Era of U.S. presence in region is over, says Velayati

TEHRAN — Ali Akbar Velayati, a top advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has said that the era of U.S. presence in Iraq and Syria has come to an end thanks to Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani’s blood.

Velayati calls ‘deal of the century’ Trump’s political suicide

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a top advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has said that the so-called “deal of the century” is a political suicide for U.S. President Donald Trump.

Leader’s advisor: U.S. must leave the region

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader, said on Sunday that the United States must leave the region, calling assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani a “foolish act”.

U.S. and its mercenaries will pay for their terrorist crime: Velayati

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader, said on Friday that the United States and its mercenaries will pay for their terrorist crime in assassinating IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani.

Iran against creating buffer zone in Syria: Velayati

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a top advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said on Saturday that Iran is against creating a buffer zone in Syria or any other country in the region by foreigners.

Killing of al Baghdadi cannot acquit Daesh creators: Velayati

TEHRAN – Secretary General of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening Ali Akbar Velayati said on Saturday the propaganda campaign surrounding the killing of Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, head of the Daesh terrorist group, cannot acquit those who created this group in the first place.

Velayati says Iran protected regional nations against terrorists

TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader, said on Tuesday that while others sponsored terrorism in the region, it was the Islamic Republic that protected the region’s peoples from terrorists.

Leader’s adviser: Iran intent on backing Syrian nation, government

TEHRAN – Iran’s principal policy is to support the Syrian nation and government and defend the rightful stances of that country, says Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader.

Adviser: No difference between GOP, Democrats on Iran

TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader, has dismissed both the U.S. Republicans and Democrats as two sides of the same coin, saying tying the fate of Iran on the Democrats’ victory in the 2020 presidential election will greatly harm the country.

Leader’s top aide calls for maintaining security, peace by regional states

(FNA)- Iranian Supreme Leader's top adviser for international affairs Ali Akbar Velayati underlined the need for restoration of security and peace to the region by regional states themselves without any foreign interference.

Iraq a source of pride for Arab world, Islam: Velayati

TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has said neighboring Iraq is a source of pride for the Arab world and Islam.

Americans furious with the way Zarif exposed their ‘wicked nature’, says Iran’s IRGC

Iran’s IRGC, Army denounce U.S. sanctions on Zarif

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian Army have denounced the new U.S. sanctions on Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as a “ridiculous” move which showed Washington’s “humiliating defeat” against the Islamic Republic.

Any act against Iran is an act against resistance front, says Hamas official

Fake plans against Palestinians will yield no fruit: Shamkhani

TEHRAN - Ali Shamkhani, Iran’s secretary of Supreme National Security Council, said on Tuesday that “fake plans”, which are against “the will of Palestinian people” will bear no result.

Iran ready for higher uranium enrichment: top adviser

TEHRAN – A top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution says the Islamic Republic is ready for higher uranium enrichment because Europe has “indirectly violated” the nuclear deal. 

Iran marks International Quds Day

TEHRAN - Iranians poured into the streets in large numbers in different cities across the country to mark International Quds Day, which falls on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan.

Pakistan president, PM send letter to Ayatollah Khamenei 

TEHRAN – On Thursday, Pakistan’s minister for railways carried a joint letter from his country’s President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

‘Warsaw summit prelude to Arab-Israeli coalition’

TEHRAN – A top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has warned of the conspiracy behind the Warsaw summit, describing it as a prelude to an Arab-Israeli coalition which aims to undermine the issue of Palestine.

Syria’s stability is Iran’s main objective, Rouhani says

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Syria’s stability is an important objective of Iran.

Resistance facing opposition from Islamic world, Zarif regrets

Backing Palestine is Iran’s principled policy: Zarif

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that supporting Palestine is Iran’s principled policy.

Trump showing true face of U.S. conspiratorial policies, Velayati says

TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said on Monday that the United States has failed to impose its will on others over the past 40 years and the trend will continue.

U.S. no longer superpower, Iran says

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said on Monday that the U.S. is in a difficult situation and is not a superpower anymore.

Washington seeks to institutionalize discourse of compromise: Velayati

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said on Wednesday that the U.S. is seeking to institutionalize the discourse of compromise.

Velayati: Russia, China are Iran’s major economic and political partners 

TEHRAN – Senior Iranian politician Ali Akbar Velayati has provided an analysis of the Islamic Republic’s policy of orientation towards the East, saying Russia and China are Iran’s major political and economic partners in countering the U.S. hegemony, Tasnim reported.

Netanyahu acts like a beggar: Iran’s Velayati

TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acts like a beggar by making travels to other countries to beg for others’ help.

Iranian, Russian and Turkish presidents to meet in Tehran to discuss Syria

Velayati calls meeting with Putin very ‘constructive’, ‘transparent’ and ‘friendly’

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, announced on Thursday that the Iranian, Russian and Turkish presidents will meet in Tehran in the near future to discuss the Syrian crisis.

Russia ready to invest $50b in Iran’s oil, gas projects

TEHRAN- Ali Akbar Velayati, an international adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced his country’s readiness to make $50 billion of investment in Iran’s oil and gas projects.

Velayati: U.S. common enemy of Iran, Iraq

TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, says Iran and Iraq have many common areas for expanding cooperation, adding the U.S. is the “common enemy” of the two nations.

Velayati calls Iran-Russia ties ‘strategic’

Velayati says his strategic mission to Moscow not affected by ‘itinerant’ Netanyahu 

TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, an international adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution who is in Russia for an official visit, has shrugged off the concurrent trip to Russia by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying “nobody cares” about the Netanyahu’s “baseless and illogical remarks”.

Velayati to carry Ayatollah Khamenei, Rouhani’s messages to Putin

TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior Iranian politician, will travel to Moscow on Wednesday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Syrian higher education minister meets Iran’s Velayati

TEHRAN – Syrian Higher Education Minister Atef Naddaf met on Tuesday with Ali Akbar Velayati, the head of Azad University's board of founders, during which the sides discussed regional developments and the fight against terrorism.