Congressional Dems warn Trump against Iran escalation

TEHRAN — Eight members of the U.S. Congress have urged President Trump to consult Congress before taking any military action against Iran.

Iranian medical body: History will judge silence of world bodies toward cruel sanctions

TEHRAN - The Academy of Medical Sciences of Iran has written to the UN to complain about the world’s body failure to push for the lifting of cruel U.S. sanctions at a critical time when Iran is fighting a deadly coronavirus pandemic, Press TV reported on Thursday.

Zarif to Trump: 'Iran starts no war, but teaches lessons to those who do'

TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday warned U.S. President Donald Trump that Iran does not start a war but will give a lesson to those who start.

Rouhani: U.S. lost historic opportunity to review wrong Iran approach

TEHRAN - President Rouhani told a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that the U.S. missed the “best historic opportunity” to rectify its mistakes by lifting illegal sanctions against Iran which is hit hard by the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

Pakistan PM urges US Trump to lift anti-Iran sanctions

TEHRAN– Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan called on US President Donald Trump to lift anti-Iranians sanctions due to humanitarian reasons and as long as coronavirus global pandemic is not over.

PM Imran Khan calls for lifting sanctions on Iran to combat coronavirus

Prime Minister Imran Khan, in an interview with The Associated Press on Monday called for lifting of sanctions on Iran to enable it to combat coronavirus.

By Martin Love

Trump, it seems likely, is finished politically

NORTH CAROLINA - On March 13, a “Friday the 13th” by the way, a date in the West anyway often considered to be full of bad news, bad luck and bad omens -- a superstition to be sure – U.S. President Donald Trump was ebullient and bragging that the U.S. stock markets had one of its best days ever. The U.S. equity market climbed almost 10 percent on the 13th after a previous several days of what can only be termed a serious mauling by the proverbial “bear”. No, the U.S. equity market did not make up its losses so far this winter, and in fact closed lower than the highs made just before the vicious recession of 2008-09 that affected the entire world.

By Afshin Majlesi

New year travels plunge amid virus outbreak

For many Iranians, the new year’s eve conjures up memories of holidays and traveling along dreamy beaches, silky warm seas, lush sceneries, and endless sunshine.

‘It is immoral to let a bully kill innocents,’ Zarif says of Trump’s sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that President Hassan Rouhani's letter to his counterparts was a warning that the U.S. sanctions is not only putting Iranians' life in danger but also will pave the ground for a faster spread of COVID-19 to other countries.

Trump’s policy has made Iran stronger and U.S. weaker: senator

TEHRAN - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy has said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s policy has made Iran stronger and the United States weaker.

Iran summons Swiss ambassador over Trump’s claim

TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the ambassador of Switzerland, whose country represents the United States’ interests in Iran, to protest Donald Trump’s unfounded claim that Iran was behind a recent attack on U.S. forces in Iraq.

By Yuram Abdullah Weiler

U.S. on collision course with the world’s first coronavirus pandemic

“We have never before seen a pandemic sparked by a coronavirus. This is the first pandemic caused by a coronavirus.” Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Trump is not serious about helping Iran to confront coronavirus, Nasrallah says

Trump is not serious about helping Iran to confront the coronavirus, then the U.S. should lift its sanctions off of Iran. Otherwise, this is another instance of American hypocrisy.

Iran: We do not need U.S. doctors

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has said that Iran has the best and bravest medical staff and does not need the United States’ doctors.

By staff and agency

U.S. extends state of emergency with Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump notified Congress on Thursday that he was extending the national emergency with Iran that has been in place since 1979.

Instead of making accusations, Trump should review U.S. forces' presence in the region, Iran says 

TEHRAN - The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Friday rejected Donald Trump's baseless accusations that Iran is responsible for recent attacks on a military base hosting U.S. troops in Iraq, calling on Trump to revise the presence of his country’s forces in the Middle East. 

By Salman Parviz

Reactions on India sectarian riots

Leader issues statement urging India to stop attacks on Muslims

TEHRAN_ The leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged India on Thursday to “confront extremist Hindus” and “stop the massacre of Muslims”, adding to international fallout over deadly anti-Muslim violence in New Delhi.

U.S. sanctions against Iran is ‘medical terrorism’: Zarif

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, on his official Twitter on Saturday, lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump for intensifying unilateral sanctions on Tehran amid COVID-19 outbreak across the country, noting that the move is nothing but “medical terrorism.

No transaction has been done through INSTEX: Iranian diplomat

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said on Tuesday that no transaction has been done through the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX).

By staff and agency

U.S. House to vote soon to limit Trump’s war powers with Iran: Rep. Hoyer

U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Tuesday that the House will vote within weeks to limit U.S. President Donald Trump’s war powers with Iran.

Iran able to make U.S. presence in the region untenable: George Mason University professor

TEHRAN - Professor of Government and International Affairs at George Mason University Edward Rhodes has said that Iran’s retaliatory action against the U.S. assassination of General Qassem Soleimani shows the Islamic Republic has the conventional forces necessary to make the continued U.S. presence in the region untenable.

By Salman Parviz

Trump’s India visit to counter China

Oil and weapons deal amid sectarian riots

U.S. President Donald J. Trump trip to India on February 24 for a two-day visit, came amid protests in New Delhi against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act which left 38 dead and many more wounded.

By Mohammadkazem Anbarlooee

The U.S. and the inner collapse

TEHRAN - The leader of Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei recently met with the people of East Azerbaijan province and said that the U.S. is collapsing from inside, but has been faking its glorious look.

Trump has confessed Iran ‘hates’ Daesh, Zarif says

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said late on Tuesday that Donald Trump has admitted that Iran “hates” the Daesh terrorist group, also called ISIS.

Europeans have been slow in implementing INSTEX: U.S. professor

TEHRAN - Matthew Anthony Evangelista, a U.S political science professor at Cornel University, has said that the Europeans have been “slow” in implementing the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX).

EU’s Schmid: We have a ‘collective responsibility’ to preserve nuclear deal

TEHRAN - Helga Schmid, secretary general of the European External Action Service (EEAS), said on Tuesday that all sides have a collective responsibility to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the JCPOA.

By Javad Heirannia

Saudis see Trump as unpredictable and fear who might be the next American President: Askari

TEHRAN – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, believes that “The Saudis see Trump as unpredictable and fear who might be the next American President.”

By Ramin Hossein Abadian

Trump seeks to dominate Syria’s oil route

The U.S. government's moves to seize Syria's oil and gas resources and deprive Damascus of its revenues have increased as Syrians have confronted U.S. troops.

Trump covetous of Indian dollars

TEHAN - Donald Trump, who has come under severe criticism by the public and Democratic figures for his unwise foreign policy decisions, is trying to present a better image of himself in the remaining time to the November presidential elections.

Joint Commission of JCPOA to meet on February 26

TEHRAN - The Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will take place in Vienna on February 26.