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.
TEHRAN, Jul 14 - European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini said the EU supports Iraq's proposal to hold a peace conference to ease tensions between Tehran and Washington.
TEHRAN, Jul 14 - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told his British counterpart that the Islamic Republic will keep exporting oil under any circumstances, warning London to release an Iranian oil tanker it has captured in international waters.
TEHRAN, Jul 14 - Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad warned that if the British government refuses to free the Iranian oil tanker captured in international waters off the coast of Gibraltar, the seizure will not go unanswered.
TEHRAN, Jul 14 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had a telephone conversation with his Norwegian counterpart during a stopover in the Scandinavian nation en route to New York.
TEHRAN, Jul 14 - Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed rumors about mediation by some countries for launch of Iran-US talks, saying there are no negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
TEHRAN, Jul 13 -Head of Iran’s judiciary has dismissed an international deal signed in 2015 in France to reduce carbon emissions, echoing concerns that the pact, known as the Paris Agreement, would harm Iran’s long-term plans for development of its energy sector.
TEHRAN, Jul 12 - Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has staged a multi-pronged offensive on terrorist positions along the Iranian border with Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, inflicting heavy losses on them.
TEHRAN, Jul 12 - China says it opposes unilateral sanctions against Iran and criticized what it describes as the "long arm jurisdiction" of the United States.
TEHRAN, Jul 12 - Iran has urged the United Kingdom to immediately release the Iranian supertanker it has illegally seized in Gibraltar, warning London against entering a “dangerous game with no end in sight”.
TEHRAN, Jul 12 - Russia has blamed the US for the escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran after Britain claimed that Iranian boats had attempted to impede a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf waters.
TEHRAN, Jul 12 - Iran’s Assembly of Experts urged President Hassan Rouhani’s administration to take a proper action regarding a recent move by the British government to capture an Iranian supertanker in international waters off the coast of Gibraltar.
TEHRAN, Jul 12 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi said following the country’s moves to reduce commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the other parties have started efforts to save the accord.
TEHRAN, Jul 12 - Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent threat against the Islamic Republic, warning that any hostile move against Iran will receive a crushing response.
TEHRAN, Jul 11 -A senior European Union official says non-EU members will be taking part in a mechanism established to enable non-dollar trade between the 28-nation bloc and Iran.
TEHRAN, Jul 11 - Iran has awarded dozens of contracts worth $6.2 billion to domestic companies to have oil production increase by 280,000 barrels per day (bpd) as part of a plan entitled “The extra-output scheme”.