Iranian parliamentary committee enumerates steps needed to counter Israel’s anti-human moves

TEHRAN – The Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign policy Committee on Saturday approved a plan to counter Israel’s hostile moves against peace and security.

No indications Iran changing regional strategy: analysis

Some nine years after Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) deployed military advisers and fighters to Syria to prop up the government of President Bashar al-Assad, Israeli and U.S. officials have said Tehran is reducing its presence in Syria.

Court in Iran sentences Fariba Adelkhah to 6 years in prison

TEHRAN - A court in Iran has sentenced Fariba Adelkhah, a senior research fellow at Sciences Po University in Paris, to six years in prison on national security charges.

Russia calls opponents of nuclear deal ‘helpless’, ‘ignorant’

TEHRAN - Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, has said that opponents of the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, are “helpless and even ignorant”.

“Salman Farsi” locations in Turkey, Armenia moved to Iran as pandemic continues 

TEHRAN – The producer of the Iranian TV series “Salman Farsi” announced on Saturday that the locations in Turkey have been moved to Iran since the COVID-19 pandemic is still continuing.

Agritourism may shorten way to materialize 'Surge in Production’

TEHRAN - Agritourism, a relatively new branch of the travel industry in which tourists stay with local people in rural areas abroad, is deemed as a means to materialize the national goal of 'Surge in Production’.

Why is U.S. pushing unworkable plan to renew Iran arms ban?

TEHRAN — In an article published in Al-Monitor on Thursday, Mark Fitzpatrick argued that whether the United States’ push to kill the Iran nuclear accord succeed or not, U.S. President Donald Trump would benefit from the plan.

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China says U.S. sanctions destabilize West Asia

Wang Qun, the China’s ambassador to the United Nations in Vienna, said on Friday that the United States’ sanctions on Iran are distorting global oil supply and further destabilizing West Asia, Reuters reported.

A U.S. decision to invoke snapback provision would be a strategic error: CSIS deputy chief

TEHRAN - Eric Brewer, deputy director at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), has said that a decision by Washington to invoke the snapback provision would be a strategic error and will undermine credibility of the United States.

No let-up in Iran-Russia-Syria fight against terror: Tehran

TEHRAN - Ali Asghar Khaji, who acts as senior assistant to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for political affairs, has said that Iran, Russia and Syria will continue cooperation in fighting terrorism.

UN human rights chief urges U.S. to lift sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has urged the United States to lift sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, stressing that the sanitary situation called for such a move in order to save lives.

Iran’s OPEC governor Kazempour Ardebili dies of brain hemorrhage

Iran’s governor to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has passed away after suffering a brain hemorrhage and falling into a coma.

World must stand up for Palestinians’ rights: Iran

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has urged the world to stand up for the Palestinians’ rights.

Iranian, Russian centers to discuss man’s place in Safavid paintings 

TEHRAN – Man’s place in the paintings created during the Safavid period (1501–1736), a golden age of Iranian art, will be scrutinized during a webinar, which is scheduled to be organized by several Iranian and Russian cultural centers on Monday.

China: U.S. has no right to extend arms embargo on Iran, let alone to invoke snapback sanctions

TEHRAN - China has said the United States has “no right” to extend arms embargo on Iran “let alone to trigger” a return of all UN sanctions on Tehran.

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MBS asks new Iraqi PM to mediate between Riyadh and Tehran: Middle East Eye

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has asked new Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi to mediate between the Saudi kingdom and Iran, senior Iraqi political sources have told Middle East Eye.

Sen. Feinstein says U.S. and Iran need a coronavirus peace plan

TEHRAN - U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein has said that the United States should provide partial, temporary sanctions relief to Iran when the country is fighting the coronavirus.

‘This is ridiculous’ that the U.S. is talking about JCPOA, Ambassador Nebenzya says

U.S. knocks on a closed door seeking to extend Iran arms embargo: Russia

Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya has said that the United States cannot demand the extension of arms embargo against Tehran since it is no more a party to the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA.

Iran urges Japan to support 2231 resolution

TEHRAN – Iran’s embassy in Japan has urged Japan to support the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 which removes the sanctions against Iran.

Iranian MP urges Afghanistan to be vigilant about enemies’ plots

TEHRAN - Hossein Naghavi Hosseini, the spokesman for the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, has said that the Afghan government must be vigilant about the enemies’ plots which seek to weaken relations between the two countries.

Chicago university professor says removal of sanctions is essential

TEHRAN - Nathan Tarcov, a professor at the University of Chicago, has said that it is essential to remove sanctions against Iran.

Half of Iran’s hotels reopened after taking hit from coronavirus

TEHRAN – Some 50 percent of hotels across Iran have so far been reopened after the hospitality industry took a severe hit from coronavirus pandemic in both at the national and international levels.

‘There is no negotiation with U.S.’

Zarif says Trump admin has proven no one can trust negotiation with U.S.

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that the United States’ administration must revise its behavior and stop inventing pretexts.

Satellite launch strengthens Iran’s standing in West Asia: expert

TEHRAN — Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian nuclear negotiator who now works as a researcher at Princeton University, says Iran is the only country in West Asia which is self-sufficient on conventional arms, pointing to the recent satellite launch as an important step in proving self-sufficiency.

Tehran to Washington: Stop talking rubbish!

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has urged United States officials to “stop talking rubbish”, saying that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has put “universal prisoners swap” on the table since September 2018.

FFIRI to send amended Statutes to FIFA

TEHRAN - After months of controversies, the draft statutes of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI), as a "non-governmental public organization," will be sent to FIFA.

IranAir to resume flights to Amsterdam after two months

TEHRAN – Iran’s flag carrier Homa, known internationally as IranAir, is scheduled to resume flights to the Netherlands’ capital Amsterdam after international flights were halted two months ago.

Kuwaiti Deputy FM receives Rouhani’s written message to Emir

TEHRAN – Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah received on Sunday President Hassan Rouhani’s written message to Kuwaiti Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

U.S. congressman calls maximum pressure a ‘failed policy’

TEHRAN – U.S. Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff has said that the Donald Trump administration’s policy of maximum pressure against Iran is a “failed policy”.