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.
TEHRAN, May 04 - Cyclone Fani, one of the biggest to hit India in years, barrelled into Bangladesh on Saturday after leaving a trail of deadly destruction in India.
TEHRAN, May 04 - Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has downplayed the Bahraini foreign minister’s claim that Iran will not be allowed to close the Strait of Hormuz “even for a single day”, urging the Manama regime to “know its place” before making threats.
TEHRAN, May 03-Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismisses the likelihood of a war between Iran and the United States but says certain "accidents" might ignite a military confrontation.
TEHRAN, May 02 -Iran's envoy to the UN has denounced US attempts to portray Tehran's conventional missile program as a breach of Security Council Resolution 2231 that endorsed a 2015 nuclear deal, saying Washington must first explain why it has, itself, violated that international document by abandoning the landmark agreement.
TEHRAN, May 02 -Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says hard as it may be, Iran will never succumb to pressures being exerted on it by the United States.
TEHRAN, May 02 - Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tehran has released two Kuwaiti nationals who had been arrested for illegal entry into Iranian waters.
TEHRAN, May 02 - Iran’s mission to the United Nations lashed out the US government for violating the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and pressuring other UN member states to breach it as well.
TEHRAN, May 01 -Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says a US bid to cut Iran’s oil exports to zero is a “pious hope,” warning countries using oil as a weapon about repercussions of further volatility in the global market.
TEHRAN, May 01 -Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned that enemies have been on a war footing against Iran on various fronts, calling on the nation to stand ready to fully confront them.