TEHRAN, Jul 1 - Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said the economic sanctions imposed by the US against the Islamic Republic are hampering its efforts to serve refugees and asylum seekers.
TEHRAN, Jul 1 - Iranian armed forces maintain the highest level of combat readiness and will respond to any aggression with countermeasures that will cost the enemies dearly, says a senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
TEHRAN, Jul 1 - Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi ruled out the possibility of negotiations with the US, noting that talks and threats cannot go together.
TEHRAN, Jul 1 - Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, who is in the Austrian capital of Vienna to attend a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), is on a mission to preserve the Islamic Republic’s share of the global oil market.
TEHRAN, Jul 1 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described the removal of US dollar from foreign trade transactions as an effective way to thwart the American economic plots against Iran.
TEHRAN, Jul 1 - Iran will definitely take the next step to reduce certain commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal given the unsatisfactory results of the latest meeting of the JCPOA joint commission in Vienna.
TEHRAN, Jul 1 - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran will never give in to external pressure, advising US officials to stop threatening the Iranian nation and learn how to respect it instead.
TEHRAN, July 1 - The Iranian government has accorded residency status to foreign investors as it seeks to cope with the impacts of sanctions that have affected the country’s oil-driven revenues.
TEHRAN, Jun 30 - The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has proposed that a financial mechanism initiated by European powers to circumvent US sanctions on Iran, known as Instex, could be funded by future sales of Iran’s oil so that trade between Tehran and Europe can continue.
TEHRAN, Jun 30 - Senior adviser to the Iranian parliament speaker for international affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian highlighted US President Donald Trump’s frustration in dealing with the Islamic Republic and said he can save himself only by changing his behavior toward Iran.
TEHRAN, Jun 30 - An Iranian vice president warned that any US sanction targeting the foreign minister of Iran would block the road to diplomacy and further lay bare the falsehood of Washington’s calls for negotiations with Tehran.
TEHRAN, Jun 30 -The US Air Force has deployed its F-22 Raptor stealth jet fighters to its military base the Persian Gulf state of Qatar amid a continued show-of-force effort in the strategic region following Washington’s recent provocations against Tehran and Iran’s shot-down of an intruding US spy drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
TEHRAN, Jun 30 -Iran has dismissed assertions by US officials that the country should choose the path of diplomacy to deal with Washington, saying the country will stick to its policy of resisting the American pressure.
TEHRAN, Jun 29 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi shrugged off recent sanctions imposed by the US against the Islamic Republic, saying Washington is taking the measure against Tehran out of desperation.
TEHRAN, Jun 29 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi strongly condemned two deadly terrorist attacks against Tunisia’s security forces in the capital of the North African country.
TEHRAN, Jun 29 - Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Ali Abdollahi highlighted the country’s military preparedness to counter foreign threats, saying that the Islamic Republic will never allow any country to infiltrate into its territory.
TEHRAN, Jun 29 -Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi rejected a recent claim by US Special Representative on Iran Brian Hook that Washington’s policy of maximum pressure on Tehran is working, saying the remarks are nothing but a joke.