“We tell the Americans to stop sea, air and land robberies”

Tehran says Washington ‘standing on the wrong side of history’

TEHRAN — The Foreign Ministry has warned that Iran will respond decisively to any measure against its national sovereignty, saying Washington “is standing on the wrong side of history.” 

Iran terms U.S. as ‘biggest threat’ to world peace

TEHRAN — Tehran has responded to Washington’s “futile efforts” to reinstate the UN sanctions on Iran, saying the U.S. regime is the “biggest threat” to world peace and security.

‘No military solution to Afghan crisis’

TEHRAN — The Foreign Ministry Director-General for West Asia has said that there is no military solution to the Afghan crisis.

Iran summons German ambassador over meddlesome tweets

TEHRAN — Iran’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Germany’s ambassador over the meddlesome tweets of the German embassy in Tehran.

Tehran welcomes inter-Afghan talks, warns of foreign intervention

TEHRAN — Tehran has welcomed the start of inter-Afghan negotiations attended by Afghanistan’s government, political groups and Taliban in Doha, Qatar.

Iran strongly condemns Bahrain-Israel deal

Iran calls Bahrain’s move to establish ties with Israel ‘disgraceful and humiliating’ 

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned in the strongest terms a U.S.-brokered deal between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Israel, saying the Palestinian people and Muslims around the world “will never accept” the normalization of ties with Israel.

Reports of Zarif resignation untrue: IRIB

TEHRAN - Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) news agency rebuffed on Friday reports that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has resigned.

Iran expresses concern over attack on Ashura mourners in Kashmir

TEHRAN - Saeed Khatibzadeh, the spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, voiced concerns on Monday over Indian security forces’ attack on a Muharram procession in the Indian-administered Kashmir.

Iran sanctions former aide to John Bolton under anti-terror law

TEHRAN — The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday that it has imposed sanctions on an aide to John Bolton, the former U.S. national security adviser, under the Islamic Republic’s anti-terrorism law.

Foreign Ministry lauds intelligence forces for arresting head of U.S.-based terror group

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has lauded the Intelligence Ministry’s “decisive” move in arresting the ringleader of a U.S.-based terrorist group, the Foreign Ministry website reported.

No country entitled to ignore Iran’s rights, Tehran tells Seoul

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi says no country is entitled to ignore Iran’s rights in favor of a third country, making a reference to South Korea’s freezing of Iran’s money under illegal demand by the United States.

Foreign Ministry strongly dismisses claim by an MP on Iran-China agreement

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has rejected claims made by an MP about the possible transfer of Iran’s islands to China, saying such claims deliver a “severe blow” to the national interests of Iran.

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.