Zarif, attending a joint news conference on Tuesday with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault, told reporters that Iran’s defense program is out the scope of the UN Resolution 2231 and the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.Iran’s top diplomat expressed hope that the country’s defense program …
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Armenian defense minister pays tribute to unknown martyrs of Iran-Iraq war
He paid tribute to the memory of the martyrs by laying a wreath at the tomb.Vigen Sargsyan who was officially invited by his Iranian counterpart Brigadier-General Hossein Dehqan arrived in Tehran on Monday night.During his three-day trip, he is also acheduled to visit Iranian high-ranking political and security officials to …
Read More »Respecting JCPOA of high importance to France: French FM
After signing the deal in Vienna, it was very important to France that the JCPOA as an international deal be respected, Ayrault said at the Iran-France joint economic commission underway in Tehran.After the deal signed between Iran and the major world powers, France did immediately resume all-out ties with Iran, …
Read More »Palestine’s Abbas arrives in Islamabad
Abbas, accompanied by a seventeen-member delegation including five Ministers, was warmly received by President Mamnoon Hussain at Islamabad international airport.On the occasion, President Mamnoon Hussain told the Palestinian Authority chief that Pakistani people kept the Palestinians close to their hearts and reiterated Pakistan would always raise the Palestine issue at …
Read More »ECOSOC Youth Forum underway at UN Headquarters in New York
The annual forum brings youth leaders from around the world to UN Headquarters in New York. It gives them the opportunity to engage with policy-makers and other youth delegates and representatives. This year, discussions will revolve around the theme “the role of youth in poverty eradication and promoting prosperity in …
Read More »French FM visit to Iran, important: Spokesman
Speaking to reporters here on Monday, Qasemi described France as an important European country that has had long-lasting political relations with Iran.Tehran and Paris have witnessed ups and downs in their bilateral ties, but after the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a favorable …
Read More »Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on Jan 31
**IRAN NEWS- Nation bids farewell to its heroic firefighters- Apple to remove Iranian iOS Apps from the App Store- Iranians neither xenophile, nor xenophobic, but revolutionary**IRAN DAILY- CBI: 70% of expectations from JCPOA realized- Six killed in terrorist attack on Quebec mosque- Farhadi won’t attend Oscar ceremony in protest at …
Read More »Bosnian parliament backs stronger ties with Tehran
In a meeting with Iran’s Ambassador to Sarajevo, Mahmoud Heidari, Jafarovich said Bosnian Parliament favors further development of relations with Iran, hoping that in addition to political ties, commercial and economic relations would further improve.Jafarovich also invited Majlis Speaker, Ali Larijani, to visit the country, saying that Bosnia will strive …
Read More »MP: Iran, N. Korea in same line against interferences
Head of Majlis (parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Aladdin Boroujerdi, further told North Korean Ambassador to Tehran, Kang Sam Hyon, that the two countries have resisted against all types of pressures and sanctions imposed by the West.Considering good ties between the two countries, Boroujerdi said expansion of relations …
Read More »French foreign minister arrives in Tehran
During his two-day official visit, French foreign minister is to confer with President Hassan Rouhani, Majlis Speaker, Ali Larijani, Foreign Minister, Mohammad-Javad Zarif, and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, on issues of mutual interest along with regional and global developments.Tehran-Paris Joint Economic Commission meeting is to …
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