Politics

Pakistan’s Minister for Narcotics Control Shehryar Khan Afridi met with Secretary of Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters Eskandar Momeni on the sidelines of the 63rd Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna.According to a statement issued by Pakistan’s Ministry for Narcotics Control, Iranian authorities expressed their …

The delegation from the World Health Organization (WHO) headed by Regional Director for Emergency Operations Richard Brennan inspected Iran's measures in battling the coronavirus epidemic.Commenting on Iran's anti-corona actions, Brennan stressed during a meeting with foreign ambassadors in Tehran that the disease is new and world has not sufficient knowledge …

Mousavi made the remarks in reaction to the “void and boring” statement of the Arab Quartet Committee, terming it as an irreparable measure that the members of this “co-called” committee support the suppression of peaceful protests of people and execution of “innocent” young people of Bahrain.He said these countries are also …

Expressing sorrow over de Cuellar’s demise, Guterres said that Pérez de Cuéllar played a crucial role in a number of diplomatic achievements, including an end to the Iran-Iraq War.“He was an accomplished statesman, a committed diplomat and a personal inspiration who left a profound impact on the United Nations and …

Ali Shamkhani wrote in a tweet that the Western-Hebrew-Arab media are unfairly attacking the mental health of Iranians in order to harm their physical health.He added that they are using “secrecy” and “big lie” to hurt the Iranian people to make them vulnerable against the coronavirus. The virus has infected …

Larijani expressed concern about plight of Muslims in India and said that India has been and is the land of different ethnic people, languages, religions, and cultures, and that the sectarian violence does not conform with the culture and civilization of India.Sectarian violence started in New Delhi last week when …

Foreign Ministry in a statement said that Shah Mahmood Qureshi while talking to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif extended Pakistan’s full support to Iran to cope with the outbreak of Coronavirus.He said Pakistan regrets the loss of precious lives in Iran due to the epidemic outbreak. The two sides also …

Speaking on the sidelines of visiting Masih Daneshvari Hospital in Tehran, WHO official appreciated the efforts made by Iranian Health Ministry in controlling coronavirus.He said Iran enjoys considerable power in containing infectious diseases. Iran has shown its ability in controlling disasters and crises like recent floods, he noted. The official …

Head of public relations office of Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF), Keyvan Kasiryan, announced that because of the widespread outbreak of coronavirus throughout the world, and with coordination with the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF), the Festival will be held in late spring.Kasiryan added that further information in …

Gholam-Hossein Mehralian made the remarks in an exclusive interview with IRNA correspondent on Wednesday.  With the restrictions on imports of foreign medicines with Iranian formula, the country has saved at least some $ 200 million, the official said, predicting that Iran’s savings will amount to nearly $ 400 million by …