The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry on Friday addressed two identical letters to the Head of the UN Security Council and the UN Secretary General on the twin terrorist bombings near al-Qazaz intersection in Damascus. The Capital of the Syrian Arab... (Continue reading)
Iran and Russia have once again stressed the importance of resolving the crisis in Syria through national dialogue and non-interference by foreign states following the recent terrorist attacks in the country. Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow Reza Sajjadi reiterated the necessity... (Continue reading)
Iran’s Deputy Ambassador to the UN Eshaq Al-e-Habib says Israel’s expansionist and provocative approach is the cause of the escalating insecurity in the Middle East. “The expansionist and provocative approach of the Zionist regime (Israel) in the Middle East and... (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)
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)
A new survey shows that most Russians believe that Moscow will continue to support the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad despite the Western efforts to undermine Damascus. Eighty seven percent of the respondents to the poll conducted by Ria... (Continue reading)
The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has proposed a plan for the deployment of some 300 monitors in Syria for a three-month period. Ban submitted the request in a Wednesday report to the UN Security Council, adding “An opportunity... (Continue reading)
Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says the Islamic Republic has made satisfactory achievements in the production and development of an indigenous air defense missile system as a substitute for the Russian-made S-300. Speaking on the sidelines of a... (Continue reading)
The deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says the P5+1 group has taken a new approach based on respect for Iran’s rights, Press TV reports. During a telephone interview with Press TV from Istanbul late on Saturday,... (Continue reading)
The negotiating teams from Iran and the six world powers agreed to continue their talks in Baghdad, Iraq, next month. At the end of their second meeting in Istanbul on Saturday, the two sides agreed to continue the negotiations in... (Continue reading)