TEHRAN, Jun 25 - US National Security Advisor John Bolton has claimed that Washington’s new sanctions and other pressure against Iran would lead it to enter negotiations with the United Sates.
TEHRAN, Jun 25 - Syria lashes out at the United States over its new sanctions targeting Iran’s authorities, blaming such American actions for a rise in regional and international tensions.
TEHRAN, Jun 25 -Saudi media say Egyptian-owned satellite firm NileSat has halted the broadcast of three Iranian TV channels, including English-language Press TV news network, in yet another attack on media freedom.
TEHRAN, Jun 25 - The British government will “have to consider” any request from US President Donald Trump for a war with Iran “on a case-by-case basis,” says Tory leadership candidate Jeremy Hunt.
TEHRAN, Jun 25 - US National Security Advisor John Bolton says the United States is still looking forward to talks with Iran, even after President Donald Trump authorized sanctions against senior Iranian officials.
TEHRAN, Jun 25 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, referring to US President Donald Trump’s remarks that the American forces have “no business in the Persian Gulf”, said removal of the forces would be fully in line with US interests.
TEHRAN, Jun 25 - Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi called on Washington to stop its “economic war” on the Iranian nation after US President Donald Trump imposed new sanctions on Tehran.
TEHRAN, Jun 25 - Iranian Economy Minister Farhad Dejpasand highlighted the failure of Washington’s policy of economic pressures against the Islamic Republic and said the country has numerous options and strategies to counter the US sanctions.
TEHRAN, Jun 25 -Tehran says the new set of American sanctions targeting the country’s senior officials will permanently close any channel for diplomacy between the two sides.
TEHRAN, Jun 25 -Iran’s President says the fresh American sanctions targeting the country’s senior officials prove that Washington is lying about seeking to hold talks with Tehran.
TEHRAN, Jun 24 - US President Donald Trump has announced new sanctions against Iran targeting the office of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Iran's foreign minister and senior commanders of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
Forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have dismantled a four-member gang of terrorists in the country's northwestern border with Turkey.
TEHRAN, Jun 24 - Iranian authorities say sanctions on the country’s oil industry has caused a boom in the refining sector as the capacity for turning crude into others products has increased by nearly 40 percent in the past two years.
TEHRAN, Jun 24 - Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says a request by the British Middle East minister to delay the implementation of Europeans' non-dollar mechanism for trade with Iran shows their lack of genuine determination to abide by their commitments as per a 2015 nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, Jun 24 - The Iranian parliament has sent a letter to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei asking about using the reserves of the National Development Fund (NDF) to boost the capacities of the country’s oil and gas refineries.
TEHRAN, Jun 24 -Just when junior foreign office minister Andrew Murrison was on a mission to Tehran to ostensibly “reduce” tensions in the Persian Gulf region, his superior, UK foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt indicated that Britain would be ready to join the United States in attacking Iran.
TEHRAN, Jun 24 -Russia says it and its partners will take steps to counter new sanctions that US President Donald Trump has said it will impose on Iran Monday.
TEHRAN, Jun 24 -Iran has dismissed attempts by the United States to form a coalition against the Islamic Republic, saying such measures are destined to fail.
TEHRAN, Jun 24 - Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi said the Europeans’ failure to fulfill their commitments under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal has left Iran with no choice but to stop honoring its obligations.