Iran received Chinese zodiac animals via the Silk Road: expert

TEHRAN — The ancient Silk Road led to cultural exchanges between China and Iran, leaving visible marks on today's Iranian cultural tradition, one of which being the 12-animal zodiac, an Iranian historian has said.

By Martin Love

“The Die is Cast” for the U.S. …

This past week for an evening in North Carolina I had the pleasure of speaking briefly with Medea Benjamin and hearing her opine about Ukraine to an audience at a local church. A petite, elegant, straight talking Jewish lady, now 70, who for decades has been at the forefront of trying to explain to far more “average” and largely perplexed American multitudes and the world at large just what the U.S. government has been doing — criminally — across the globe but especially in the Middle East with its war machine over and over again, especially in the last 30 or so years but beginning primarily elsewhere Vietnam in the 1960s and 70s.

Implementing Iran-China partnership deal foils project of isolating Tehran: MP

TEHRAN – A senior Iranian lawmaker has underlined the need for implementing a 25-year partnership plan with China as a way to counter the project of isolating Iran. 

Raisi trip to Beijing will help implement comprehensive plan: Boroujerdi

TEHRAN – Ala’eddin Boroujerdi, chief of the Iran-China Friendship Association, has underlined that the future trip by President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran to China will help speed up the implementation of the 25-year Iran-China Cooperation Plan, IRNA reported on Saturday.

China urges further diplomatic efforts to resurrect JCPOA

TEHRAN- China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday urged all parties involved in the Iran nuclear talks to remain committed to dialogue and to bump up diplomatic efforts to re-establish the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as soon as possible.

Tehran conference to look at Silk Road cultural heritage

TEHRAN –The Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and Tourism is scheduled to hold an academic conference on the ancient Silk Road(s) on January 31, 2023.

Chinese envoy underscores preservation of Iranian territorial integrity

TEHRAN- The ambassador of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Iran has reiterated that the country sternly supports the efforts of the Islamic Republic to preserve its territorial integrity as well as national unity.

Iran tenders China an official note in sign of protest

TEHRAN- Iranian Ambassador to China Mohammad Keshavarzzadeh has said that Iran lodged a protesting note to the Chinese authorities over the recently-issued China-GCC joint statement.

By Takahashi Kosuke

Japan’s major turning point on defense policy

Japan has marked a critical milestone in efforts to reshape its defense strategy, increase the national defense spending, and allow Tokyo to acquire a counterstrike missile capability.

Iran underscores timetable for implementing 25-year agreement with China

TEHRAN- Head of Iran-China friendship association Allaedin Boroujerdi has recalled the historical and ancient roots of ties and friendship between Iran and China and underlined the need to implement 25-year agreement between the two countries.

Raisi expresses Iranians’ angst over Chinese president’s recent stance

TEHRAN - President Ebrahim Raisi stated late on Tuesday that the Iranian people and the government were annoyed as the Chinese president gave in to a GCC-China joint statement in which it called for negotiations on the ownership of three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf.

Iran praises China ties, denounces meddlesome GCC statement

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani on Monday praised the growing China-Iran ties.

China says ties with GCC, Iran not directed against any country

TEHRAN – Reaffirming its traditional friendly ties with Iran, China said on Monday that its relationship with Tehran and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are not directed against “any third party”.

Iran summons Chinese ambassador over joint statement with Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

TEHRAN – Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, has said that Iran conveyed its “strong discontent” with the joint statement China issued with the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Persian Gulf islands belong to Iran: MP

TEHRAN – A senior Iranian lawmaker has reacted to the joint statement of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and China in which the two sides called for negotiations over the three Iranian Persian Gulf islands.

By Mehran Shamsuddin

China's wrong move on the rotten rope of Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

TEHRAN – Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia has raised eyebrows in Iran as it touched on a controversial issue of extreme importance to Iran in its relations with its southern Arab neighbors.

Iranian tourism minister attends Forum of Ancient Civilizations

TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Ezzatollah Zarghami has taken part in the 6th Forum of Ancient Civilizations inaugurated in Baghdad on Sunday.

Tehran, Beijing, Moscow form new trilateral diplomatic triangle: Russian envoy

TEHRAN- According to a senior Russian diplomat, his "constructive" discussions on topics of mutual interest with his Iranian and Chinese counterparts are an indication of the creation of a new triangle in international diplomacy.

China’s Intl. Friendship Park embellished with bust of Persian poet Sadi

TEHRAN – A bust of Persian poet Sadi has been unveiled in the International Friendship Park of Nanjing, the capital of China’s eastern Jiangsu province.

Semnan picked to represent Iran at Silk Road tourism union

TEHRAN – Iran has selected Semnan to represent the country at a union of cities across the Silk Road based on an initiative launched by China to promote tourism along the ancient route that once linked Asia to the Western world.

Iranian companies welcomed at China International Import Expo

TEHRAN - Visitors to the 5th China International Import Expo welcomed the pavilions of 11 Iranian companies.

Iran warns IAEA resolution will have 'adverse effects' on resolving remaining issues

'IAEA board resolution is unconstructive, politically motivated'

TEHRAN - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors passed a resolution against Iran on Thursday, a move that drew strong opposition from Iran’s envoy to the IAEA who described it as unconstructive and politically motivated.

SCO seeks to uphold international law, says Iranian ambassador to China

TEHRAN - The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is seeking global peace and works to uphold international law, Iran's ambassador to China has said.

Raisi says strong Iran-China ties premised on reciprocal respect

TEHRAN- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has reaffirmed Tehran's resolve to deepen ties with Beijing in light of their “shared respect and interests.”

China rejects U.S. interventionist policy, unlawful sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has stated that Beijing opposes the "illegal" sanctions that the United States has placed on Iran under the guise of continuous unrest there caused by the death of a young lady who was detained by police and died at the hospital.

FM says Iran will never forget China as ‘friend of difficult days’

TEHRAN – Writing on his Twitter page in Chinese on Friday, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said Iran “will bear in mind the friends of difficult days forever”.