Zarif: IAEA chief’s Iran visit not related to U.S. snapback move

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said the forthcoming visit to Tehran by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi has nothing to do with Washington’s efforts to trigger the so-called snapback of UN sanctions against Iran.

Zarif shows U.S. officials accidentally telling the truth on snapback mechanism

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has used U.S. officials’ remarks to show in their own words why the United States has no right to resort to the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 to trigger the snapback sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

U.S. cannot benefit from fruits of its unlawful act, Zarif warns

TEHRAN – The United States cannot benefit from the fruits of its unlawful act, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a letter to the chairman of the UN Security Council on Thursday, pointing to the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and its efforts to invoke parts of the JCPOA to impose sanctions on Iran.

Iranian FM enumerates reasons why U.S. can't trigger snapback mechanism

Zarif writes to UNSC chief, insists U.S. has not right to return UN sanctions 

TEHRAN – In a letter to the chairman of the UN Security Council on Thursday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif blasted the U.S. for it illegal moves to return UN sanctions on Iran, reiterating that since the U.S. has formally withdrawn from the 2015 nuclear agreement has no right to return UN sanctions.

Iran expresses readiness to help Afghanistan peace process

TEHRAN- In a telephone conversation with his Afghan counterpart on Wednesday morning, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed Iran’s readiness to help peace negotiations in Afghanistan. 

Time for Washington to change tack, Zarif says of 1953 U.S.-UK coup against Iran

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the United States keeps getting humiliated by the Iranian people and it is time for it to change tack.

Trump daydreaming of bringing Iran to negotiating table, says Zarif

TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump is lost in a daydream when he says Iran will soon come to the negotiating table, says Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Zarif’s special assistant meets Syria’s Assad

TEHRAN — Ali-Asghar Khaji, the Iranian foreign minister's special assistant for political affairs, met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Monday.

Zarif: U.S. recourse to snapback mechanism has ‘no leg to stand on’

TEHRAN — The United States’ recourse to the dispute resolution mechanism under resolution 2231 has “no leg to stand on,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Sunday.

Freed POWs show victory of humanity against torture: Zarif

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the freed Iranian prisoners of war, known as Azadegan in Farsi, have shown through patience and resistance the victory of humanity and dignity over torture.

U.S. is aware it cannot trigger snapback mechanism: Zarif

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that the United States is aware that it cannot trigger the snapback mechanism which returns international sanctions against Iran at the United Nations.

Zarif reaffirms support for Palestine amid UAE-Israel treacherous rapprochement

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif telephoned his Palestinian Authority counterpart Riyad al-Maliki late on Saturday to reaffirm Iran’s commitment to backing the Palestinians in their struggle against the Zionist regime.

Trump promises 'snapback' sanctions, Zarif says U.S. can't do it

TEHRAN - U.S. President Donald Trump vowed Saturday to use a controversial technique to unilaterally reinstate UN sanctions on Tehran.

New Foreign Ministry spokesman appointed

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday officially introduced Saeed Khatibzadeh as the new spokesman of the Foreign Ministry, replacing Abbas Mousavi.

Only Lebanese entitled to decide their fate, says Zarif

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday that only the Lebanese people and their representatives are entitled to decide their country’s future in the aftermath of the August 4 massive explosion in Beirut.

Zarif felicitates Lebanon on anniversary of 33-Day War victory

TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has sent separate messages to his Lebanese counterpart and secretary-general of the Hezbollah movement to congratulate them on the anniversary of the country’s victory in its 33-day war against the Israeli aggressors.

Letting U.S. destroy nuclear deal would be return to law of jungle, Zarif warns

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warns that allowing the U.S. to go to the full length of its ill-intentioned campaign to destroy the historic 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers promises return to the law of jungle.

Zarif arrives in Beirut

TEHRAN- Foreign Minister Mohammd Javad Zarif arrived in Beirut late on Thursday for talks with senior Lebanese officials.

Zarif: U.S. not in position to trigger UN sanctions snapback

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that the United States is not in a position to trigger the snapback mechanism which returns all the UN sanctions on Iran.

The world will degenerate into ‘might makes right’ if U.S. is allowed to ignore law, Zarif warns

Zarif cautions if powers do not respect UN Security Council principles then no nation will acknowledge its authority 

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned that if the United States is allowed to ignore international law “the world will slide backwards toward a ‘might makes right’ standard”.

Zarif says Iran to recover its blocked money through various ways

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Iran will return its money blocked in other countries through various ways including barter trade.

Zarif signs memorial notebook for victims of Beirut explosion

Iran ready to help rebuild ruined places in Beirut

TEHRAN – On Saturday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited the Lebanese embassy in Tehran to sign a notebook in memory of the victims of a massive explosion in Beirut port which left at least 150 people dead and 5,000 injured.

Iran sending field hospital and medicine to Lebanon

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that Iran is sending field hospital and medicine to Lebanon after two huge explosions in Beirut on Tuesday afternoon.

Massive explosion in Beirut kills at least 100, injures 4,000

Two huge blasts at Beirut port that devastated entire neighborhoods of the city have killed more than 100 people and injured over 4,000, the Lebanese Red Cross said on Wednesday.

Iran, UAE agree to continue dialogue on ‘theme of hope’: Zarif

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that Iran and the United Arab Emirates agreed to “continue dialogue on theme of hope”.

As neighbors, we have to think about regional stability, Zarif tells UAE FM

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that the neighboring countries should think about stability in the region.

Duma International Affairs Committee chairman meets Zarif

Zarif highlights need to update Iran-Russia deal

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that Iran and Russia should update long-term cooperation deal to a strategic level.

Zarif: West must cease financing, harboring terrorists

TEHRAN – The West must cease financing and harboring terrorists, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a tweet on Saturday night.

Post-coronavirus world order ‘not entirely Western’, Zarif predicts

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has predicted that the post-coronavirus world order would not be totally Western anymore, saying that Western countries have failed to develop a proper understanding of the realities on the ground.