TEHRAN, Jul 17 -Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the US must end its arms sales to despotic regimes in the region instead of complaining about Tehran’s development of its defense capabilities in the face of threats.
TEHRAN, Jul 17 -President Hassan Rouhani’s chief of staff asserts that Iran’s defensive power is non-negotiable, reacting to misinterpretation of earlier remarks made by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
TEHRAN, Jul 17 - Iran has helped a foreign oil tanker that had been stalled in the Persian Gulf due to technical failure, the Foreign Ministry announced.
TEHRAN, Jul 17 - The United Kingdom has announced that it will send a third warship to the Persian Gulf later this year, a move that comes amid intensifying tensions with Tehran over the illegal seizure of an Iranian oil tanker.
TEHRAN, Jul 17 - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani decried the US plots to create division between Iran and Iraq, saying the American policies have backfired as the two neighbors enjoy deep-rooted ties.
TEHRAN, Jul 16 -The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry says the country’s naval forces have assisted a foreign crude oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, after they received a request for help from the vessel.
TEHRAN, Jul 16 - Europe had better try to convince the US to remove its anti-Iran sanctions instead of holding meetings and mounting pressure on Iran to save the 2015 nuclear deal, Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said.
TEHRAN, Jul 16 - The United States should sanction “to the ground” European countries that continue to trade with Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal and refuse to join America's pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic, says top Republican Senator Lindsey Graham.
TEHRAN, Jul 16 - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has denounced Britain’s illegal seizure of an Iranian oil tanker, warning that the act of “piracy” will not go unanswered.
TEHRAN, Jul 16 - Iran is not seeking a war with the US, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said, stressing that Washington must first lift the sanctions on Tehran to make way for diplomacy.
TEHRAN, Jul 15 - The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says Tehran is planning to go back to the conditions preceding the landmark 2015 nuclear deal unless European signatories fulfill their obligations.
TEHRAN, Jul 15 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif highlighted rejection of the US’ unilateral policies by world countries, saying it’s time for Washington to “return to the international community”.
TEHRAN, Jul 15 - Iran’s Defense Ministry is developing a new military vehicle that will come into service in near future, Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said.
TEHRAN, Jul 15 - Iran’s Intelligence Ministry disbanded two major drug rings in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, seizing more than 3 tons of narcotics.
TEHRAN, Jul 15 - Pakistan’s ambassador to Tehran said an Iranian delegation is slated to visit her country to address problems that have prevented the two neighboring nations from signing a free trade agreement (FTA).
TEHRAN, Jul 14 - The commander of Iran’s Army says that the Islamic Republic has the power to defend itself and yet mount “destructive” counter-attacks if it ever comes under aggression, in what seems like an indirect warning against threats of military action by the United States.
TEHRAN, Jul 14 - The US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has renamed a prestigious prize in mathematics after the late Iranian math genius Maryam Mirzakhani, who became the first woman to be awarded the prestigious Fields Medal.
TEHRAN, Jul 14 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi condemned “destructive” moves by the US and British governments to interfere in the internal affairs of China.