The statement further noted that development of missile capabilities which are designed solely for defensive purposes and carrying conventional weapons is the Iranian nation’s right and any interference in the field runs against international regulations and is not within any country or institute’s authority.Islamic Republic of Iran will appropriately counter …
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S. Arabian FM's empty rhetoric rooted in heavy defeat in Yemen: Spokesman
According to the ministry’s Center for Public and Media Diplomacy, Qasemi dismissed the repeated claims by Adel al-Jubeir about Iran’s military aid to Yemeni combatants, saying that these assertions are rooted in his confusion as a result of heavy and repeated failures of the Saudi-led military coalition operation against the …
Read More »US announces new sanctions on Iran
The list of new US sanctions includes 12 legal entities and 13 real entities. Besides Iran, certain sanctioned companies are active in Lebanon, the UAE and China.The 13 real entities subject to the sanctions are as follows: Yahya Al-Hajj, Abdolla Asgharzadeh, Tenny Darian, Hasan Dehghan Ebrahimi, Abd-al-Amir Muhammad Farhat, Mohammad …
Read More »EC advises Trump not to be deceived by Saudis, Zionist regime
In a message, released in his Instagram page, the official said, “There are wise generals beside you, be careful not to be deceived by the Saudi King Salman and the Zionist regime's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.”Rezaei added, “Once upon a time, Saudi dynasty and Israel provoked former Iraqi dictator Saddam …
Read More »FM: Iran 'unmoved' by threats from abroad
'Iran unmoved by threats as we derive security from our people. We'll never initiate war, but we can only rely on our own means of defense,' Zarif said on his Tweeter account released on Friday.“We will never use our weapons against anyone, except in self-defense. Let us see if any …
Read More »Iran’s Islamic system politically mature: Speaker
Speaking in a local ceremony, Larijani underlined the role of national and regional consolidation in handling big works and said, “Iran thinks before acting on regional and international issues and enjoys a mature political behavior.”This could be compared to certain countries, whose behavior is immature and cause trouble for their …
Read More »US message is message of fighting Islam: Senior cleric
Addressing the US officials, Ayatollah Khatami referred to the US President Donald Trump visa ban order, which blocks the entry of people from Muslim majority countries, including Iran, and said, “It is 38 years that the Iranian people are hearing your old message of fighting religion and Islam.”“From the very …
Read More »Russian senate delegation to visit Iran in February
Russian Senate's Defense Committee Chair, Viktor Ozerov, said the Russian delegation will meet officials of Iran's ministries of foreign affairs and defense during their six-day stay (March 1-6).Parliamentary cooperation and coordination for composing anti-terrorism laws are topics to be discussed between Russian delegation and their Iranian counterparts.The Russian delegation is …
Read More »Iran rejects US wrestlers' presence in 2017 World Cup
Speaking to IRNA, Qasemi reiterated that the case of the US wrestling team's presence in the event in Iran had been referred to a special committee, which opposed to presence of the team after necessary studies.He said due to the US new President Donald Trump's policies, the Foreign Ministry was …
Read More »JCPOA helps Iran sell much oil: MP
“Despite enemies’ economic war against Iran, we were able to increase oil export from 1 b/pd to 2.4 million b/pd by raising exploitation of oil fields,” the MP said in a local ceremony.The lawmaker, referring to Iran’s extensive oil and gas reserves, said enemies imposed sanctions to prevent Iran to …
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