Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iran’s UN envoy said the Islamic republic condemns the imposition of sanctions by some governments as political leverage in their bilateral ties, Iranian Students’ News Agency reported on Wednesday. Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi made the remarks on Tuesday at …
Read More »Iran possesses right not to trust United States: president
Tehran, U.S. | Xinhua | Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday that Iran possesses the right “not to trust” the United States, official news agency IRNA reported. “I’m surprised by the Americans who are sending a message of negotiation on the one hand and adding to the sanctions list on …
Read More »Iran nuclear deal awaits final decisions after talks stalled
Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | At a time when the Iranian nuclear talks are about to reach an agreement, Iran and world powers have adjourned their talks, mostly over whether the United States will remove Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) from its Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list. While negotiations …
Read More »Iran says U.S. has no compassion for Muslim nations
Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Sunday that the United States has by no means any compassion toward Muslim nations in the region, according to the president’s official website. Making the remarks in a phone conversation with his Iraqi counterpart Barham Salih, Raisi said it has …
Read More »Iran not leaving negotiation table: president
Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Thursday that his country has not withdrawn from the negotiation table in Vienna and will continue the talks on the restoration of the 2015 nuclear deal. “Negotiations are pursued with vigor and dignity, and we have not left the negotiating table,” …
Read More »U.S. sanctions key actors in Iran ballistic missile program
OFAC sanctioned an Iran-based agent & his network of companies that procured ballistic missile materials for the IRGC Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on an Iran-based person and his network of companies that Washington accused of facilitating Iran in its effort to get materials …
Read More »Blinken: Israel, US to cooperate to prevent nuclear-armed Iran
Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israel and the United States will “work together” to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons despite their disagreements over the emerging nuclear deal, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Sunday after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “We have disagreements between us about …
Read More »Iran’s supreme leader, president laud nationals for defeating U.S. “maximum pressure”
Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday praised Iranians for their resistance against U.S. sanctions, saying the people managed to defeat Washington’s “maximum pressure” campaign. They made the remarks in their congratulatory addresses to the Iranian nation on the occasion of …
Read More »Russia, Iran want quick revival of Iran nuclear deal
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that both Russia and Iran support a fast resumption of the full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or the Iran nuclear deal. Moscow is waiting for Washington to return to the legal framework of the agreement …
Read More »Iran ready to supply required oil for world market: official
Iran is fully prepared to supply whatever the market wants from Iran’s oil Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | The head of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said Friday that Iran is ready to supply required oil for the world market and stabilize the prices, official news agency IRNA reported. The Iranian …
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