IAEA report shows full access to Iranian nuclear facilities: envoy

TEHRAN – Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, said on Monday that the Monday report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran’s nuclear activities shows the UN body’s full access to Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Russia criticizes Western propagandistic campaigns against Iran nuclear deal 

TEHRAN – The Russian permanent envoy to the Vienna-based international organizations has lashed out at hue and cry created over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (commonly called the nuclear deal) by some Western media outlets, saying such moves will harm the agreement. 

Zarif expresses surprise over EU statement on Iran’s nuclear steps

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif late on Monday slammed the European Union’s statement on Iran which is reducing its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal in response to the return of sanctions by the United States and inaction by the Europeans shield Iran from the sanctions effect.

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China says U.S. ‘wrong behavior’ is root cause of crisis over Iran nuclear deal

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said on Tuesday that the United States should quit the “wrong behavior” toward the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and make room for diplomatic efforts.

Shamkhani says Iran has made Washington ‘strategically confused’

TEHRAN - Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), said on Tuesday that the Islamic Revolution’s “mobilization power” has led to “strategic confusion” of Washington.

U.S. does not dare to attack Iran: Araghchi

TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that the United States does not dare to attack Iran, predicting that there will be no war in the region.

Iran condemns coup in Bolivia

TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Tuesday condemned a coup in Bolivia and change of government without a legal basis.

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Pakistan welcomes Rouhani’s HOPE initiative: Fakhar Imam

TEHRAN – Chairman of Pakistan’s parliamentary committee on Kashmir says his country welcomes Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s initiative for securing the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, called “Hormuz Peace Endeavor (HOPE)”.

Parliamentary delegation meets top Syrian officials

TEHRAN – An Iranian parliamentary delegation left Tehran for the Syrian capital of Damascus on Tuesday to hold talks with senior Syrian officials.

Government mulls granting special authorization to provinces 

TEHRAN – President Rouhani expressed hope on Tuesday that his government would pave the ground for granting budget allocation authorization to some provinces in the near future.