The incident took place on June 25 when an oil tanker crashed on a road near city of Bahawalpur and almost 200 people, many of whom had rushed to collect leaking fuel, were killed when it exploded.The ghastly incident has cast a pall of gloom across the country as victims …

In a meeting held in Rome with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday evening, Alfano referred to the latest report released by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirming Iran's commitments to the implementation of the international deal.Pointing to the June 7 terrorist attacks in Tehran, Alfano stressed …

“Tehran-Beijing media ties are necessary given current circumstances where the Western media are after unilateral transfer of information,” said Khoddadi in a meeting with director of People’s Daily of China Li Bayoshan.In the meeting, IRNA chief said the exchange of experiences between the media in East Asia and the Middle …

In a meeting held here with Iran’s Ambassador to Harare Ahmad Erfanian, Mphoko stressed the importance of promoting friendly mutual cooperation.Erfanian, for his part, said on Wednesday evening that there are good grounds for fostering Tehran-Harare ties as the two have inked tens of documents on cooperation over past three …

“Negotiations with the independent European countries can be influence the conditions while the US government has disarranged all standard norms in the world,” Bahram Qasemi told IRNA on Thursday. Qasemi made the remarks elaborating on Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s European tour that started from Berlin on June 26.Zarif arrived …

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Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said that Zarif is to discuss key regional and international issues during his meetings with the France's top officials.Zarif is currently in Rome and has so far conferred with the Italian top-ranking officials, including Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano and President of …

During the meeting, Italian foreign minister condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Tehran, stressing the need for combating terrorism and extremism.Recalling Italian companies’ positive attitude towards Iran, Alfano said that Italy favors enhancing bilateral ties with Iran.Describing Tehran nuclear deal known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as a …

Such reports are lopsided, tendentious and based on political and double-standard are presented merely to taint Iran’s image, he said, noting that While Iran, inspired by Islamic tenets, enjoys one of the most advanced constitutions in support of human dignity and Majlis has enacted the law of fighting human trafficking …

The full text follows:Dear President Rouhani,We would like to offer our congratulations following your clear win in the recently-held presidential elections. We also extend these congratulations to the Iranian people for high turnout in the election.Their participation demonstrates the willingness of the Iranian people to have an important say in …