There can be no peace at cost of Iran’s security

The vicious alliance between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (commonly known as MBS), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump against Iran has become more evident more than ever.

By Javad Heirannia

Pull out of JCPOA serious mistake for security of U.S.: Matthew Bunn

TEHRAN - Matthew Bunn, a specialist in nuclear security at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, believes that “There is still a chance that President Trump will decide to stay in the deal for a time, but it is more probable than not that he will pull out of the agreement and reimpose U.S. nuclear sanctions.”

Iran: Netanyahu is a Class-C showman

TEHRAN – Tehran has blasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his new allegations against Iran’s nuclear program, describing him as a Class-C showman.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Outcome of Netanyahu's show about JCPOA

Over the last weeks, the prime minister of the occupying regime of Quds has been hardy struggling to persuade the United States and Trump's government to walk out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). These measures are taking place while in 2015, as the nuclear deal was about to be approved in the US Congress, Netanyahu tried to prevent the final formation and implementation of the JCPOA through the AIPAC lobby.

Jill Stein slams Netanyahu’s anti-Iran rhetoric

TEHRAN – Former U.S. presidential candidate Jill Stein has slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s anti-Iran remarks, saying it is Israel which does not comply with nuclear treaties and inspections.

By Javad Heirannia

Netanyahu relying on confusion and ignorance about JCPOA: Pillar

TEHRAN – Professor Paul Pillar, who was CIA intelligence analyst for 28 years, tells the Tehran Times that “Netanyahu is relying on confusion and ignorance about the JCPOA.”

Lies of mass destruction

Seeing Benjamin Netanyahu stand up there and lie about Iran's "nuclear weapons program" was one of the worst performances ever given. A grade school drama production could have done better. And would have been more convincing because children are better able to believe in fantasy, especially the fantasies they tell others.

By Javad Heirannia

Presented documents by Netanyahu hadn't new information: Nephew

TEHRAN – Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that “The documents presented by PM Netanyahu do not appear to provide any new information about Iran’s past nuclear weapons program.”

By Javad Heirannia

Netanyahu's documents did not reveal anything new: Fitzpatrick

TEHRAN - Mark Fitzpatrick, director of the non-proliferation program at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), says that “The documents that Prime Minister Netanyahu displaced on 30 April did not reveal anything that was already known by the IAEA.”

By Javad Heirannia

Iran has fulfilled its obligations under JCPOA: Kimball

TEHRAN - Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association in Washington, is the opinion that “Presently, Iran is meeting all of its JCPOA commitments. The IAEA has reported Iran’s compliance with the accord in 10 consecutive reports.”

Iran’s defense minister warns Israel to stop ‘dangerous behaviors’

TEHRAN – Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami on Tuesday warned the Israeli prime minister to stop “dangerous behaviors”, saying Iran’s response to any provocation will be “surprising” that will make the Tel Aviv regime to feel “regretful”.

Richard Haass: U.S. misrepresenting facts to justify exit from nuclear deal

Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, has castigated the White House for backing Benjamin Netanyahu’s allegations about Iran’s nuclear program, saying the Trump administration is misrepresenting facts to justify an exit from the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the JCPOA.

Israel seeks survival in demonizing others: Iran

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Tuesday that leaders of the Zionist regime see their survival in portraying others as a threat.

Zarif likens Netanyahu to a ‘boy who cried wolf’

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has likened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a “boy who cried wolf”.

Israeli occupation of Palestine won’t last long: Zarif

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the Zionist regime of Israel's occupation of Palestine “will not last long”.

By M. A. Saki

First look at real threats and then talk about missile program

TEHRAN - Talks on Iran’s missile program is expected to feature high in talks between French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian with top Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday.

By Mohammad Ghaderi - Twitter: @ghaderi62

Destroy your missiles then talk about ours!

TEHRAN - These days, in an unprecedented way, the United States is rolling down the hill faster than ever towards some sort of societal collapse and the waning of its international hegemony. In reality, the White House “tenants”, relying too much on behind the scene think tanks, has wrongly sought the solution in finding allies in the international arena, and not by confronting the actual problems.

By Mehdi Sepahvand, Tehran Times Political Editor

Zarif calls Netanyahu’s theatrical move ‘cartoonish circus’

MUNICH – During a hateful speech at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday, Benjamin Netanyahu held up a remnant of what he said was a piece of an Iranian drone shot down by Israel earlier this month, a theatrical move which Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif likened to “cartoonish circus”.

By M.A. Saki

Trump’s Jerusalem move has made Netanyahu more hot-headed

The White House on Monday dismissed as “false” an assertion by Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States and Israel were discussing the possibility of Israel annexing settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Pictures bash Bollywood celebs over Netanyahu selfie

An Indian national has applied his wits and some graphics techniques to bash Bollywood celebrities for taking selfies with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

By Javad Heirannia

Ongoing protests in Iran were CIA/Mossad orchestrated: Lendman

TEHRAN- U.S. columnist Stephen Lendman says that “I strongly suspect ongoing protests in Iran were CIA/Mossad orchestrated, another futile color revolution attempt sure to fail.” 

Netanyahu claims Iran imprisons Christians

TEHRAN – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that the Islamic Republic of Iran tortures Christians merely for practicing their faith.

Netanyahu vows to act alone against Iran if given no choice

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday to act alone against Iran if given no choice, in order to stop what he called “Iran’s aggression” and “its pursuit of nuclear weapons.”

Netanyahu proposes to fix, not nix, Iran nuclear deal

TEHRAN – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Britain’s Theresa May on Thursday that he would not work to cancel the Iran nuclear deal, but rather is seeking to fix it.

Netanyahu sought division of countries through Kurdistan vote: KRG rep.

TEHRAN - Nazim Dabbagh, the representative of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Tehran, said on Saturday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed for the independence referendum in the KRG in order to achieve his own plots which is dividing up the regional countries.

Trump speech probably written by Netanyahu: Iran’s Rezaee

TEHRAN – Secretary of the Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaee on Wednesday hit back at U.S. President Donald Trump for his anti-Iran speech at the UN, saying it seemed like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has written the speech for him.

Independence referendum will worsen division among Kurds: Shamkhani

TEHRAN - Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said on Tuesday that independence referendum in the Iraqi Kurdistan will worsen division among the Kurdish groups.

Iran welcomes Baghdad-Erbil talks

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday welcomed talks between the Iraqi central government and the Iraqi Kurdistan as a push for independence referendum in the Kurdistan region has caused concerns in Iraq and neighboring countries.

By M.A. Saki

Indian PM not expected to give credit to Netanyahu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel was something that friends and of lovers of India had not really expected. It was painful.

By: Amir A. Amirshekari

Iraqi Kurdistan independence is illegal

On 8 June 2017, Masoud Barzani the president of Iraqi Kurdistan called for a referendum for independence of the region on 25 September 2017.