Islamic Republic will soon launch a Fajr (Dawn) satellite into orbit, Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said. The satellite will be launched in late May, most probably on May 23, the DM said. The indigenous Fajr satellite is a... (Continue reading)
Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani says Tehran pursues the policy of strengthening convergence among regional countries and resolving disputes through negotiations. “The policy of the Islamic Republic is to strengthen convergence among regional countries and to resolve differences and disputes... (Continue reading)
Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says the country’s naval forces plan to maintain their presence in international waters as one of their strategic objectives. Iran’s Navy dispatched fleets of warships to the Indian Ocean, Bab al-Mandab Strait, the... (Continue reading)
An Iranian lawmaker says the West should prove its honesty in the talks with Tehran by lifting the sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic over its nuclear energy program. “They (Western powers) should change their behavior with the Iranian nation... (Continue reading)
The United Arab Emirates softened their tone about ownership of three Persian Gulf islands after senior Iranian military officials warned that they would not stand Abu Dhabi’s baseless claims to Iran’s territories. The UAE, which says it does not accept... (Continue reading)
A senior Iranian military commander dismissed the claims raised by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the three Iranian islands of Abu Mussa, the Greater Tunb and the Lesser Tunb in the Persian Gulf, saying such allegations are only good... (Continue reading)
Commander of Iran’s Basij (volunteer) force Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi called on Iranian officials to end imports from the western countries as part of a preemptive move to counter the West’s sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Addressing a conference... (Continue reading)
An analyst says the fatwa by the Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei against nuclear weapons is a “political milestone” which should put an end to Western allegations against Iran. “The fatwa of the Leader... (Continue reading)
Iran on Thursday rejected media allegations against an Iranian diplomat in Brazil as unfounded and untrue. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast rejected the allegations leveled by certain media against a member of Iran’s Embassy in Brazil, describing them as unfounded.... (Continue reading)
A senior Iranian military commander has warned the enemies of a devastating response in case of a military attack against the Islamic Republic. Speaking on the sidelines of a ceremony commemorating the National Army Day in Tehran on Tuesday, Commander... (Continue reading)