[US nominee for secretary of state Mike Pompeo] Pompeo says Iran wasn't racing to a nuclear weapon before the Iran Deal [otherwise known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)] and is not going to race to a weapon if US leaves the deal,” Reza Nasri said Friday in a …

Zia Hashemi, who was in China to attend two international and regional meetings, made the remarks during a meeting with Vice President of China Radio International (CRI), Hu Bengsheng on the last day of his visit to China. Hashemi urged the need for further media cooperation of Asian countries against …

Deputy Commander of Iranian Army for coordination Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said that all the armed forces in the country are highly prepared to defend the revolution, freedom, independence and the Islamic Republic against any kind of threat.'Iran has reached self-sufficiency in maintenance and upgrading its defensive equipment and it …

'An open-door UNSC session on the topic ‘Threats to international peace and security: the situation in the Middle East’ will be held on Russia’s initiative at 10 a.m. [14:00GMT] on April 13,' it said.Russia’s UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia told reporters Russia had called on UNSC member states to convene Friday …

Ayatollah Mohammad Emami-Kashani in his first sermons of the Friday prayers said, 'Spreading division among Muslims was launched 300 years ago by Britain in Muslim countries.'To pursue the aim, a government was formed 80 years ago to undermine Islam, he said, adding that the government is known currently as the …

World Customs Organization (WCO) in a report has ranked Iran as the country with the best performance in combating various crimes, including goods and traditional, industrial and psychotropic drugs smuggling, according to the Website of Iran's Customs Administration.The eight sniffer dogs have been bought from a Dutch company by the …

Rakan Saeed al-Jabouri in a meeting with Iraj Masjedi, Iran's Ambassador to Baghdad, called on Iranian companies to return to the province to play their constructional and engineering roles in restoring sectors of power plants, as well as water and sewage in the province.The two sides also discussed the latest …

President Rouhani on Friday expressed his sadness over the tragic crash of a military transport plane and sympathized with the relatives of the victims.The crash took place on Wednesday near Boufarik military base, 25 kilometers to the south of Algiers. 257 people were killed in the incident, including 10 crew …

Pakistan’s Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique floated the suggestion during a meeting with Iran’s Minister for Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi at Ministry of Railways in Islamabad. Pakistani minister in the meeting said that enhancing cooperation with Iran in all areas especially the rail sector is Pakistan’s top …

Menendez made the remarks in the Senate confirmation hearing session for Mike Pompeo, the nominee for the US secretary of state on Thursday.'This committee considers your nomination after a nearly a year and a half of reckoning with President Trump's erratic approach to foreign policy, which has left our allies …