Iran-China agreement should be based on mutual interest: ex-diplomat

TEHRAN — A former Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has said the Tehran-Beijing agreement should be based on meeting mutual interests.

Tehran issues statement on anniversary of abduction of diplomats

TEHRAN — The Iranian Foreign Ministry has issued a statement on the 38th anniversary of the abduction of four Iranian diplomats in Lebanon by mercenaries of the Zionist regime.

Tehran: U.S. shot down Iranian airplane ‘deliberately’ in 1988

TEHRAN — The Persian Gulf has long witnessed U.S. crimes in the region, Iran’s Foreign Ministry has said, adding that the U.S. deliberately shot down an Iranian airplane 32 years ago and killed 290 on board in 1988.

Golestan Palace, Foreign Ministry to cooperate in cultural heritage sphere

TEHRAN – The UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace and Foreign Ministry’s documents center will form a working group to conduct joint studies and exchange experience in the arena of cultural heritage. 

MEK terror group funded by American taxpayers’ money: Tehran

TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Ministry says American taxpayers’ money funds the (Mojahedin-e Khalgh) MEK terrorist group.

Iran rebukes Washington for horrible human rights violations

TEHRAN — Iran has rebuked the United States for its history of horrible, deadly violations of human rights both at home and in other countries.

‘Freedom of other’ missing in U.S. leadership: Tehran

TEHRAN — Years of looting other nations prove “freedom of other” is missing in the U.S. leadership, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Iran voices readiness to work with new UN Security Council members

TEHRAN — Iran has welcomed the election of India, Ireland, Mexico, Norway and Kenya as the new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, voicing readiness to work with the new members.

It is time to stand against U.S. warmongering, Iran says

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has said that it is the time to stand against the United States’ violence and warmongering.

Tehran: U.S. police brutality knows no bounds

TEHRAN — It seems that the United States police’s brutality against African-Americans knows no boundaries, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said via Twitter on Wednesday.

U.S.-Israel alliance makes world insecure: Foreign Ministry

TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Ministry has described the U.S.-Israel partnership as a force which makes the globe insecure, saying the U.S. is committed to an apartheid regime whose existence depends on racism, occupation, terror and aggression.

Tehran dismisses U.S. claim about mistreatment of Afghan migrants as ‘bitter joke’

TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Ministry has rejected as a “bitter joke” a claim by the United States that Iranian guards were involved in the tragic deaths of a number of Afghan migrants near the border.

During Pompeo’s office the world has become ‘less secure’: Foreign Ministry

Tehran refers to Pompeo as ‘Secretary of Hate’

TEHRAN — Tehran has referred to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as “Secretary of Hate”, saying Pompeo has achieved nothing since he assumed the post two years ago.

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Reasons for Zarif’s visit to Syria amid pandemic

TEHRAN– Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will meet with senior Syrian officials today in Damascus but why there is such a visit when the world is almost under lockdown and all diplomatic meetings have been canceled?

Iran advises U.S. to avoid adventurous moves in Iraq

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry Abbas Mousavi on Wednesday urged U.S. forces in Iraq to respect the demands of the Iraqi people to leave the country and avoid creating tension in the Wes Asia region.

Zarif appoints new deputies, directors 

TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in separate decrees on Wednesday, appointed new envoys, deputies and Foreign Ministry directors for different departments.

Foreign Ministry forms special working group to ease consular affairs of plane crash victims 

TEHRAN - A special working group has been established by the Foreign Ministry to facilitate consular affairs for the victims of the Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down mistakenly by Iran's air defense system on Wednesday morning, the ministry spokesman announced on Sunday. 

British ambassador to Tehran summoned to Foreign Ministry 

TEHRAN - British Ambassador Rob Macaire, who was arrested briefly by Iran during demonstrations in Tehran on Saturday afternoon, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on Sunday afternoon.

Iran summons Swiss envoy over U.S. ‘warmongering words’  

TEHRAN - Swiss Ambassador to Tehran Markus Leitner, whose country represents the U.S. interests in Iran, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday to hear Tehran’s strong protest to Washington’s “warmongering words” and baseless allegations against the Islamic Republic.

Iran summons Swiss envoy over U.S. meddlesome statements 

TEHRAN – The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned Switzerland’s Ambassador to Tehran Markus Leitner whose country represents the U.S. interests in Iran. 

Female candidates named to become ambassadors: Foreign Ministry spokesman

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has said between 20 to 30 new ambassadors will be introduced by the end of summer and that a number of female candidates have been proposed by the Foreign Ministry to take ambassadorial posts.

Foreign Ministry confirms Zarif’s meeting with U.S. senator

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had a meeting with U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, saying such meetings are aimed at neutralizing the so-called B-Team’s impact on the American political society.

Tehran welcomes Venezuela peace talks in Norway

TEHRAN – Tehran says it welcomes peace talks between the Venezuelan government and the opposition hosted by Norway, expressing the hope that the talks would result in a political solution.

Tehran to host intl. gastronomy festival

TEHRAN – The Iranian capital will be hosting a major international culinary festival from August 20 to 25.

Foreign Ministry donates 50,000 books to National Library

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has donated 50,000 books to the National Library of Iran.

Tehran summons Polish diplomat over anti-Iran conference

TEHRAN - The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned Polish charge d'affaires to Tehran to protest Poland’s bid to co-host an anti-Iran conference in Warsaw, the ministry announced on Sunday.

Iran backs upcoming Yemeni-Yemeni talks in Stockholm

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has offered the country’s support for the upcoming Yemen talks in Sweden, calling on all Yemeni sides to have a “constructive and responsible” engagement in the Stockholm talks with the goal of putting an end to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

Ex-Brazilian president meets Zarif

TEHRAN – Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello, the former Brazilian president and the chairman of the Brazilian Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, met with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran on Monday.

Iran foreign ministry rejects claims about U.S. talks

TEHRAN – The Iranian foreign ministry categorically denied the claims raised by a lawmaker that the ministry is making efforts to hold talks with the US in a neighboring country.

Spouses of envoys attend gastronomy, crafts festival in Tehran

A group of spouses of foreign-diplomats in Tehran participated in a gastronomy and handicrafts festival, which was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 18, 2018.