President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday criticized “purposeful commotion” created over Iran’s missile program by certain countries, saying the Iranian nation’s mind is fresh with the “bitter” memories of Saddam Hussein’s missile attacks on Iranian cities in the 1980s and they believe that Iran’s defense capability must not be open to …
Read More »Iranian Navy to arm vessels with point-defense system
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Rear Admiral Ali Kaviani, a Navy commander, said the system has passed all tests on the ground and in the sea, and will be installed on the vessels by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20).
Read More »Abdrakhmanov: Astana process guarantor states’ foreign ministers could convene next month
Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov said that a meeting of the Russian, Iranian, and Turkish foreign ministers could be held next month, followed by the next round of Astana meetings on Syria.
Read More »Moscow, Tehran in talks to use national currencies: Russian ambassador
The Russian Ambassador to Tehran has said that Russia hopes to achieve progress in talks with Iran on using national currencies in settlements in 2018.
Read More »President Rouhani to visit India in February
Rouhani’s visit is scheduled to take place after Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns from another trip to West Asia, including Palestine, the UAE and Oman. India and Iran have started development of Chahbahar port, giving Afghanistan a route to the sea bypassing Pakistan. On Dec. 25, Rouhani signed into force …
Read More »Tehran, Beijing hold sideline Syria talks in Sochi
In the meeting, held on the sidelines of the Syria peace congress, Iranian foreign minister’s special assistant for political affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari and China’s special envoy to Syria Xie Xiaoyuan reviewed the most recent developments in Syria and explored ways to establish peace in the country, according to ILNA.
Read More »Tehran has plans for US' quitting Iran deal: parliament spokesman
Iran has a scenario for the US’ quitting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), said the spokesperson for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission…The Iranian lawmaker also said that Trump should know that Iran will not make the same mistake it made before the 1979 Islamic …
Read More »Russian experts to visit Fordow enrichment facility: Iranian official
An Iranian nuclear official says a team of Russian specialists will visit the Fordow enrichment facility on Sunday as part of a project on stable isotopes. Behrouz Kamalvandi, who is the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), said on Thursday that Tehran and Moscow reached a deal …
Read More »Iran plans to increase gas storage capacity
Head of Iranian Gas Engineering and Development Company (IGEDC) Hassan Montazer Torbati said Iran can bring the number of its gas storage facilities to seven from only two currently, Fars News Agency wrote.
Read More »Amir-Abdollahian: Charges against Iran over Yemen completely baseless
In a meeting with the UN special representative for Iraq Ján Kubiš on Sunday, Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said “…The charges against Iran over Yemen are completely baseless. Tehran has never advocated a military solution to the region and Yemen. Yemen’s future belongs to all …
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