan over chopper crash

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has voiced regret over the deadly crash of an army helicopter in Western Afghanistan, which claimed the lives of all crew members and passengers including several military and government officials.

Denmark uses allegation to push for fresh anti-Iran sanctions

Tehran rejects Denmark's claim about thwarted assassination plot

TEHRAN – Iran has "strongly" dismissed the claim made by Danish intelligence chief Finn Borch Andersen that an Iranian intelligence service had tried to carry out a plot to assassinate an Iranian Arab opposition figure on Denmark's soil.

Iran not ready to pay for world’s expediency unaided: Qassemi 

TEHRAN - In an interview with ISNA, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has said that Iran has complied with the JCPOA to date, but the country requires the cooperation of other signatories to the deal in the face of the U.S.’s unjust obstruction of the agreements. 

Iran denounces killing of Shiite mourners in Nigeria

TEHRAN – Iran has strongly denounced the recent deadly incident in Nigeria in which several Shiite mourners were killed by security forces.

Zionist regime seeks division among Muslim countries: Iran

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Friday that the Zionist regime of Israel seeks to cause division among the Muslim countries to cover 70 years of occupation and aggression.

Advisors misinform Trump, Iran says

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has said that President Donald Trump is being misinformed about the Middle East by the team of his advisors.

Rescue of kidnapped border guards first test for Imran Khan: Iran

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister spokesman Bahram Qassemi has said a rescue of the abducted Iranian border guards could be the first test for Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Imran Khan regarding Tehran-Islamabad ties.

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Tehran says still can’t understand why Canada unilaterally cut ties

TEHRAN - Tehran still cannot understand why Canada unilaterally severed diplomatic ties with Iran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi told the Tehran Times on Sunday after a former Canadian diplomat had criticized Ottawa for the current diplomatic blackout.

Iran denies meddling in U.S. mid-term elections

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has denied allegations of interference in the United States’ mid-term congressional elections, saying the Islamic Republic’s principled policy is not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.