Lifting sanctions constitutes ‘essential part’ of JCPOA: EU and U.S.

TEHRAN - The European Union and the United States have said that lifting sanctions on Iran constitutes an “essential part” of the 215 Iran nuclear agreement, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), whose possible revival is the subject of the ongoing talks in Vienna since early April, according to Press TV.

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U.S. sells off Iranian crude oil

TEHRAN — According to the recent document leaks, Donald Trump ordered the seizure of oil tankers carrying Iranian oil off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.

U.S. has a destructive role in the region, Rouhani tells Barham Salih

TEHRAN — On Wednesday, the Iranian president named Iraq a good friend and neighbor, stating that Tehran and Baghdad can play an important role in regional developments. 

Rouhani issues New Year message, ushers in end of ‘economic war’

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has extended his congratulations to the Iranian people on the Persian New Year, ushering in the end of an unprecedented economic war.

Chomsky on General Soleimani’s killing: 'It's as if Iran decided to murder Mike Pompeo'

American polymath Noam Chomsky has said the assassination of top Iranian commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani has shown that the U.S. is a "rogue state" that has no regard for international law.

U.S. protests: Thousands protest Trump’s Supreme Court pick at Women’s Marches

Thousands of protesters have rallied in the U.S. capital – Washington, DC – and other cities across the country to protest against President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee and to call for his defeat in the November 3 election.

Rouhani says endangering passengers’ lives is ‘aerial terrorism’

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the United States’ action in endangering the lives of Iranian passengers aboard airplane is “aerial terrorism”.

By: Tommy Sheridan

America 2020 – Where anti-racists are terrorists & racists are president

Lying face down on the ground with his hands handcuffed behind him George posed no threat to anyone but was restrained by three Minneapolis police officers kneeling on him and one of those brutes placed his knee deliberately and sadistically onto George’s neck.

How COVID-19 economic consequences unearthing deep-rooted unemployment in the West

Joblessness, which has always been one of the main concerns for the US and the European countries, has now become more threatening in the Western nations which face the economic impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

How presidential grandstanding can simply ignore U.S. Congress War Power Act to wage war against other nations!

The War Powers Act, which once was approved by the Congress to mandate the president to get authorization to launch military operation overseas, can be easily regarded as an unconstitutional encroachment on executive power by the U.S. president under the pretext of protecting national interest.

Coronavirus crisis able to shape a new unsympathetic generation in the U.S. similar to the post-WWII people!

As the World War II and its following crisis made a fresh generation in the United States that was more severe and less sympathetic than the previous one, the current COVID-19 pandemic's negative economic and social impacts may end in bringing about a new unbearable nation.

U.S. slaps new sanctions on Iran as coronavirus takes toll

As Iran struggles to battle the spread of deadly coronavirus, the United States on Thursday heaped more economic pressure on the country by slapping a fresh round of sanctions on more than a dozen Iranian individuals and five companies, al Jazeera reported.

MP elaborates on details of plan for Iran’s withdrawal from NPT

TEHRAN- Chairman of Parliament Committee for Pre-Emptive Measures against the United States on Wed. elaborated on the plan to move out of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if Iran's nuclear case is sent to the UN Security Council.

Iranian student turned back at Boston airport, sparking protest

An Iranian student was turned away from Boston’s Logan International Airport on Monday, sparking protests over the latest in a growing number of cases of international students blocked from entering the United States amid heightened tensions with Iran, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.

Tehran slams Seoul for miscalling Persian Gulf

TEHRAN — Tehran has strongly criticized Seoul for misnaming the Persian Gulf and dispatching a military mission to the waters south of Iran under a pressure by the United States.

By Javad Heirannia

Iranians view the killing of Soleimani as an act of war: Paul Pillar

TEHRAN – Professor Paul Pillar, who was CIA intelligence analyst for 28 years, tells that Trump often does not understand the nature and consequences of his own actions.

U.S. drops charges against two Iranian scientists after prisoner swap

TEHRAN – The United States has dropped charges against two Iranian researchers it had accused of attempting to export chemicals to Iran in violation of trade sanctions.

By Ali Alemi

U.S. security agencies; slimmer than ever!

TEHRAN-In recent days, along with media leaks in the United States, US security agencies have been more critical of analysts and citizens than ever before. News and analysis in some US media shows that the CIA and FBI have been monitored and, of course, heavily criticized by American public opinion. Here's a look at some of the analysis and news:

Washington, Riyadh behind Iraq’s current unrest: general

TEHRAN – Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, former chief of the IRGC, says the United States and Saudi Arabia are the culprits behind Iraq’s current riots.

By Martin Love

A short rant after a personal visit to Syria

NORTH CAROLINA - So, is there some kind of looming military confrontation between Russia and the United States in eastern Syria around Syria’s oil fields, which the U.S. in a pirate role has more or less claimed as its own and seems to be all about looting the oil there?

By Ehsan Baqeri

Why does Trump beg mediators?

TEHRAN - According to a Pakistani source, Prime Minister Imran Khan will travel to Iran and Saudi Arabia to mediate between Tehran and Riyadh. 

By Javad Heirannia

INSTEX has a limited scope: Finaud

TEHRAN - Marc Finaud, the former French Foreign Ministry spokesman, says that the INSTEX mechanism is operational but has a limited scope.

By Javad Heirannia

Europe has not been honest with Tehran: Shireen Hunter

TEHRAN - Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, tells the Tehran Times that “France is not capable of doing anything to ensure the JCPOA's survival without American approval.”

Zanganeh calls on regional countries to view Iran as their friend

TEHRAN – Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh has said the enemy of Persian Gulf countries is not one of the region’s countries but it comes from outside the region, pointing to the United States.

By Javad Heirannia

It is difficult to expect Iran to renew its commitments: Falk

TEHRAN - Richard Anderson Falk, professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University, says “Both Iran and the United States have rather firm positions.”