Iranian president declares travel ban for ‘red’, ‘orange’ zones to combat new COVID-19 variant

TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday declared new travel bans for cities situated in the “red” and “orange” zones to combat the new COVID-19 variant.

Iran will ‘reciprocate action by action,’ Rouhani tells U.S.

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on Thursday urged the U.S. to return to its commitments under the JCPOA, the official name for the 2015 nuclear deal, reiterating Tehran’s position that the Islamic Republic will “reciprocate action by action”.

Iran’s 1000th museum to open to public within year

TEHRAN - Iran’s 1000th cultural heritage museum will be inaugurated in the next Iranian calendar year, which begins on March 21, the director of museums and historical properties at the tourism ministry announced on Wednesday.

Iraqi travelers worsen pandemic in Khuzestan: governor general

TEHRAN – Iraqi nationals visiting Iran have worsened the coronavirus pandemic in the southwestern Khuzestan province, IRNA quoted the province’s governor general as saying on Saturday.

Don’t shy away from obeying law, Rouhani advises Biden administration

TEHRAN - Hassan Rouhani, the Iranian president, urges the Biden administration to make up for Donald Trump’s mistakes, respect international regulations, and not shy away from surrendering to law, according to Tasnim news agency.

Rouhani to Merkel: JCPOA ‘unchangeable’ 

TEHRAN – In a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday afternoon, President Hassan Rouhani criticized Europe for failing to honor their commitment to the nuclear deal and raising new issues in relation to the 2015 agreement, officially called the JCPOA.

Rouhani congratulates Serbia on National Day

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has sent a congratulatory message to his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic felicitating him and his people on the National Day of Serbia.

Biden’s policy on nuclear deal disappointing Rouhani government: Guardian

TEHRAN - Iran feels disappointed to hear Antony Blinken, the new U.S. secretary of state, says American sanctions against Iran will not be lifted until Tehran comes back into verifiable “full compliance” with its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, known as the JCPOA, according to the Guardian, a British newspaper.

Iran calls on U.S. to comply with JCPOA, ditch Trump policies

TEHRAN – Top Iranian officials have called on the new U.S. administration to resume compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and get rid of the Trump administration’s policies toward Iran.

Rouhani says world indebted to Iran for helping remove Trump

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the people of the world are greatly indebted to the Iranian nation for helping bring about the departure of former U.S. President Donald Trump through resistance in the face of his pressure campaign.

Iran is against foreign intervention in Iraq: Rouhani

TEHRAN - Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president, says his country is opposed to foreign intervention in domestic affairs of Iraq.

Rouhani: No change to JCPOA content and no new member

The longer the U.S. delays its decision to observe UN Resolution 2231 the “more mistakes” it will be making, President Rouhani warns

TEHRAN- Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president, says there will be no changes to the content of the JCPOA and that no other country will be added to it.

Over 3,000 smuggled relics returned to Iran since August 2017: minister  

TEHRAN – More than 3,000 historical objects that had been looted and smuggled out of Iran decades ago have been returned home since August 2017, when Presiden Hassan Rouhani began his second administration, tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Monday.

Rouhani says U.S. suffered defeat in economic war on Iran

TEHRAN - President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that the Iranian nation has won the economic war waged by the U.S., stressing that a bright future is awaiting Iranians.

Trump died while JCPOA still alive: Rouhani

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the outgoing U.S. president, Donald Trump, who withdrew the U.S. from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in 2018, died while the deal is still alive.

Rouhani: Foreign companies wanted to test their vaccine on our people

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani says some foreign companies have requested to test their vaccines on Iranian people but the officials have rejected it.

Rouhani: U.S. clashes exposed weakness of Western democracy

TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani has said Western democracy is “weak” and “broken”, pointing as an example to the unrest in Washington during certification of the November 3 presidential election results by Congress.

Rouhani: Iran will welcome U.S. repentance

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani says if the United States repents, abandons its “glass breaking” behavior and returns to its nuclear agreement commitments, Iran will also return to compliance with the deal.

Iran appoints ambassador to UNESCO

TEHRAN – Iran has appointed a new ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Tehran dismisses Rouhani death threat against Trump as ‘fake news’

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says the American daily Washington Times should know better than to publish fake news, making a reference to the daily’s distortion of President Hassan Rouhani’s remarks about his outgoing American counterpart.

Rouhani: Enemy was harmed by ‘ill-considered’ Soleimani assassination

TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani says the enemy was harmed by its “ill-considered” move of brutally assassinating Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani last year.

Rouhani hails General Soleimani as global hero

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has lauded General Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s top anti-terror commander who was assassinated by U.S. almost a year ago, as a hero for the Iranian nation as well as nations of the region and Muslims across the world.

Rouhani: We’re seriously after nullifying sanctions

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that his administration is seriously pursuing the nullification of the sanctions.

Rouhani congratulates world leaders, Pope Francis on Christmas

TEHRAN – In separate messages, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, and world leaders on the birthday of Jesus Christ.

Rouhani: Trump’s fate will be no better than Saddam Hussein’s

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani predicts the fate of Donald Trump, who is on his way out from the White House, will be no better than that of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

Rouhani, Ghalibaf meet to weigh budget bill

TEHRAN — A joint meeting was to be held on Tuesday between President Hassan Rouhani and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf about the next year’s budget bill.