Qasemi made the remarks while responding to the 2016 human rights report issued by the US Department of State on Friday. The report accused Iran in several cases of human rights violation. 'With its dark human rights record both inside the country and at the international level, the US administration …
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Iraqi vice-speaker, Iranian MPs discuss bilateral ties in Baghdad
Hamoudi met with Head of Majlis Development Commission Mohammad Reza Rezaei and his accompanying delegation in the Iraqi capital. During the meeting, Hamoudi called for the expansion of relations, specially in the parliamentary fields. The Iraqi vice-speaker, meantime, called for expediting the cleaning process of Arvand River from sunken ships …
Read More »Pakistan-Iran brotherly ties can never be compromised at any cost: Pak Army Chief
According to a statement released by Pakistani Army media wing 'Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)', General Qamar Javed Bajwa in a meeting with Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost on Saturday said that enhanced Pak-Iran bilateral military to military cooperation will have positive impact on regional peace and stability.The statement …
Read More »Comdr: World admits Iran's military power
To its enemies, Iran is known as a great and influential power, Commander Heidari said while speaking in a local gathering here. He noted that enemies invaded Iraq and Afghanistan to dominate Iran, but finally they realized that they could not enter Iran. The commander said that enemies have examined …
Read More »Zarif: Iran sees France as an important partner
Zarif made the remarks in a meeting held here Saturday morning with the visiting French Minister of Finance Michel Sapin.Referring to the Jan 2016 historical visit of President Hassan Rouhani to France and the recent trip of the French foreign minister to Iran which was followed by holding the joint …
Read More »President Rouhani: US ashamed by Iran’s visas for American wrestlers
Iranian western city of Kermanshah hosted the 2017 Freestyle Wrestling World Cup on Feb. 16-17 with the participation of eight top world wrestling teams including Iran, Russia, US, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Mongolia and India.Referring to the international sport events, President Rouhani described “sports a source of Iran’s pride and national …
Read More »Bulgaria celebrates 139th anniv of liberation from Ottoman Rule
According to a report by the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA), national flag of Bulgaria was raised at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sofia during a ceremony held in the presence of President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Rumen Radev. The President reviewed the guard and laid …
Read More »President honors Rio Olympics, Paralympics medalists
The Iranian athletes took part at the 2016 Rio Olympics in 14 fields of Greco-Roman and free-style wrestling, weightlifting, taekwondo, boxing, shooting, archery, flat-water canoeing, table tennis, cycling, track and field, fencing, volleyball, judo and swimming.The Iranian teams won 8 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, and 4 bronze), and left …
Read More »Turkish border guard fired for beating Iranian nationals
Delkhosh told IRNA on Friday that the Turkish law-breaking border guard was fired following serious diplomatic and consular pressures exerted by Iran’s mission in Turkey and expression of Tehran’s strong protest to Turkish Foreign Ministry.A video went viral on social networks three days ago showing a Turkish border guard insulting …
Read More »Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on March 4
**IRAN NEWS- Iran hails EU’s role in JCPOA- Iran inks oil agreements with Austria- Danish envoy summoned over embassy attack**IRAN DAILY- President: 21st century, century of Asia’s supremacy- Iran-Azerbaijan railroad construction launched- Iran’s crude oil shipments to Europe on the rise**KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL- Iran, Turkey agree to improve ties- Iranian volleyball …
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