Deputy Governor-General of East Azarbaijan Province for Political and Security Affairs Saeed Shabestari Khiabani said on Sunday that the shells hit a place near Khoda-Afarin village on Saturday evening. “Fortunately, other than incurring brief damage to a high-voltage electricity poles, which led to a power cut in the region, the …
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Iranian MPs Urge Legal Action against US Cyber Attackers
In the letter, the parliamentarians have asked the Judiciary to begin legal proceedings against US hackers for acts of sabotage against Iran, Abouzar Nadimi told Tasnim. The main point of the letter is to counter harmful actions by American hackers against Iran’s nuclear facilities and power plants, he added. The …
Read More »Pakistani Minister Says Indian Agent Not Linked with Iran
“Iran has nothing to do with the activities of Indian intelligence network. Pakistan and Iran are tied through decade long religious, social, cultural and political bonds, and nothing can come in way of our relations,” Nisar Ali Khan said as cited by Daily Times. He further urged Pakistani media to …
Read More »Iran’s Deputy FM Urges US to Fulfill Its JCPOA Commitments
“On the lifting of sanctions, we are faced with operational problems,” Araqchi said in a televised interview with IRIB on Saturday night. “Americans are not doing enough to facilitate the process, and we expect them to do their commitments for the full implementation of the JCPOA,” he went on to …
Read More »Iran Urges Restraint in Nagorno-Karabakh Fighting
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said the military clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia cause “serious concern” for Iran. “While the region is witnessing devastating activities by extremist groups and is in need of calm and stability, the worrying reports of escalated clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the …
Read More »Larijani Warns against US Plots to Impose Fresh Anti-Iran Sanctions
Larijani said those countries that used to hinder Iran’s progress in the past may now resort to alternative ways and cause new troubles for the country through different methods. Such issues and measures, therefore, must be closely monitored, he added in a meeting with the Iranian parliamentary staff held here …
Read More »Iran Not Comparable to Soviet Union, Cuba: Presidential Adviser
In a post on his account in a social network, Hesamoddin Ashna, the cultural adviser to President Hassan Rouhani, said the enemies can never influence the calculations of Iranian official, who benefit from the wise leadership of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei. He added that US …
Read More »Iran Ready to Promote Bilateral Ties with Senegal
In a Friday meeting with Senegalese President Macky Sall, Qashqavi said the Islamic Republic is fully prepared to develop its ties with the West African nation in all fields. He also delivered Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s congratulatory message to President Sall on Senegal’s Independence Day, and on behalf of Rouhani, …
Read More »No Slowdown in Reinforcement of Country’s Military Might: Iranian MP
Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Esmail Kowsari, a member of the parliament’s national security and foreign policy commission, said the current status of sustained security in Iran results from the efforts made since the victory of the Islamic Revolution to strengthen the country’s arsenal of conventional military weapons. He …
Read More »Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey's FMs to Meet Soon on Terrorism
"The issues of regional cooperation, the struggle with the international terrorism, discussions about transit freight, as well as the development of cooperation in the political sphere, are planned (to be discussed) at the meeting," Khikmet Gadzhiev told reporters on Friday as cited by Sputnik. The trilateral foreign ministerial meeting will …
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