TEHRAN, Mar 16 -Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has recalled the massacre of Iraqi Kurds at the hands of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hossein in a chemical attack on March 16, 1988, saying Western governments would fail in their attempts to whitewash the incident.
TEHRAN, Mar 16 - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will start a five-day tour of the Middle East next week, where he will discuss security issues in the region and emphasize the “threat” from Iran, according to the US State Department.
TEHRAN, Mar 16 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says only the Afghan people should decide on their country's internal affairs, reaffirming Iran’s support for its eastern neighbor in promoting peace.
TEHRAN, Mar 16 - Tehran is rigorously complying with the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
TEHRAN, Mar 16 - Secretary-General of Iran’s Anti-Narcotics Headquarters Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni slammed some Western countries for their lack of cooperation with the Islamic Republic in the fight against illicit drugs.
TEHRAN, Mar 16 - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri, in separate messages on Saturday, denounced Friday’s terrorist shootings at two mosques in New Zealand that killed dozens of people.
TEHRAN, Mar 16 - Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdonnaser Hemmati said a mechanism commensurate with the European Union’s mechanism for trade with Iran, known as the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX), will be established in the country soon.
TEHRAN, Mar 16 - The chairman of Food and Drug Administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FDA) has said US sanctions against Iran includes medicinal drugs and medical equipment.
TEHRAN, Mar 16 - Remains of 115 Iranian troops unearthed more than 30 years after the end of the Iraqi imposed war on Iran in the 1980s were repatriated from the Arab country via a southwestern border crossing.
TEHRAN, Mar 16 - In the first day of Russian Freestyle Wrestling World Cup 2019, Islamic republic of Iran's wrestling team overpowered their rivals Mongolia with a very convincing 9-1 win.
TEHRAN, Mar 16 - Iran's President said that the “barbaric” attack on two mosques in New Zealand highlighted the need for concerted action against terrorism and the Islamophobia prevailing in the West.
TEHRAN, Mar 14 - In a Friday telephone conversation with Mevlut Cavusoglu, the foreign minister of Turkey, as the OIC's rotating president, Zarif urged Muslim countries to show a "proper reaction" to the terrorist attacks on two mosques in New Zealand that killed at least 49 worshippers and wounded dozens during Friday prayers.
TEHRAN, Mar 15 - The head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) announced that the country’s non-oil exports over the first 11 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2018 – March 20, 2019) have reached 40 billion dollars.
TEHRAN, Mar 15 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi strongly condemned the Friday terrorist attacks on two mosques in New Zealand that left at least 49 people dead, calling for punishing those behind the “racist” and “savage” move.
TEHRAN, Mar 15 - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi held talks on Friday with Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Tehmina Janjua on Iran’s stance on recent conflicts between Pakistan and India, calling for “peaceful resolution” of the disputes.
TEHRAN, Mar 15 - The phases 22 to 24 of Iran’s giant South Pars gas field located in the southern province of Bushehr are slated to be inaugurated in coming days, the project’s manager said.
TEHRAN, Mar 15 - Tehran dismisses the Iran section of the US administration's annual "human rights" report as untrue and politically motivated, saying Washington has turned into the "biggest violator" of the Iranian people's human rights by slapping the nation with unlawful economic sanctions.
TEHRAN, Mar 14 - Iran on Sunday will launch four new development phases of the world’s largest gas field at South Pars with a capacity to produce 112 million cubic meters per day, the Ministry of Petroleum says.