Unilateral U.S. actions solely responsible for regional insecurity: Zarif

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the U.S. unilateral actions and economic terrorism are solely responsible for insecurity in the region.

Zarif says U.S. jumps to blame Iran for tanker incidents ‘without a shred of factual evidence’ 

 B-Team launching ‘sabotage diplomacy’ against Iran, Zarif warns

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday accused Washington of jumping “to make allegations against Iran without a shred of factual or circumstantial evidence” as two oil tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday.

Zarif: Iranians facing economic war and hate propaganda by U.S.

TEHRAN – In a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Wednesday, Mohammad Javad Zarif said the United States not only has started an “economic war” against Iran it has also launched a “daily hate propaganda” against the Islamic Republic.

Abe’s high-profile visit to Tehran

TEHRAN – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Tehran on Wednesday afternoon for talks with top Iranian leaders.  

Leader offers condolences over Ayatollah Mohaqiq Kabuli’s death

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has offered his condolences over the demise of Grand Ayatollah Mohaqiq Kabuli, a prominent Afghan Shia cleric, according to Mehr.

New Chinese envoy submits credentials to Zarif

TEHRAN – China’s new Ambassador to Tehran Chang Hua met with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday to submit a copy of his credentials to the Iranian chief diplomat.

Rouhani: Sanctions and pressure are starting to lose their effectiveness

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the effects of sanctions and pressure on Iran have reached their peak but they are starting to lose their effectiveness.

Japan’s Abe arrives in Tehran

TEHRAN – Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo arrived in Tehran on Wednesday afternoon.

Parliament defers Zarif’s briefing session on Caspian Sea

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was scheduled to attend a parliament’s open session on Tuesday to respond to lawmakers’ questions but the parliament postponed the briefing session due to the top diplomat’s busy schedule.

Zarif praises Maas for his honesty

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister has lauded his German counterpart Heiko Maas for admitting that it is essential to make sure that Iran benefit from “economic dividends” of the nuclear deal, officially called the JCPOA. 

Party chief calls for expulsion of French envoy over Macron’s remarks

TEHRAN – The secretary-general of the Islamic Coalition Party has asked Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to expel France’s ambassador to Tehran over President Macron’s “meddlesome remarks”.

Zarif’s special aide visits Moscow for regional consultations

TEHRAN – Ali Asghar Khaji, who acts as senior assistant to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for political affairs, visited Moscow on Monday for talks on regional issues with Russian officials, IRNA reported.

‘Foreign officials’ trips to Iran shows Iran’s high status’

TEHRAN – A member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Majlis says visits by European and non-European officials to Iran shows the dynamic nature of Iran’s diplomacy and the high status of the Islamic Republic.

Germany’s Heiko Maas says Iran has right to reap JCPOA benefits

Zarif: Anyone who starts war on Iran will not be the one who ends it

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that anyone who starts a war against Iran will not be the one who ends it.

German foreign minister visits Iran in efforts to save nuclear deal

TEHRAN – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas arrived in Tehran on Sunday night to hold talks with Iranian officials on ways to save the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and easing up the tension between Iran and the United States.

U.S. pressure on Iran out of frustration: Zarif

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that the United States is exerting pressure on Iran out of “frustration” and “weakness”.

“Our missiles are not ‘designed’ for nukes, which we’re not developing”, Zarif tell Pompeo

Zarif lambasts ‘conceited interpretation’ of Resolution 2231

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed a claim by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about the nature of Iran’s missile program.

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German FM to visit Iran on Monday

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas will visit Iran as part of a three-country Middle East tour next week.

Zarif: Mossad fabricating intel to blame Iran for Fujairah false flag

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed as a"fabricated" claim by Israeli spy agency Mossad that Iran was behind the recent attacks near the Emirati port of al-Fujairah, saying he had warned about such false flag attacks in the region.

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Iran deserves credit and attention for trying

NORTH CAROLINA - Credit to Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif and deputy minister Abbas Araghchi for their efforts to visit other countries and put forth ideas to ease Arab-Iranian tensions and develop proposals to eliminate differences between Iran and other Persian Gulf countries.

FM Zarif says “the only thing that works with Iran is respect”

Zarif: 'We don't differentiate between economic war and military war'

Iran will not be intimidated by President Trump’s "art of the deal pressure" by using economic sanctions to push Iran to negotiate a new nuclear deal, the country's top diplomat told ABC News.

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Lavrov: Russia ready to facilitate non-aggression pact between Iran and Persian Gulf states

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow is ready to facilitate a non-aggression pact between Iran and other Persian Gulf states.

U.S. pressure on Tehran rooted in Iran’s regional power: Zarif

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif believes that the U.S. has exerted greatest pressure on Tehran because of Iran’s power in the West Asia region.

Team Obama to Iran: Don’t take Trump’s bait

A number of former Obama administration officials have quietly urged Iranian government officials to keep their cool in the face of the Trump administration’s maximum pressure policy against Tehran.

Tehran names new ambassador to Portugal

TEHRAN – The Foreign Ministry has named Morteza Damanpak Jami as Iran’s new ambassador to Portugal.

Iran marks International Quds Day

TEHRAN - Iranians poured into the streets in large numbers in different cities across the country to mark International Quds Day, which falls on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan.

Zarif congratulates Barzani as KRG president

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated Nechirvan Barzani on his election as the new president of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

Zarif: ‘Iran stands with Palestine’

TEHRAN - Ahead of Quds Day marches, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif issued a message on his Twitter page on Wednesday saying “Iran stands with Palestine”.

‘Certain elements within Trump administration pushing for war with Iran’ 

TEHRAN – Certain elements in the Donald Trump government are trying to drive the United States into war with Iran, Iran’s deputy foreign minister has said.

Abe prepares to visit Iran

TEHRAN - Japan’s government officials are making final adjustments for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s planned visit to Iran, NHK reported on Monday.