Iran won’t relinquish right to oil export, ambassador says

TEHRAN - Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, said on Thursday that Iran will not relinquish its right to export oil now that the country is under U.S. illegal sanctions.

By Palash Ghosh

Iran tourism: Sector may get huge boost from China in defiance of U.S. sanctions

Despite the imposition of U.S. sanctions on various sectors of its economy, Iran is enjoying something of a boom in its tourism industry – with China possibly preparing to play a big role.

Rouhani says Iran resists sanctions without closing door to diplomacy

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Iran is resisting sanctions but his country has not closed the door to negotiations.

By Hanif Ghafari

NATO at zero point!

The NATO summit in London shows clearly that the North Atlantic Treaty is in a serious crisis for its survival. In recent days, Western analysts have analyzed and evaluated various aspects of the tensions and challenges among NATO members. The majority of NATO members are European countries.

Iran urges Europe to make more efforts to save nuclear deal

TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that the European countries must make more efforts to save the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the JCPOA.

Leader reacts to Trump’s unexpected visit to U.S. military base in Afghanistan  

TEHRAN – In reaction to the U.S. President’s sudden visit to Afghanistan, Leader of the Islamic Revolution underscored in his official tweeter account that such moves are nothing but insulting other nations’ independence and freedom. 

Iran says three countries have accepted to join Hormuz peace initiative

TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi announced on Monday that three countries have accepted to join Iran’s Hormuz peace initiative.

Democratic presidential candidates support unrest in Iran

Without mentioning the Trump administration’s penalty against the Iranian nation in violation of international law, certain Democratic presidential candidates have expressed support for protests in Iran.

By staff and agency

Russian envoy says ‘maximum pressure’ policy on Iran is source of problems

Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, has slammed the United States’ policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran as the main cause of many problems in the region.

By Ramin Hossein Abadian

Trump’s special services to Netanyahu: From recognizing al-Quds as Israel’s capital to backing settlements

U.S. President Donald Trump has offered more special services to the Zionist regime and Benjamin Netanyahu in particular

U.S. meddles in Iran’s affairs, again, after protests subside

TEHRAN – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has provoked Iranian protestors to submit video and other information documenting what he called the government’s “crackdown” on protesters, warning that Washington will sanction “the abuses.”

By Saeed Sobhani

Anger at the American Youth of Trump

TEHRAN-The impeachment of US President Donald Trump has continued to be one of the main media and political subjects in the country. Many Americans support Trump's impeachment and ousting Trump. However, dissatisfaction with the president of America has grown among young Americans.

By Martin Love

U.S. stupidity is usually, as now, followed by worse stupidity

NORTH CAROLINA - It is enough to make a rational, sentient person ill to witness Mike Pompeo telling Iranians he is “with” them, as he did again recently. Excuse me but I hope Iranians are not so deluded to imagine for a second that the U.S. government under Trump gives a gnat’s ass about their welfare. And yes, the U.S. is cheerleading the apparent outbreak of protests in Iran, allegedly over the price hikes in the cost of Iranian gas to consumers.

By Fatemah salehi

The secret behind Trump’s moves in eastern Deir ez-Zur

Trump’s desire for Syrian oil has led observers to consider it as the beginning of occupying oil wells in other countries, including Libya, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf Arab states.

Foreign travelers not deterred by Iranophobia: tourism official

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy tourism minister on Monday said that anti-Iranian sentiment or Iranophobia, which has long been forged and spread by some Western governments and media, has not prevented foreign travelers from visiting the country.

Chinese arrivals on the rise in Iran

TEHRAN - The number of Chinese arrivals in Iran has increased as of late June since the country allowed visa-free entry for visitors from China, deputy tourism minister has said.

By Saeed Sobhani

Beyond the silence in America!

Trump fights two cases

TEHRAN-In recent days, mysterious celebrities in the United States have been commenting on the country's 2016 presidential election case. Some have also been summoned to Congress for the Ukraine Gate case. However, Trump has been heavily pressured for two cases. Final investigations into either case could lead to the fall of the US president. Here's a look at one of the cases:

By Mohammad Ghaderi

West attempts to repeat the Bolivian coup in Venezuela

After the coup by the Bolivian military against the president, Western media outlets are trying to incite the Venezuelan army against Maduro by praising this event and comparing it to the developments in Venezuela.

Iran is world’s 3rd fastest growing tourist destination: Afar magazine

TEHRAN - Iran has been ranked 3rd among countries with fastest growing tourist destination by Afar, a U.S.-based award-winning travel magazine, next to Tajikistan and Ecuador in the first and second spots.

By Saeed Sobhani

Endless crises in NATO

TEHRAN-NATO is spending turbulent days. The positions of the French President, the American President and the German Chancellor on how to deal with the crises in NATO are inconsistent. NATO, on the other hand, is facing difficult crises that cannot be overcome.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Consequences of the Trump coup in Bolivia

The recent US government coup in Bolivia will have severe consequences for Washington and its allies. This coup will not only weaken socialism and anti-imperialism in Central America and South America, but will also strengthen the opposition of the United States in Latin America.

MP says Iran’s fourth nuclear step is a ‘serious warning’

TEHRAN – MP Ghassem Jassemi has said that Iran’s fourth step in reducing commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the JCPOA, is a “serious warning” to the United States and Europe.

By staff and agency

U.S. extends state of emergency with Iran

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

By Saeed Sobhani

What does the new poll in the US say?

Biden's electoral breathing!

Former US Vice President Joe Biden has not yet been released from the shock of Ukraine's Gate. However, public and state polls in the United States indicate that Biden's position among American voters is strengthened. The same issue has been deeply troubled by US President Donald Trump.

By Martin Love

The coup in Bolivia shines yet more dark light on America

NORTH CAROLINA - Just when one might have thought things geopolitical might be about to turn for the better, which means the worldwide geopolitical nightmare engineered by the U.S. and Trump and all the rest of the mob in Washington might fade a bit, it just gets worse.

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.

By Mohammad Homaeefar

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)”.

By Hamed Khani

Consequences of U.S. formal exit from Paris climate pact: More isolation globally

TEHRAN - The U.S. has formally begun to exit the Paris climate agreement. Regardless of whether or not the Paris Agreement is legally binding, the U.S. has committed to cut 26-28% of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 from 2005 levels, and donate three billion dollars to poor countries by 2020.

By Hanif Ghafari

Trump's defeat message in Kentucky

The heavy defeat of the Republican Party in the Kentucky state election shows that the closer we get to the US presidential race next year, the lower the chances of a president winning. As The atlantic Donald Trump wants his party to believe that he was the hero of the campaign in Kentucky, who almost—but not quite—rescued a deeply unpopular governor from defeat.But to understand why November 2019 is so ominous for Republicans, you need to understand why Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin was so unpopular in the first place.

By Fatemeh Mohammadipour

Professor: Principles at stake that override concern that Trump impeachment could hurt Democrats

TEHRAN - Robert Y. Shapiro, the former chair of the Department of Political Science at Columbia University, says Democrats in the House of Representatives have launched an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump because he has abused presidential power as a tool to ask the Ukrainian president to launch an investigation against Joe Biden, a possible rival in the 2020 presidential faceoff.