U.S. maximum pressure against Iran is wrong: Turkey

TEHRAN – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday that the United States’ policy of maximum pressure against Iran is “wrong”.

Iran, Russia and Turkey reaffirm commitment to Syria’s integrity

TEHRAN – Mohammad Javad Zarif, Sergey Lavrov and Mevlut Cavusoglu, respectively the foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey, issued a joint statement on Tuesday reaffirming commitment to Syria’s territorial integrity.

By staff and agency

Zarif says excluding Iran will not work

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that Washington’s policy to exclude Iran “from any regional arrangement - whether in Syria, Afghanistan or Yemen - will just not work”.

Iran staying in Syria upon Damascus request, Zarif says

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that Iran is staying in Syria upon the Syrian government and people’s request.

Zarif meets Swiss state secretary in Geneva

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met on Wednesday morning with Swiss State Secretary Pascale Baeriswyl in Geneva to discuss a range of issues, including the latest developments in the Middle East.

Three key ministers to attend Majlis national security committee 

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli and Defense Minister Amir Hatmi are to attend the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee next week to respond questions by legislators. 

Zarif: New U.S. regulations targeting Iran’s medicine imports

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif said on Sunday that the new U.S. regulations is even targeting imports of medicine by Iran.

Zarif urges end to killing of Yemeni civilians

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said the Yemeni crisis should be resolved through diplomacy, urging an end to the killing of Yemeni civilians by the Saudi-led aggression.

Zarif meets top officials in Qatar

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate meetings with various top officials in Doha, Qatar, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) Cyber Security Summit.

FM says: “War is beneficial to no one”

Zarif renews Iran’s call to regional states to join Tehran’s peace plan

TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has renewed Iran’s call to all countries in the region to join Tehran’s initiative known as the Hormuz Peace Endeavour (HOPE).

U.S. addiction to sanctions is undermining intl. economic relations: Zarif

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that the United States’ addiction to sanctions is undermining the fabric of international economic relations and putting global commerce at risk.

Zarif says Washington seriously threatens multilateralism

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that Washington is seriously threatening multilateralism.

Zarif says Iran’s relations with China are ‘strategic’

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that Iran’s relations with China are “strategic”.

U.S. lying that sanctions exempt food, medicine: Iranian minister

TEHRAN - Iranian Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati said on Tuesday that the United States is lying that sanctions against Iran do not include food and medicine.

Unilateralism is “dangerous” and “doomed to failure”, Iranian FM notes

Zarif says multilateralism has become a necessity

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that multilateralism has become a necessity in the world.

Zarif says ready to visit Riyadh to reduce regional tension

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said he is ready to visit Riyadh to resolve disputes with Saudi Arabia if conditions are ripe.

Zarif: FATF policy toward Iran merely political  

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced on Monday that Iran has been following anti-money laundering measures inside the country, saying policy of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) towards Iran is not based on realities but politically tainted. 

SABITI oil tanker, hit in Red Sea, to undergo repair

TEHRAN - Iran Shipbuilding and Offshore Industries Complex Co (ISOICO) will repair the SABITI oil tanker, which came under attack in the Red Sea on October 11, the ISOICO managing director has said.

Iran to host expert meeting on unilateralism and international law

TEHRAN – Iran is set to host an international conference on unilateralism and international law at Allameh Tabataba'i University in Tehran on Monday.

Zarif, Cavusoglu discuss northern Syria

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Turkish foreign minister, held a phone conversation on Thursday on the latest developments in northern Syria.

Zarif: EU has so far been unable to fulfill JCPOA commitments

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined on Wednesday that the European signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal have thus far been unable to fulfill their obligations under the pact, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Zarif says it is imperative to end incursion into Syria

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said it is “imperative” to end Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria.

The minister says one or more states were involved in the vessel attack

Zarif: Attack on Iranian oil tanker was state-sponsored

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced on Tuesday that “one or more countries” had directed or facilitated the Friday morning attack on the Iranian SABITI oil tanker off the Saudi coast in the Red Sea.

Zarif renews Iran’s call to Persian Gulf states to join Tehran’s peace plan

TEHRAN – In a post on his Twitter account on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif renewed Iran’s call to all countries bordering the Persian Gulf to join Tehran’s initiative to “forge a blueprint for peace, security, stability, and prosperity” in the region.

Abe advisor to visit Tehran

TEHRAN - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s advisor plans to visit Tehran.

Zarif: Iran is categorically opposed to nuclear arms as a religious, moral duty and strategic imperative

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reiterated Iran’s position on development and use of nuclear weapons, saying as stated by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran is categorically opposed to nuclear arms.

By Mohammad Javad Zarif

Strait of Hormuz region can find its own solution

This is a significant moment for our neighbourhood. We are witnessing an escalation in tensions and insecurity, threatening to spiral out of control and result in untold tragedies. The four-and-a-half-year war in Yemen has brought the region to the brink of disaster and resulted in measures against Saudi Aramco’s facilities.

Pompeo threatens to wreck Iran’s economy

TEHRAN – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has threatened Iran with bringing about the collapse of its economy should it not “change its behavior”.

Iranian FM says the Adana agreement between Turkey and Syria is still valid

Zarif says Syria and Turkey should together guard border

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the Syrian Army together with Turkey can guard the border with Turkey.

FM says Iraqis’ vigilance will prevent others to derail their legitimate demands

TEHRAN –Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said officials in Tehran are sure that the Iraqi people are vigilant enough not to allow foreigners to abuse their legitimate demands for a better life to create mayhem in Iraq.