TEHRAN, May 05 - The United States cannot force Iraq out of Iran ties, says an analyst, adding that Tehran offer of military assistance to Baghdad indicates the depth of the relationship between the two countries.
TEHRAN, May 05 - Iran has slammed Israel's "brutal" airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, where at least 17 people, including women and children, have been killed since May 3, saying Washington's unbridled support is behind the Tel Aviv regime's crimes against humanity in the besieged Palestinian territory.
TEHRAN, May 05 - A prominent American author, who is a five-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, deplored recent “criminal” moves by the US government to increase economic sanctions on Iran and said the world should block Washington’s embargoes.
TEHRAN, May 05 - Iran’s interior minister roundly dismissed the idea of entering talks with the US, saying it would result in more pressures against the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, May 05 -Iranian Health Minister Saeid Namaki dismissed as “a big fat lie” the US government’s claim that its sanctions have not targeted the Islamic Republic’s health sector and imports of drugs.
TEHRAN, May 05 - Iran is prepared to offer various types of assistance to reinforce Iraq’s defensive capabilities, including the sharing of experience, says a senior Iranian military commander.
TEHRAN, May 05 - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United States sanctions against Iran will have no political effect on the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, May 05 - Ranking diplomats from Iran and Kyrgyzstan on Saturday held the fourth round of political consultations between the two countries in Tehran.
TEHRAN, May 05 - The Mashhad-Sarakhs tourist train has embarked on its maiden journey, travelling through wonderful scenic and historic places of Khorasan Razavi province.
TEHRAN, May 05 - Iran and Kyrgyzstan called for use of all bilateral capacities and regional mechanisms, including the Eurasian Economic Union to increase trade between the two countries.
TEHRAN, May 05 -The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the United States cannot restrict Iran’s sources of livelihood as oil sales do not constitute the Islamic Republic’s sole source of income.
TEHRAN, May 05 - Russia wants to strengthen cooperation with Iran, including in the nuclear sphere, despite the threat of US extraterritorial sanctions, according to Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
TEHRAN, May 04 - A former US government adviser described recent decisions by Washington to impose more economic pressures on Tehran as a provocative move and said the Islamic Republic has nonetheless “chosen the least confrontational way possible to respond”.
TEHRAN, May 04 - Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said the close relations between Iran and Iraq have become “a thorn in the eyes” of the US and Israeli regimes as well as some reactionary states in the region.
TEHRAN, May 04 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani slammed the US for its plot to disturb Iran’s foreign exchange-related activities, stressing the need for a strategy to increase the country’s foreign incomes and reduce foreign currency expenses.
TEHRAN, May 04 - The experts at the Tehran-based Amirkabir University of Technology will start the development project of a telecommunication satellite dubbed ‘Payam 2’ by late May, a senior official said.
TEHRAN, May 04 - The Trump administration renewed five of seven sanctions waivers that allow Russia and European nations to conduct civilian nuclear cooperation with Iran but revoked the other two as part of its pressure campaign against Tehran, the US State Department said.