TEHRAN, Jan 12 - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said “final requirements” for the special purpose vehicle (SPV), a payment mechanism aimed at facilitating business with Iran in the face of US sanctions, are being clarified and that it will be finalized in the “coming weeks”.
TEHRAN, Jan 12 - Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said a state-of-the-art homegrown submarine dubbed “Fateh (Conqueror)” is slated to join the Navy’s fleet later this month.
TEHRAN, Jan 12 -People in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain have held anti-regime protests, expressing anger at crackdown on pro-democracy activists.
TEHRAN, Jan 12 - Iran is ready to share its defense industry achievements and products with friendly independent countries, Iran's Defense Minister has said .
TEHRAN, Jan 11 - The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, says the United States cannot determine the 28-nation bloc's "legitimate trade" with Iran.
TEHRAN, Jan 11 - Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh hailed the successful holding of a massive aerial drill in central Iran and said the country is fully prepared to respond to any foreign threat.
TEHRAN, Jan 11 -Top officials from Iran and Iraq held talks on Thursday on ways to boost cooperation between the two neighboring countries, just one day after a surprise visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the Arab country, which was supposed to convince Baghdad to restrict its ties with Tehran.
TEHRAN, Jan 11 - The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) launched the second day of its massive military drills in the central province of Isfahan on Friday, targeting various positions with domestically made missiles and smart bombs.
TEHRAN, Jan 11 - Iranian foreign minister’s special assistant for political affairs, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, held talks with high-ranking Russian diplomats on the latest developments in Syria, particularly the US military pullout from the Arab country.
TEHRAN, Jan 11 - In a massive aerial drill in central Iran, the Iranian Air Force’s F-4 Phantom jets dropped homegrown ‘Qassed’ guided bombs to hit their intended targets.
TEHRAN, Jan 10- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami arrived in Caracas on Thursday for taking part at inauguration ceremony of Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela prepares for another term of his presidency.
TEHRAN, Jan 10- The foreign minister of Spain said his country would do its best to preserve economic relations with Iran despite the US sanctions against Tehran.
TEHRAN, Jan 10 - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says domestically-manufactured rockets will carry two new satellites into orbit “in the coming weeks.”
TEHRAN, Jan 9 - The American political establishment has not yet understood the steadfastness of Iranian leadership and people in the face of pressure, says a commentator.
TEHRAN, Jan 9 - Indian refiners have begun clearing their oil debt to Iran under a new payment mechanism which they put in place after the US reimposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, Jan 9 - Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned the European Union’s move to hit a number of Iranian individuals with sanctions on bogus charge of sponsoring terrorism, saying Tehran will take the necessary retaliatory action.
TEHRAN, Jan 9 - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned the United States of an “unprecedented defeat” in its campaign of sanctions and pressure against the Iranian nation.
TEHRAN, Jan 9 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lambasted the European Union (EU) for harboring notorious MKO terrorists, warning that “accusing” Iran and imposing sanctions against the Islamic Republic will not “absolve” Europe of responsibility for housing members of the terror outfit.
TEHRAN, Jan 9 - Iran’s dramatic currency depreciation has had beneficiaries, foremost in its burgeoning steel industry which has seen exports remain steady despite the new US sanctions.