Zarif urges action against U.S. economic, medical terrorism

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged the international community to confront the United States’ economic and medical terrorism, especially as the world is fighting off the coronavirus pandemic.

Zarif to visit China soon to discuss long-term agreement

TEHRAN –Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will pay a visit to China “in near future” to discuss a long-term agreement between Iran and China, according to Mahmoud Vaezi, the Iranian president's chief of staff.

Zarif: Iran suffered billions in damages because Trump didn’t like Obama

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran has suffered billions of dollars in damages because U.S. President Donald Trump did not like his predecessor Barack Obama.

JCPOA ‘very much alive’, Zarif says

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers is still alive.

Zarif advises Trump to change course before Pompeo further turns his govt. into laughing stock

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has advised the U.S. president to change tack before his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo turns the Trump administration into a global laughing stock.

Pompeo is waiting for a JCPOA movie to get what it is, says Zarif

TEHRAN — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has not read the text of the 2015 nuclear deal and is waiting for a movie about it in order to understand what’s in the deal, says Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

U.S. aircraft carrier enters Persian Gulf amid heightened tensions

TEHRAN — A U.S. aircraft carrier has entered the Persian Gulf for the first time in ten months, as tensions soar between Tehran and Washington over a number of issues.

Zarif wishes Jews a happy Rosh Hashanah

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has wished all Jews, particularly Iranian Jews, a happy Rosh Hashanah.

No sanctions will be restored on September 20, Zarif says

TEHRAN – In response to his American counterpart who has said all UN sanctions will be reimposed on Iran on September 20, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif asserted that no sanctions will be reinstated on that day.

Zarif say Iran ready to help Afghanistan restore peace

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reiterated Iran’s long-held position to help Afghans fully restore peace and stability in their country.

Pompeo pushing Trump toward war with Iran, Zarif warns

Now the habitual liar trying to sucker Trump into mother of all quagmires 

TEHRAN — U.S. President Donald Trump is being pushed toward a war with Iran by “the habitual liar”, says Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Zarif dismisses Arab normalization deals with Israel as election photo op

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that Donald Trump, wading through a reelection year with a troubled campaign, “desperately” needed a photo op with certain Arab rulers to boost his reelection chances.

E3 should reject U.S. economic terrorism against Iran, says foreign minister

Zarif: Iran rejects nukes for religious, strategic reasons

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran rejects nuclear weapons for religious and strategic reasons, calling on the three European parties to the 2015 nuclear pact to reject the U.S. economic terrorism against Iran.

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Zarif plans visit to Europe: NHK

NHK has learned that Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is planning to make a visit to Europe.

Iran slams West’s hypocrisy on freedom of expression

TEHRAN – In an indirect reference to the republication of cartoons insulting the Holy Prophet of Islam (PBUH) by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday slammed “institutionalized hypocrisy” under the pretext of the freedom of expression.

Indian foreign minister meets Zarif in Tehran

TEHRAN — Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met on Tuesday with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to discuss bilateral ties and other subjects of mutual interest.

Swiss FM calls talks with Zarif ‘fruitful’

TEHRAN – Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has called his Monday talks with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran “fruitful”.

Swiss foreign minister meets Zarif

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis on Monday morning.

Reports of Zarif resignation untrue: IRIB

TEHRAN - Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) news agency rebuffed on Friday reports that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has resigned.

Only kneeling on Palestinians’ neck has been normalized, Zarif says

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the only thing that has been normalized is “kneeling on the Palestinians’ neck”.

Parliament committee calls for extradition of MKO terrorists

TEHRAN - In letters addressed to Iran’s Foreign Ministry and Judiciary, Zohreh Elahian, the chairwoman of the Parliament’s Human Rights Committee, has called for extradition of members of Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) from European countries.

Zarif: U.S. doesn’t ‘understand law or UN’

TEHRAN - In a tweet on Friday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif lambasted the U.S. administration for its insistence on triggering a highly controversial mechanism stipulated in UN Security Council Resolution 2231.

Zarif lambasts ‘Trump regime’ for using ‘law of jungle’

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif criticized late on Sunday the adoption of “the law of jungle” as a policy inside and outside of the U.S.

Imam Hussein (AS)’s sacrifice nurtured resistance to tyranny: Zarif

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has commemorated the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), saying his great sacrifice has ingrained resistance to tyranny and injustice in hearts and souls of his followers.

Zarif lambasts Pompeo for Israeli ‘criteria’ in U.S. foreign policy

TEHRAN - In tweet on Wednesday afternoon, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif criticized his American counterpart for reportedly insisting on a normalization deal between Israel and Sudan in exchange for removing the latter from a U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list. 

Pompeo’s ‘lawless bullying’ leaves U.S. isolated again, says Zarif

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lambasted the United States for its unlawful move against Iran, saying such bullying has left U.S. isolated again.

Zarif: UAE cannot buy security from Israel

TEHRAN- Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that the United Arab Emirates cannot become more secure through buying security from Israel, according to a Press TV report.

IAEA should be impartial and professional: Zarif

TEHRAN - At a meeting with IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined the need for the UN nuclear watchdog to be “impartial” and “professional” in its dealings with Iran.