Indian, Chinese coronavirus vaccines awaiting Iran's approval

TEHRAN – The Food and Drug Organization of Iran is weighing up importing India’s Bharat Biotech and China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines in a bid to boost the country’s drive against the disease.

Iranian ambassador strongly condemns report by some British MPs

TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to London has censured a report by a number of British parliamentarians, saying it backs regime change in Iran through “maximum pressure” campaign introduced by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Iran condemns ‘repetitive’ U.S. oil sanctions

TEHRAN – Iranian diplomats have denounced the United States’ new oil sanctions on Iran as repetitive that will unite the Iranian people and government against the U.S. economic pressure.

Iran slams U.S. maximum pressure as ‘state terrorism’

TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has denounced Washington’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran as an example of “state terrorism” with the aim of fomenting unrest in Iran.

UK should officially apologize to Iranians for 1953 coup: diplomat

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to London has said that the United Kingdom should offer a formal apology to the Iranian people for 1953 coup that overthrew the government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadeq.

E3 believes U.S. has no legal right to trigger UN sanctions snapback: Iran’s diplomat

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad has said that France, Germany and the United Kingdom, known as E3, believe that the United States has no legal right to trigger a so-called snapback of all UN sanctions on Iran.

Baeidinejad says U.S. ambassador crying wolf

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad has said that the United States’ Ambassador to the UK Robert Wood Johnson must be “ashamed of himself” who is crying wolf over detention of an Iranian citizen while Washington brutally suppress protesters.

Envoy: Iran starts to export COVID-19 test kits to Germany, Turkey

TEHRAN — Iran has started to export coronavirus diagnostic kits to a number of countries, including Germany and Turkey, Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad announced on Wednesday.

There’s no universal method to fight coronavirus, says envoy

TEHRAN — Iran’s ambassador to London says there is no universal method to fight the coronavirus outbreak, pointing out that each city or country takes an approach that meets their needs.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in good health inside prison: Judiciary

TEHRAN — Iran’s Judiciary says Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a dual British-Iranian national who is jailed in Iran, is in good health, rejecting speculation that she might be infected with coronavirus.

Iran ready to forcefully respond to any adventurism: envoy

TEHRAN — Iranian armed forces are ready to forcefully respond against any adventurism, says Iran’s ambassador to London.

Reuters has been following ‘policy of lies’ against Iran, ambassador says

TEHRAN – The Iranian ambassador to London, in a series of tweets, has vehemently dismissed a report by Reuters that claimed about 1,500 people were killed in the November unrest in Iran, saying that Reuters has been pursuing a policy of lies against Iran.

Iranian diplomat says BBC Persian is a partner in economic terrorism

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad said in a tweet on Thursday that the BBC Persian is a partner in economic terrorism against Iran.

Iran’s embassy in Britain reacts to claims against ambassador 

TEHRAN – Iran’s embassy in London, in an official tweet on Monday, said Tehran’s ambassador to Britain has never threatened anybody.

Iran files complaint against London-based anti-Iran TV channels for inciting violence

TEHRAN – The Iranian embassy in London has filed a complaint against the London-based anti-Iran TV channels, Ambassador Hamid Baeidinejad said on Friday.

Senior diplomat: Manoto TV funded by Iranians’ looted wealth 

TEHRAN – Iran’s envoy to London wrote on his Twitter account on Tuesday that the family members of the ousted shah are allocating a hefty amount of money to the London-based Manoto TV network to continue airing anti-Iran propaganda. 

MEK trolls publish anti-Iran disinformation: envoy

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad said on Sunday that members of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK) are using super-modern computers to publish disinformation and fake news in order to manipulate the public opinion in Iran.

Britain’s Norman Lamont: Trump’s decision to quit JCPOA was ‘catastrophic’

Iranian envoy says there are abundant capacities to expand ties with Britain

TEHRAN - Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad said on Friday that there are many capacities for Iran and Britain to expand ties.

Ambassador slams UK for delaying to pay Iran’s debt

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad has criticized Britain’s Defense Ministry for its delays in paying Iran’s debt for a series of defense deals signed between the two countries before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Gibraltar Chief Minister says Iran has not breached law

TEHRAN - Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said on Friday that it is difficult to say whether Iran breached international rules by selling the Grace 1 tanker oil to Syria.

Renaming supertanker not aimed to bypass U.S. sanctions: envoy

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad has said the renaming of the Iranian oil tanker, Grace 1, has no relations with circumventing the U.S. sanctions.

Iran calls release of oil tanker a diplomatic victory

TEHRAN - Mahmoud Vaezi, the Iranian president’s chief of staff, said on Friday that release of the supertanker Grace 1 is a “diplomatic victory” for Iran.

Gibraltar releases Iranian oil tanker Grace 1

Gibraltar government has released the Iranian supertanker Grace 1, despite the US' attempt to block the release of the vessel.

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UN chief calls for ‘maximum restraint’ in Persian Gulf region

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for “maximum restraint” to prevent further escalation of tensions in the Persian Gulf region.

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Iranian diplomat: Captured British tanker unlawfully entered Hormuz Strait from exit lane

In an interview with Sky news on Tuesday, Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad said a British-flagged oil tanker which was seized by Iran “should have been very careful not to violate any laws”.

Impossible to exchange seized tankers, says Iranian ambassador to Britain

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad has said it is impossible to exchange the Iranian-seized British ship with a British-seized supertanker which was carrying Iranian oil.

Ambassador Baeidinejad censures Jeremy Hunt’s Iran policy

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad has criticized former British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt for increasing Tehran-London tensions, saying Hunt missed the chance to help Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe’s release.

Iranian envoy urges Britain to contain hardline elements

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad has called on the British government to contain those who want to escalate Tehran-London tensions.

UK failure to release tanker won’t be left unanswered: Iranian diplomat

TEHRAN - Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad has said that a failure by the British government to release Iran’s oil tanker and its cargo will not be “left unanswered”.