U.S.-Israel alliance makes world insecure: Foreign Ministry

TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Ministry has described the U.S.-Israel partnership as a force which makes the globe insecure, saying the U.S. is committed to an apartheid regime whose existence depends on racism, occupation, terror and aggression.

The president says the ‘worst’ and ‘most devil’ administration is ruling the United States

Pompeo doesn’t know ABC of politics: Rouhani

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo does not know the ABC of politics, noting that the “worst” and “most devil” administration is ruling the United States.

World must stand up for Palestinians’ rights: Iran

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

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.

U.S. ‘not a good yardstick’ for measuring anti-terror efforts: Tehran

TEHRAN — The United States is not a good yardstick for measuring anti-terrorism efforts, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has said, hinting at Washington’s history of founding, funding and arming different terrorist groups.

Iranian diplomat says INSTEX is not enough

TEHRAN - Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Gholamreza Ansari has said that current interactions through INSTEX (the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges) are not enough.

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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.

Iranian diplomat urges EU to back nuclear deal in practice

TEHRAN - Parviz Esmaeili, the Iranians ambassador to Croatia, has urged the European Union to support the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the JCPOA, unitedly and practically.

No talks so far over attack on British embassy in 2011: Zarif

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said Tehran and London have not talked nor taken measures with regard to paying compensation to the UK for an attack on its embassy in Tehran a few years ago.

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.

Sirous Asgari held in U.S. will return to Iran soon

TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced on Monday that Iranian scientist Sirous Asghari freed in U.S. captivity will soon return to Iran

Judiciary chief predicts new Intifada if Israel annexes West Bank

TEHRAN - Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday that a new Intifada will emerge if the West Bank is annexed to the Palestinian occupied lands by the Israeli regime.

Russian envoy calls nuclear deal ‘a masterpiece of diplomacy’

TEHRAN - Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, has said that the majority of states believe that the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, was a “masterpiece of diplomacy”.

‘8 May 2018 will remain an everlasting disgrace for American polity’

Only a rogue regime takes pride in violating int'l law, Iran says

TEHRAN — Only a rogue regime can take pride in dishonoring international commitments and violating international law, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Sunday evening.

Envoy calls report on shipping gold bars from Venezuela to Iran ‘baseless’

TEHRAN — The Iranian ambassador to Caracas has rejected a recent report claiming shipping nine tons of gold bars from Venezuela to Iran as a “big lie” and a “baseless rumor”.

U.S. using SHTA as propaganda tool: Iran-Switzerland chamber of commerce president

TEHRAN — The president of the Iran-Switzerland Joint Chamber of Commerce has said the Trump administration uses the Swiss Humanitarian Trade Arrangement (SHTA) as one of its propaganda tools.

ambassador Masjedi and PM Kadhimi hold talks on banking cooperation, Khorramshahr-Basra railway project and issuing visa for the two countries’ nationals

Iranian diplomat meets new Iraqi PM

TEHRAN - Iraj Masjedi, the Iranian ambassador to Iraq, met with new Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Saturday as he chaired the first meeting of his cabinet.

Overhyped SHTA does not meet Iran’s humanitarian needs: Takht-Ravanchi

TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, has said the Swiss Humanitarian Trade Arrangement (SHTA) does not match Iran’s humanitarian needs in the current situation, IRNA reported.

IRGC planning to place satellite in geostationary orbit: general

TEHRAN- A high-ranking commander in the IRGC says that the force is planning to put satellites into an orbit of 36,000 kilometers which is also known as geostationary orbit.

U.S. ridicules international law: envoy

TEHRAN — Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says the United States has ridiculed international law by violating the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and threatening other countries.

Sanctions target the “regimes” in word, but damage “children” in practice, government spokesman laments

Iran censures U.S. exit from JCPOA, reimposition of sanctions

TEHRAN — Government spokesman Ali Rabiei has condemned in the United States’ “inhuman” sanctions on Iran, which have hampered the Islamic Republic’s fight against coronavirus.

Russia says U.S. nuclear deal exit has deteriorated Persian Gulf security

TEHRAN - Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, has said that the United States’ withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, has deteriorated security in the Persian Gulf region.

Iran has gotten nothing from U.S. ‘humanitarian’ channel: Daily Beast

TEHRAN — Iran has not received nothing from the humanitarian channel set up by the Trump administration to get medicine and other supplies into Iran, The Daily Beast said in a report on Friday.

Iran urges U.S. to end unilateralism

TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has urged the United States to end its “abject unilateralism”.

Lavrov writes Zarif, says illegal sanctions hampers coronavirus fight

TEHRAN – In a letter to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that the United States’ “illegal sanctions” against Iran hamper fight against the coronavirus outbreak.

Iran tops list of countries accepting IAEA inspections in 2019

TEHRAN - Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations, has said that Iran tops the list of countries which accepted inspections of the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2019.