TEHRAN, September 09 - In congratulatory messages to Tajikistan and North Korea on the anniversaries of independence and founding, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani voiced Tehran’s willingness to boost ties with those two Asian nations.
TEHRAN, September 08 - A senior member of Hashd al-Shaabi, one of the country’s official branches of armed forces, pointed the finger at the US consulate in Basra for the recent violent unrest in the city during which rioters torched several buildings, including the Iranian consulate.
TEHRAN, September 09 - Governor of the Central Bank of Iran says Tehran, Moscow and Ankara have agreed on a number of economic measures like removing the US dollar from their mutual transactions as part of efforts to expand their trade relations amid Washington’s pressure.
TEHRAN, September 09 - China’s imports of Iranian oil spiked to record 874,000 barrels per day in August, ahead of US plans to sanction Iran's energy sector, leading market news provider Platts has reported.
TEHRAN, September 09 - Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami says the United States resorts to every possible means, including using terrorist groups, to achieve its own goals regardless of other countries' interests.
TEHRAN, September 09 - Iranian security officials have released video footage refuting Western claims about Ramin Hossein Panahi, an executed member of a terrorist group, that he had been unarmed and a mere political dissident.
TEHRAN, September 09 - President Hassan Rouhani says the US is constantly sending messages to Iran to begin negotiations and trying to pressure the Iranian people at the same time.
TEHRAN, September 08 - The United States exploits its financial, military and media dominance to target and destabilize countries that refuse to submit to American hegemony, but Iran can ultimately defeat US machinations, says a political analyst in California.
TEHRAN, September 08 - Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Iraqi ambassador to Tehran in protest at a mob attack on the Iranian consulate in the city of Basra and the Iraqi police’s inaction on the incident despite the recent threats against the Iranian diplomatic mission.
TEHRAN, September 08 - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the developments in Syria and the US defeat in the Arab country show that Washington can be contained.
TEHRAN, September 07 -Russian President Vladimir Putin says militants are preparing provocations, including the use of chemical weapons, in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib.
TEHRAN, September 07 - The military brass of Iran and China have exchanged views about ways to boost defense and military cooperation, joint fight against terrorism and efforts to help establish global peace and stability as well as the latest developments in the Middle East and across the world.
TEHRAN, September 07 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian and Turkish counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Recep Erdogan, issued a joint statement in Tehran on Friday, reaffirming determination to continue cooperation until full eradication of terrorist groups in Syria.
TEHRAN, September 07 - The military brass of Iran and China have exchanged views about ways to boost defense and military cooperation, joint fight against terrorism and efforts to help establish global peace and stability as well as the latest developments in the Middle East and across the world.
TEHRAN, September 07 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian and Turkish counterpart, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, held talks in Tehran a few hours before a trilateral summit between the three presidents about the protracted war in Syria.
TEHRAN, September 07 - The trilateral summit between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian and Turkish counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, about the Syrian crisis opened in Tehran on Friday.
TEHRAN, September 07 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in Tehran for a summit with his counterparts, Hassan Rouhani of Iran and Russia's Vladimir Putin, to discuss key issues of interest, mainly a planned Syrian operation to retake Idlib.
TEHRAN, September 07 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglua, held talks in Tehran ahead of a trilateral summit between the presidents of Iran, Russia, and Turkey on the protracted crisis in Syria.