Party chief: Iran won’t be milked like certain Arab states

TEHRAN – Iran is an independent country which is ruled by its people and therefore the United States will never be able to “milk” it the same way it does certain Arab countries, says Hossein Kan’ani, secretary general of the Green Party.

Trump: 'Saudi Arabia buys a lot, I don't want to lose them'

TEHRAN- U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated his support for Saudi Arabia at a "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) rally where he also described a negotiation tactic he used to get more money from the kingdom for the United States' military support.

Ex-minister warns Saudi, UAE against teaming up with U.S.

TEHRAN – A former intelligence minister has warned Saudi Arabia and the UAE against becoming the United States’ accomplice in its economic war against the Islamic Republic.

‘Maximum pressure policy doomed to failure’

Trump aides, regional allies dragging U.S. into Iran conflict: Zarif

TEHRAN - Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says hawkish politicians within the American government and their allies in the Middle East want to escalate tensions with Tehran.

By By Mohammad Ghaderi - Twitter: @ghaderi62 - Email: m.ghaderi62@gmail.com

Why are human rights defenders silent?

TEHRAN - The latest crime in Saudi Arabia's wild regime has led to anger and hatred of all the people of the world from Riyadh. Undoubtedly, not only the leaders of the Saudi regime, but also American and European supporters of this regime are also involved in the martyrdom of 37 people in Saudi Arabia.

Iran dismisses claims it is seeking talks with U.S.

TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Saturday dismissed claims by foreign media outlets that Iran is seeking talks with the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, calling them “unfounded”.

Some of the 37 men executed in Saudi Arabia claimed their confessions were forced

Long before Saudi Arabia announced it had carried out one of the largest mass executions in its history earlier this week, some of the men condemned to death had made impassioned pleas to the courts in a bid to save their lives.

Riyadh regime had U.S. green light for mass executions: Ansarullah

TEHRAN- Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement has strongly condemned Saudi Arabia over beheading 37 of its nationals, stressing the Riyadh regime had the U.S. carte blanche for the “heinous” mass executions.

Saudi, UAE overstate their oil capacities: Iran’s oil minister

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Friday that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates overstate their oil capacities, IRNA reported.

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

Saudi bloodletting of Shias - Where is the outrage?

TEHRAN - The custodians of Islam’s holiest places have turned the country into a slaughterhouse, spilling blood of innocents in utter contempt to the teachings of the man who many centuries ago had campaigned against ignorance, misrule and anarchy in the same land.

Rouhani: Saudi Arabia and UAE owe their existence to Iran

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirate are owed to Iran for their existence as former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was seeking Iran’s military help in capturing the Arab countries on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf.

By Hossein Yari

The great sin of Amano

TEHRAN - The silence of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) against non-core nuclear activities of Saudi Arabia indicates that it is non-autonomous. Riyadh, as a center for the development of terrorism in the West Asian region, and the main sponsor of terrorist and extremist groups (such as ISIS), is seeking to expand its nuclear program.

Houthis warn Saudi Arabia, UAE: Strategic spots within reach

Yemen’s popular Houthi Ansarullah movement, which defends the country against a Saudi-led invasion, says it can hit “strategic targets” in the kingdom and its closest regional ally, unless the invaders observe a UN-brokered ceasefire.

Locusts threaten 300,000 ha of farming lands in Iran

TEHRAN — Some 300,000 hectares of farming lands are threatened by desert locusts’ breakout, Iran’s Crisis Management Organization spokesperson has said.

By Mohammad Ghaderi - Twitter: @ghaderi62 - Email: m.ghaderi62@gmail.com

The dark fate of Trump in Yemen

TEHRAN - The crimes of the United States are continuing in Yemen. These crimes began under President Barack Obama and Democrats in power, and continue to this day (during the Trump presidency). Recent events that took place at the U.S. Congress show that Washington plans to continue killing innocent people in Yemen and create a famine in the country.

Trump vetoes resolution on ending U.S. involvement in Yemen war

U.S. President Donald Trump has vetoed a congressional resolution to end American support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, which has so far claimed thousands of innocent lives and left the impoverished nation struggling with the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world.

Iran: Saudi, Bahrain ignorant of the consequences of U.S. misadventures

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Wednesday slammed Saudi Arabia and Bahrain for officially endorsing the U.S. designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organization.

Those backing Saudi war on Yemen should account for their crimes: Iran

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Monday that the countries that support the Saudi-led war on Yemen should be held accountable for their crimes.

By Javad Heirannia

Saudi has not really demonstrated nuclear transparency: Heinonen

TEHRAN - Olli Heinonen, the former deputy director general for safeguards at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), tells the Tehran Times that Saudi Arabia has not really demonstrated nuclear transparency, by concluding and ratifying, for example, the IAEA Additional Protocol.

IAEA's Amano asks Saudi Arabia to provide safeguards for 1st nuclear reactor

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has asked Saudi Arabia to implement safeguards for its first nuclear reactor under construction near the Saudi capital Riyadh that could complete by the end of the year.

Not too late to stop nightmare of war on Yemen, Zarif tells Saudis

On the eve of the fifth year of Saudi Arabia's bloody war on Yemen, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the regime in Riyadh should put an end to the "nightmare that this war has become."

Ayatollah Khamenei: I know no country worse than Saudi kingdom

MASHHAD – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday called Saudi Arabia the worst country that he has ever known in the world.

Saudi Arabia criticized over human rights by 36 countries

Thirty-six countries have signed an open letter criticizing Saudi Arabia's human rights record.

Is it Trump, or King Jared who is providing Saudi Arabia with nuclear capabilities?

TEHRAN - Robert David Steele, a former Marine Corps infantry officer and CIA spy who was recommended for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017, regularly answers questions for Tehran Times.

By Payman Yazdani

Trump’s policy toward Saudi to be subverted by Clintonites: Kovacevic

TEHRAN - Prof. Kovacevic says Tump administrations policy toward Saudi Arabia will eventually be subverted by the Clintonites who would prefer a regime change in Saudi Arabia.

Independence means not to rely on others to survive: Zarif

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that independence in the foreign policy does not mean separation from world.

By Javad Heirannia

Kushner is behind sending sensitive U.S. nuclear tech to Saudi: Askari

TEHRAN – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, believes that the origin of the initiative of the sending sensitive U.S. nuclear technology “was General Flynn, the disgraced first National Security Advisor to Donald Trump. But now I think that MBS has followed up on this with Jared Kushner.” 

By Payman Yazdani

Stronger SA likely to spread its extremist ideology : Zonis

TEHRAN - Commenting on the consequences of selling sensitive nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, Marvin Zonis says stronger Saudi Arabia will likely spread its extremist ideology.

General Soleimani to Pakistanis: Saudi Arabia is ruining your country

TEHRAN - General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC Quds Force, warned the Pakistanis on Thursday to be aware of attempts by Saudi Arabia to ruin their country through its “money”.