Turkey’s Tupras in talks with U.S. for Iran sanctions waiver

Turkey’s top refiner, Tupras, is in talks with U.S. officials to obtain a waiver allowing it to keep buying Iranian oil after Washington reinstates sanctions on the Islamic Republic’s energy sector in November, industry sources said.

Iran denies evacuation of its embassy in Ankara

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday dismissed as a “lie” media reports that Iran had evacuated its embassy in Ankara after a suicide bombing threat.

‘CFT approval will boost Iran’s economic interaction’

TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament on October 7 ratified a global convention to cut off terror financing, a move that Reza Kami, chairman of the Iran-Turkey Joint Chamber of Commerce, says will improve Iran’s international image and facilitate Iran’s economic interaction with the outside world.

Apple watch worn by Saudi journalist may have transmitted evidence of his death, Turkish paper reports

Missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have recorded his own death, a Turkish newspaper reported Saturday morning.

Iran’s five-month outbound tourism falls 11 percent

TEHRAN – Iran’s outbound tourism fell 11 percent during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21) from a year earlier, a tourism official has said.

Official condemns PKK terror attack in Turkey

TEHRAN – Deputy Interior Minister Hossein Zolfaghari has condemned the recent PKK terrorist attack in Turkey, which killed and wounded several military forces, IRNA reported.

By Javad Heirannia

Saudi Arabia likely murdered “Jamal Khashoggi”: Askari

TEHRAN – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, believes that Saudi Arabia likely murdered “Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi”.

Tehran strongly condemns terrorist attack in Turkey

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Saturday denounced a recent terrorist attack in Turkey’s southeastern province of Batman, expressed Tehran’s deepest sympathy to the Turkish nation and families of the lost and wounded soldiers, Mehr reported.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Idlib is no exception and its fate will be a defeat for terrorists

The battle of Idlib is likely to be the final struggle towards the restoration of calm to Syria. How it will pan out and how the Syrian people see the struggle ahead is worth examination. Tehran Times sat with the head of the Political Department of the Syrian Army, Major General Hassan Ahmed Hassan, to discuss recent political developments in Syria and the future of Iranian-Syrian ties.

Missing Saudi journalist killed at consulate in Turkey: Sources

Authorities in Turkey have indicated that Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi journalist known for his criticism of then kingdom, could have been killed at Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul where he went missing in on Tuesday.

By Marjohn Sheikhi

U.S. running a real risk to international trading system: Lord Lamont

TEHRAN– UK PM Trade Envoy to Iran Lord Norman Lamont said in an exclusive interview with Mehr News that U.S. President Trump’s extensive use of the sanctions regime is running a real risk to the international trading system.

Turkey is against dominance of U.S. dollar: ambassador

TEHRAN - Like certain other countries, Turkey also believes that the world should get rid of the dominance of U.S. dollar, Turkish Ambassador to Tehran Riza Hakan Tekin says.

Ardebil travel potentials to be showcased at Van exhibit

TEHRAN – A collection of historical objects, handicrafts as well as tourism potentials related to the northwestern Ardebil province will go on show at the Van Tourism and Travel Fair running in the Turkish city from September 28 to 30, CHTN reported.

Turkey proposes setting up joint bank with Iran

TEHRAN – Turkey has proposed establishing a joint bank with Iran for facilitating trade between the two countries, IRNA reported citing an article published in the Turkish newspaper “Dünya”.

By Payman Yazdani

Turkey to continue buying gas from Iran despite U.S. sanctions: expert

TEHRAN - Omid Shokri Kalehsar, a senior energy security analyst and PhD candidate in international relations, said in an exclusive interview with Mehr News Agency that Turkey is keen on buying natural gas from Iran with “reasonable price” in contrast to the price it pays for the gas imported from Russia and Azerbaijan.

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Why Iran prefers the Eastern bloc over The West

As the military phase of the Syrian conflict reaches its final stages, the leaders of Russia, Iran, and Turkey met in Tehran on September 9 and reiterated in a joint statement that a political solution to the Syrian conflict requires inclusive, free, and fair elections with the participation of all eligible Syrians under appropriate UN supervision. They further reaffirmed their determination to cooperate to eliminate the Islamic State, the Nusra Front, al-Qaeda, and associated groups in Syria.

Iran joins hand with Russia, Turkey to dump dollar in trade

TEHRAN – Iran has discussed trade in national currencies with Russia and Turkey in order to reduce the impact of U.S. dollar on the three countries’ trade and economies, ILNA reported on Saturday quoting Central bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati.

By Ramin Hossein Abadian

Tripartite summit in Tehran; Idlib operation and the end of terrorist crisis in Syria

Tehran hosted a tripartite summit with the presidents of Turkey, Russia and Iran on September 7, 2018. According to many observers, the summit result can determine the fate of Idlib in the northwest of Syria.

Tehran says terrorists transferring chemical weapons to Idlib

TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday that there is evidence that terrorists in Syria have transferred chemical weapons to Idlib.

By Mehdi Sepahvand - Head of Political Desk

Iranian, Russian, Turkish presidents to meet on Syria in Tehran Friday

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian and Turkish counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will discuss various issues related to the Syrian crisis in a summit in Tehran on Friday. The topics of discussion will include provocations with the alleged use of chemical weapons, a Putin adviser said.

By Alireza Mohammadi

U.S. economic sanction affects European security

TEHRAN - The U.S. is pursuing its unilateral and oppressive sanctions against Russia, Iran, and more recently, Turkey, with specific and insidious objectives. These sanctions can have a number of significant economic consequences on the countries affected as well as the region.

UN invites Iran, Russia, Turkey to talks on Syria

TEHRAN – UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura has invited Iran, Russia and Turkey to negotiations on Syria’s Constitutional Committee, a UN spokeswoman said on Friday. 

Iran says U.S. ‘action group’ is psychological warfare

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Monday that a new Iran Action Group in the U.S. State Department is a “psychological warfare” which will yield no result.

By Martin Love

Can U.S. government do without friends in long run? No

Iran’s neighbor, Turkey, with a population almost as large as Iran’s is suffering some of the same economic problems that Iran is suffering: a currency that has fallen precipitously against the “almighty” U.S. dollar, much higher inflation, and in Turkey’s case debt rating downgrades by the likes of the debt rating agencies (those with the most clout based in the U.S.), calls for the Turkish authorities to bend over to Western financial authorities and institutions, to borrow money from the IMF and well, you know, lose gobs of their sovereignty.