TEHRAN, December 07 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the US is eager to hold talks with Tehran, but the Islamic Republic would not back off from defending its dignity and independence.
TEHRAN, December 07 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gave an assurance that Thursday’s terrorist attack in the country’s southeastern port city of Chabahar will not go unanswered.
TEHRAN, December 07 - A Thursday car bomb attack in the Iranian port city of Chabahar is in line with US strategy against the Islamic Republic, says a commentator.
TEHRAN, December 07 - The Iranian oil minister has lashed out at US special representative for Iran Brian Hook over his “meddlesome” meetings with members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in Vienna, asserting that OPEC is an independent body that does not take orders from the US.
TEHRAN, December 07 - Tehran has conveyed its protest to Tbilisi regarding the mistreatment of its nationals seeking to enter the South Caucasian country.
TEHRAN, December 07 - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has condemned a fatal terror attack that targeted Iran's strategic port city of Chabahar, vowing that the Islamic Republic will bring the perpetrators and "their masters" to justice.
TEHRAN, December 07 - The European Union is going to ditch the US dollar and use its own currency in oil contracts worth 300 billion euros, an Iranian official said, quoting a European commissioner.
TEHRAN, December 07 - OPEC has tentatively agreed an oil output reduction but is reportedly waiting for Russia to declare its commitment before deciding the exact volumes for a cut aimed at propping up crude prices.
TEHRAN, December 05 - Iran is carefully monitoring the next steps by some OPEC members and their allies which have “arbitrarily” ramped up oil production, leading to a crash in prices.
TEHRAN, December 05 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has rejected allegations by US officials that Iran’s missile program violates Security Council Resolution 2231, saying the UN document does not ban Tehran’s missile activities.
TEHRAN, December 05 -Iran is carefully monitoring the next steps by some OPEC members and their allies which have “arbitrarily” ramped up oil production, leading to a crash in prices.
TEHRAN, December 05 - The Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan highlighted the reasons behind protracted conflicts in neighboring Afghanistan and said the presence of foreign forces is directly linked to the continuation of the war in the South Asian country.
TEHRAN, December 05 - Director of the Central Insurance of Iran said the country’s air and marine transportation industries are covered by insurance provided by local companies.
TEHRAN, December 05 - Iran’s diplomatic mission in the United Nations rejected as baseless US claims that the Islamic Republic’s missile program is not in conformity with the UN Security Council Resolution 2231, saying such claims are in line with Washington’s “deceptive and hostile policy”.
TEHRAN, December 05 - Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday approved an amendment to the first article of a bill on the country’s accession to Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) treaty - a series of standards set by the FATF (Financial Action Task Force).
TEHRAN, December 05 - Iran’s anti-narcotics police forces on Tuesday managed to seize more than 1,700 kilograms of various kinds of illicit drugs during an operation in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan, a provincial police commander announced.
TEHRAN, December 05 - Director of the Central Insurance of Iran said the country’s insurance industry has successfully avoided being affected by the anti-Iran sanctions.
TEHRAN, December 05 - Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri highlighted the country’s policy to reduce its reliance on oil exports and said it is unlikely that the oil revenues’ share in the budget for the next Iranian fiscal year will be more than 25 percent.
TEHRAN, December 05 - Iran intends to expand the range of its air-to-air missiles and has carried out very good measures in this regard, commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh says.