Tag: Iran
Iran will not surrender to U.S. pressures – Rouhani
Iran will not surrender to U.S. pressures, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, a day after Washington imposed new sanctions…
Russia vows to deepen ties with Iran despite U.S. sanctions
Russia is to deepen ties with Iran, in spite of the U.S. decision to boycott international nuclear deal and impose…
Iran resumes uranium enrichment ‘without limit’
Iran has swiftly announced its reaction to the dumping of the 2015 nuclear deal by unilateralist US leader, Donald Trump,…
Trump pulls out of Iran nuclear deal
US President Donald Trump says he will withdraw the US from an Obama-era nuclear agreement with Iran.
Iran warned against restarting Nuclear Programme
U.S. President Donald Trump, in a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office on Tuesday warned Iran…
Iran accuses U.S. of avoiding responsibility for its reckless foreign policy
The U.S. is avoiding responsibility for its reckless policies, the defeat of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group means the…
Iran has suffered the worst drought in half a century – VP Issa Kalantari
Iranian Vice President Issa Kalantari on Thursday that his country had suffered the worst drought in half a century during…
Saudi Arabia vows to develop nuclear bomb if Iran does
Saudi Arabia will develop a nuclear bomb if Iran does so, the kingdom’s 32-year-old crown prince said in a preview…
Iran boasts of producing higher enriched uranium in less than two days
Iran said on Monday it could produce higher enriched uranium within two days if the United States quit a 2015…
Israel ready for direct talks with Palestinians, but calls for meaningful programme
Israel is still ready for direct talks with the Palestinians, but a meaningful programme is needed for the dialogue, Israeli…
Israel threatens to respond if Iran continues provocations on Syrian border
Israel will respond if Iran continues to provoke the situation on the Syrian border, Israeli Foreign Ministry’s Deputy Director-General Alexander…
Iran plans to give women access to stadiums – Infantino
FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Friday said he had been told by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that there were plans…
EU urges Iran, Russia, Turkey to uphold ceasefire in Syria
The European Union’s top diplomat has written to the foreign ministers of Russia, Iran and Turkey urging them to uphold…
Iran suspends executions after relaxing law on drug offences
Iran on Monday suspended all cases in which people have been sentenced to death for drug offences, Ali Larijani, Speaker…
Iranian President orders release of all students detained in anti-government protests
Iranian President Hassan Rowhani has ordered the release of all students detained in the wave of anti-establishment protests in Iran,…
Heavy penalties for ‘rioters’, Iran’s Judiciary warns
Iran’s judiciary on Tuesday warned of heavy penalties for participants in violent unrest against the consequences of their disorderly conduct.
Iran rejects accusations of supplying missiles to Yemen
Iran is not supplying missiles to Yemen, the Iranian Foreign Ministry in Tehran said on Wednesday, rejecting accusations made by…
Trump cannot cause collapse of nuclear deal – President Rouhani
Iran said on Tuesday U.S. President Donald Trump cannot cause its nuclear deal with six major powers to collapse.
U.S. Missile Allegations: Iran to lodge complaint with UN
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran would refer the “baseless’’ U.S. accusations of arms smuggling to Yemen’s…
If Saudis end “friendship” with Israel, relations will be restored – Rouhani
President Hassan Rouhani has said Iran is ready to restore its relations with Saudi Arabia if the kingdom end its…
Islamic State end has come – Iranian president
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on Tuesday declared the end of Islamic State in an address broadcast live on state…
Iran declares day of mourning for quake victims
Iran has declared Tuesday a day of mourning for the more than 400 people, who died after a powerful earthquake…
More than 130 killed as strong earthquake hits Iraq and Iran
More than 120 people were killed in Iran and at least several others in Iraq when a powerful magnitude 7.3…
Saudis accuse Iran of ‘direct aggression’ over Yemen missile
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has accused Iran of an act of "direct military aggression" by supplying missiles…
Trump to reveal tough new Iran strategy
US President Donald Trump is expected to set out a more confrontational strategy towards Iran, accusing it of pursuing "death…
Travel ban will breed more terrorism – Iran
Iran on Tuesday accused U.S. President Donald Trump of fanning the flames of terrorism with his travel ban on the…
Turkey to build wall on border with Iran
Turkey is planning to build a wall along the Turkish-Iranian border as part of measures against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’…
35 Die In Mine Blast
The death toll in a coal mine explosion in northern Iran rose to 35 on Thursday, the country’s labour minister…
Former Iranian president Rafsanjani dies aged 82
Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died Sunday in Tehran at the age of 82, Iranian state media reports said.…
2 missing, 6 rescued in Iran helicopter crash
The head of Rescue Organisation of Iran’s Red Crescent Society on Tuesday said two people on board a rescue helicopter…