Putin envoy says Moscow ready to mediate between Iran, S. Arabia

TEHRAN – Russian Vladimir Putin Special Envoy for the Middle East and North Africa has said Moscow is ready to mediate between Iran and Saudi Arabia to resolve their disputes, IRNA reported on Tuesday.

Iran privately warned Saudi Arabia over London-based news channel: report

TEHRAN – Iran has sent an official warning message to Saudi Arabia through diplomatic channels regarding a London-based satellite news channel Tehran says funded by Riyadh, according to Tasnim.

Iran strongly dismisses WSJ report, says it’s aimed to harm positive process in region

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman on Wednesday reacted to a report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that Iran is about to hit targets inside Saudi Arabia, saying such baseless allegations are intended to undermine the “growing positive” process in relations between the Islamic Republic and regional Arab countries.

Saudis notify U.S. of alleged imminent Iranian attack: report

TERHAN – Saudi Arabia has informed the United States of alleged imminent attack from Iran, several Western media outlets reported.

Halloween in Saudi Arabia: Ignorance under mask of modernity

The festival of Halloween was celebrated in Saudi Arabia in which revelers dressed up in scary costumes flocked to the event held in the capital Riyadh.

IRGC chief: Conspiracy in Iran is result of US-UK-Israel-Saudi policies

“We will bury U.S. dreams in this land”

TEHRAN — Speaking at a funeral ceremony for the martyrs of the Shiraz terrorist attack on Saturday, IRGC chief Major General Hossein Salami blamed the U.S., Britain, Saudi Arabia and Israel for the unrest in Iran.

By Hossein Askari

Saudi energy minister’s threat and blackmail must be SLAMMED

TEHRAN- On October 25, Reuters reported “Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Tuesday [October 25] that some countries were using their emergency stocks to manipulate markets when their purpose should be to mitigate any shortages of supply … “It is my profound duty to make clear to the world that losing (releasing) emergency stocks may be painful in the months to come,” the Saudi minister told the Future Initiative Investment (FII) conference in Riyadh.

Iran takes aim at hostile media

TEHRAN – Several senior Iranian officials have strongly inveighed against Persian-speaking London-based media outlets that are targeting Iranian audiences with incitement and cognitive war.   

Saudi Arabia must stop playing media games with our youth: IRGC chief

TEHRAN – General Hossein Salami, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), has starkly warned Saudi Arabia to stop inciting Iranian youth through the media.

UAE ambassador resumes work in Iran after 7 years

TEHRAN — The UAE ambassador to Tehran, Saif al-Zaabi, has arrived in Tehran to resume his work after 7 years, according to informed sources.

Iran advises Saudi Arabia to adopt constructive approach

TEHRAN— Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani indirectly criticized Saudi Arabia for adopting unconstructive policies that could lead to a halt in Tehran-Riyadh talks.

Khaji expresses pleasure that truce in Yemen is still in place

Ansarullah chief negotiator meets Iran’s Khaji

TEHRAN— Mohammad Abdul Salam, spokesman for the Yemeni Ansarullah movement and the head of the negotiating team of Yemen’s National Salvation government, met in Tehran late on Saturday with Ali Asghar Khaji, a senior advisor to the Iranian foreign minister for special political affairs.

Iran renews call for release of Iranian citizens abroad

TEHRAN— On Saturday, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman urged European countries to release jailed Iranian citizens.

FM meets family of Iranian citizen detained in Saudi Arabia during Hajj

TEHRAN— Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Sunday met with the family of Khalil Dardmand, an Iranian national detained in Saudi Arabia during this year’s Hajj rituals.

Iran-Saudi talks moving forward: Foreign Ministry 

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday that the negotiations between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties are making progress. 

MP: Talks with Saudi Arabia have reached good stage

TEHRAN— A senior parliamentarian says talks between Tehran and Riyadh to reestablish political ties cut in January 2016 has reached a good stage.

Iraqi Shia leader reaffirms support for JCPOA revival in meeting with MBS

TEHRAN — In a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday, Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim, leader of Iraq's National Wisdom Movement, said reaching a deal in the Vienna talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal should be viewed as a possible opportunity in the future.

Amir Abdollahian demands release of Iranian citizen in Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN— Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian demanded the release of an Iranian citizen detained in Saudi Arabia during the Hajj pilgrimage over the phone with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein late Thursday.

Iran’s drone capabilities amazed U.S.

Advisor to IRGC chief: Enemy is fighting hybrid war

TEHRAN— An advisor to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Commander-in-chief says that the enemies are fighting a hybrid war nowadays.

Biden found no takers for his message in Jeddah summit: commentary

TEHRAN - In a commentary on July 21, Wilson Center said President Joe Biden found no listeners in his July 16 summit with the leaders of the Persian Gulf Arab countries along with Egypt, Jordan and Iraq.

Biden’s most costly blunder was failure to return to Iran nuclear accord: JHU professor

TEHRAN - A professor of government at Johns Hopkins University says U.S. President Joe Biden’s “most costly blunder” in his visit to West Asia (Middle East) on July 13-16 “was his failure to return to the Iran nuclear accord.”