TEHRAN, August 21 - Iran has removed the US Dollar from its official currency rate reporting platform and replaced it with China’s Yuan in an effort that the media in Tehran say could be a key step toward ditching the greenback in trade.
TEHRAN, August 21 -Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says European countries must be ready to bear the expenses if they want to safeguard their long-term interests in the face of the United States’ law-breaking behavior after quitting a nuclear deal with Iran.
TEHRAN, August 19 - Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says European countries must be ready to bear the expenses if they want to safeguard their long-term interests in the face of the United States’ law-breaking behavior after quitting a nuclear deal with Iran.
TEHRAN, August 19 - Iran has removed the US Dollar from its official currency rate reporting platform and replaced it with China’s Yuan in an effort that the media in Tehran say could be a key step toward ditching the greenback in trade.
TEHRAN, August 19 -Iran says the US has launched a massive campaign against it, sending teams to different countries around the world to disrupt Tehran's trade ties, but the effort will fail.
TEHRAN, August 20 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi deplored a recent move by the US administration to form an "Iran Action Group" to raise pressure on the Islamic Republic, saying it calls to mind the coup d'état in Iran orchestrated by Washington and London in 1953.
TEHRAN, August 20 - Iranian Police Commander Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari praised the border forces for ensuring sustainable security in the country’s northwestern areas, saying rapid response by the Police has helped lower the crime rate in that region.
TEHRAN, August 20 - Iran said on Monday that Europe should accelerate its efforts to salvage a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and the 4 remaining sides, including France, Germany, Britain, Russia and China.
TEHRAN, August 20 - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says US policy is to stoke wars among Muslims, urging unity in his message to Hajj pilgrims who began marking the climax of the annual event Monday.
TEHRAN, August 20 - The chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said the Georgian government has been notified of the Islamic Republic’s protest over the Georgian airport police’s disrespect for Iranian nationals.
TEHRAN, August 20 - The United States is addicted to applying sanctions on Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in an exclusive interview from Tehran.
TEHRAN, August 20 - Iran has called on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to prevent efforts by certain member states to take over its share of the oil market in what is seen as a reference to speculations that Saudi Arabia would pump more oil to fill Iran’s gap once US sanctions against the Islamic Republic take effect.
TEHRAN, August 20 - Iran's First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri says Tehran is looking for solutions to continue selling its crude oil after the United States re-imposed its sanctions on the country’s energy sector in early November.
TEHRAN, August 19 - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh as the new commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF).
TEHRAN, August 19 - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hit out at the US for setting up a team to coordinate its pressure campaign on Iran, saying it is yet another plot to topple the Iranian government.
TEHRAN, August 19 - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the Washington and London governments’ role in devising the 1953 Iranian coup d'état is a “manifestation” of their hypocrisy.
TEHRAN, August 19 - Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met outside Berlin on Saturday for talks ranging from the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, to Iran and a gas pipeline project that has drawn U.S. ire.
TEHRAN, August 19 - In an interview with Sputnik, Esproenko International, which specializes in oil and gas services, commented on the situation around the first phase of Washington’s anti-Iranian sanctions which entered into force on August 7.
TEHRAN, August 19 - The United States says it is prepared to impose sanctions on all countries that continue to buy Iran's oil -- including China -- after Washington starts restoring bans on the Islamic Republic’s energy sector.
TEHRAN, August 19 - For the first time, an Iranian destroyer has been equipped with an indigenously-produced version of Phalanx, a close-in weapon system (CIWS), which is used to engage targets at close range.