In this handout photo released by Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev (right) and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi hold signed documents during their meeting at the Samarkand Congress Center on the eve of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Sept […]
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Ebrahim Raisi (right), and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani talk during their joint press briefing at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, May 12, 2022. Qatar's emir arrived in Tehran for talks with the Iranian president […]
This file handout satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies on Jan 8, 2020 shows an overview of Iran's Natanz nuclear facility, south of the capital Tehran. (PHOTO / AFP) DUBAI – A loud explosion at a military plant in Iran's central city of Isfahan was caused by an "unsuccessful" drone attack, Iranian state media reported […]
This file handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on October 13, 2019, shows Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) cadets during a graduation ceremony at Imam Hussein University in Tehran. (STRINGER / KHAMENEI.IR / AFP) TEHRAN – The Iranian military on Thursday warned the European Parliament of the […]
This undated handout file picture provided by Khabar Online news agency shows former Iranian deputy of defense minister Alireza Akbari, a British-Iranian national, during an interview in Tehran. (KHABAR ONLINE / AFP) TEHRAN – An Iranian judiciary spokesman said on Wednesday that Britain's "hasty" reactions to the execution of one of its "prominent spies" is […]
Türkiye's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (right) and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian attend a joint press conference in Ankara on Jan 17, 2023. (ADEN ALTAN / AFP) TEHRAN/ANKARA – The Iranian foreign minister said on Tuesday that an agreement on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal is within reach if the United States stops […]
In this file photo taken on Aug 21, 2015, Iranian men walk past the then closed British embassy in the capital Tehran. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) TEHRAN — Iran's judiciary announced on Wednesday that a death sentence was handed down to a former Iranian Defense Ministry official on the charge of espionage against the country. […]
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (right) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to their talks at the Saadabad palace, in Tehran, Iran, July 19, 2022. (SERGEI SAVOSTYANOV/SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL PHOTO VIA AP) TEHRAN – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday discussed the expansion of economic cooperation, particularly in the […]
A handout picture provided by the Iranian Army office on Dec31, 2022, shows Iranian troops during a military drill on the Gulf of Oman, near the Hormuz Strait. (IRANIAN ARMY OFFICE / AFP) DUBAI – Iran's military launched a drone to warn off a reconnaissance plane trying to approach Iranian war games on the Gulf […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks to the media during a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following their talks in Moscow, Russia, Aug 31, 2022. (MAXIM SHEMETOV / POOL / AP) TEHRAN / GENEVA – The Iranian foreign minister said on Tuesday that Iran was ready to conclude the Vienna talks […]
A handout picture provided by the Iran's Ministry of Defence on April 27, 2022 shows Iranian Defence Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani (right) at a meeting in Tehran. (IRANIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY / AFP) TEHRAN – Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani said that Ukraine has not presented any evidence for its claim that Russia has used […]
This file photo obtained from the US Navy on April 15, 2020, shows Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels patroling beside a US military ship in the north Arabian Gulf. (HANDOUT / AFP / US NAVY) TEHRAN — A top Iranian commander has revealed a naval encounter between the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps […]
In this photo released on Aug 11, 2022 by the Iranian foreign ministry, ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani speaks in Tehran, Iran. (IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY VIA AP) TEHRAN – Iran on Saturday condemned Australia's sanctions on Iranian individuals and institutions, saying they represent the country's interference in Iran's internal affairs. The Australian government "has for years […]
In this photo released on Aug 11, 2022 by the Iranian foreign ministry, ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani speaks in Tehran, Iran. (IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY VIA AP) TEHRAN — The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday that Tehran will not cooperate with the "political" fact-finding mission proposed by a recent United Nations Human Rights Council […]
This video grab taken from footage provided by the Iranian military to Fars news agency social media on Sept 29, 2022, reportedly shows a missile launch from the Iranian Kurdistan (Komalah) region directed towards Sulaimaniyah in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region. (FARS NEWS AGENCY / AFP) TEHRAN – Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has stepped […]
This video grab taken from footage provided by the Iranian military to Farsnews agency social media on 29 Sept 29 2022, reportedly shows a missile launch from the Iranian Kurdistan (Komalah) region directed towards Sulaimaniyah in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region. (FARS NEWS AGENCY / AFP) TEHRAN – Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched fresh […]
In this photo released on Aug 11, 2022 by the Iranian foreign ministry, ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani speaks in Tehran, Iran. (IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY VIA AP) TEHRAN / BRUSSELS – The Iranian foreign ministry on Tuesday strongly condemned the latest EU and British sanctions against Iranian individuals and organizations. Nasser Kanaani, the ministry spokesman, said […]
People stage a protest against the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died while in police custody in Iran, during a rally in central Rome, Oct 29, 2022. (GREGORIO BORGIA / AP) BRUSSELS – The European Union (EU) on Monday slapped additional sanctions on Iran, targeting 29 individuals and three organizations over the use […]
Iranian Kurdish men load produce into the back of a pickup truck in a field in the Penjwen district, about 96 kilometres north of Iraq's northeastern city of Sulaymaniyah and eight kilometres west of the border with Iran in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, on Sept 22, 2022. (SAFIN HAMED / AFP) DUBAI – Iran's Revolutionary […]
A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccine clinic bus at the Grand Bazaar of Tehran, Iran on Jan 22, 2022. (VAHID SALEMI / AP) KUALA LUMPUR / SINGAPORE / TEHRAN – A top Iranian human rights official on Sunday blamed US sanctions that deny Iranians access to essential medicines for thousands of […]
A gas flare on an oil production platform is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Gulf July 25, 2005. (RAHEB HOMAVANDI / REUTERS) TEHRAN – A senior Iranian oil official said on Tuesday that Iran is engaged in "intensive negotiations" with old and new customers for increasing its oil exports, Shana News Agency affiliated […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks to the media during a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following their talks in Moscow, Russia, Aug 31, 2022. (MAXIM SHEMETOV / POOL / AP) TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Saturday that Iran had given "a limited number" of drones to […]
An Iranian flag waves in a wind outside the Vienna International Centre on July 3, 2014. (JOE KLAMAR / AFP) TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that Tehran has imposed sanctions against 10 US individuals and four institutions for violating human rights, interfering in Iran's internal affairs, and inciting violence and riots in […]
In this July 2, 2012 file photo, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat moves in the Persian Gulf near an oil tanker. (VAHID SALEMI / AP) TEHRAN – The Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps seized a foreign oil tanker carrying more than 11 million liters of smuggled fuel in the country's southern waters, semi-official […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks to the media during a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following their talks in Moscow, Russia, Aug 31, 2022. (MAXIM SHEMETOV / POOL / AP) TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday rejected "baseless" claims of Iran's supplies of drones to Russia, expressing […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a press conference with his Syrian counterpart in the Iranian capital Tehran on Dec 6, 2021. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Sunday that foreign pressures and propaganda will not disrupt the determination of the Iranian nation and government in treading […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a joint presser with his Syrian counterpart, in the Syrian capital Damascus on July 2, 2022. (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP) TEHRAN – Iranian foreign minister on Thursday rejected the claim of the European Union (EU) that Iran had sent missiles and drones to Russia to be used against […]
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a press conference in Tehran on Aug 29 2022. (STR / AFP) TEHRAN – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday rejected certain "unsubstantiated claims" about Tehran's stance toward the conflict in Ukraine, saying Iran is ready to play a role in ending the crisis. Making the remarks in a […]
A Venezuelan-owned Boeing 747, operated by Venezuela's state-owned Emtrasur cargo line, taxis on the runway after landing in the Ambrosio Taravella airport in Cordoba, Argentina, June 6, 2022. (SEBASTIAN BORSERO / FILE / AP) TEHRAN – Iran's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday confirmed the release of the Iranian crew members of the Venezuelan plane seized by […]
In this photo released on Aug 11, 2022 by the Iranian foreign ministry, ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani speaks in Tehran, Iran. (IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY VIA AP) TEHRAN – The Iranian foreign ministry said on Sunday that US President Joe Biden meddled in Iran's "state matters" by supporting "riots" in the country, state-owned Press TV reported. […]