TEHRAN, October 11 - Iran’s Border Police commander said his forces are geared up to ensure the security of pilgrims planning to travel to Iraq for the Arbaeen mourning ceremony later this month.
TEHRAN, October 11 - An Iranian diplomat serving at the president's office said survival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal rests on the European Union which has promised to guarantee Iran’s interests and offer practical solutions.
TEHRAN, October 11 - Iran has summoned the German ambassador to protest Berlin’s extradition of an Iranian diplomat to Brussels over his alleged link to a planned July attack against the terrorist Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) in France.
TEHRAN, October 10 -As the US is preparing to restore sanctions against Iran’s oil exports within weeks, concerns are already rising among corporate leaders that oil prices could rise to unprecedented highs.
TEHRAN, October 10 -The UN’s top court hears Iran’s arguments against the United States in a new showdown between the two sides over the freezing by Washington of billions of dollars worth of Iranian assets , just days after the tribunal handed Tehran a victory in a separate case.
TEHRAN, October 10 - Iran’s UN ambassador calls on the world community to confront the threats the United States poses to global order by backtracking on its international obligations, launching trade wars and slapping sanctions on other nations.
TEHRAN, October 10 - Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said the country is developing a new homegrown jet trainer, dubbed Kowsar-88.
TEHRAN, October 10 - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani called on the parliaments of the Eurasian countries to join hands against unilateralism and enhance political and trade ties.
TEHRAN, October 10 - The US administration has beaten its first retreat on planned sanctions against Iran, allowing a gasfield partly owned by the Islamic Republic in the North Sea to keep operating.
TEHRAN, October 10 - Iran is streamlining its oil export modalities and testing creative ways to thwart new US sanctions which are to kick in on November 4.
TEHRAN, October 09 -Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the United States and the Israeli regime are the root cause of growing insecurity in the world.
TEHRAN, October 09 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov explored ways to enhance Tehran-Moscow energy cooperation as new US sanctions against Iran loom.
TEHRAN, October 09 - Indian Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said two state refiners have placed orders for importing crude oil from Iran in November, the month when US sanctions on Iranian oil purchases take effect.
TEHRAN, October 09 - Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Tehran would continue efforts to preserve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the multilateral nuclear deal from which the US withdrew in May.
TEHRAN, October 09 - Uzbek politician Vladimir Norov who has been appointed as the next secretary general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran.
TEHRAN, October 09 - An internal battle is being fought inside the Trump administration to save Iran's access to international financial markets, providing Tehran with a critical lifeline ahead of the implementation of harsh new economic sanctions, according to multiple U.S. officials who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon.
TEHRAN, October 09 - Qatar Airways Group has expressed its commitment to continuing flights to Iran, saying it will not be affected by the US sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, October 09 - Top officials in the US Treasury Department are reportedly pushing for Iran to remain connected to the SWIFT global payment network ahead of the implementation of new economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic in November.