Zarif is scheduled to hold meetings with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his counterpart Lindiwe Sisulu.Iranian delegation is also to hold talks with South African economic officials.Iranian nuclear deal also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and bilateral ties will be the most important topics to …
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UN scrambles to avert coalition attack on Yemen port
Britain requested the urgent talks after telling aid agencies in the area of the rebel-held port of Al Hudaydah that an attack was imminent by forces of the United Arab Emirates.The United Nations has warned that up to 250,000 people were at risk if the coalition moves ahead with an …
Read More »One killed in landmine blast in Homs countryside
SANA reporter in Homs said that a landmine that terrorists planted in the agriculture lands in Kafarnan village before their evacuation to northern Syria exploded. A citizen was martyred in the blast, he reported.1396**1396Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir
Read More »Russia warns of new fabricated chemical attack in Syria
The Ministry’s spokesman Major General Igor Konashnikov cited in a press statement ‘confirmed information’ to the effect that terrorist groups, aided and abetted by US special forces, are preparing a new provocation involving toxic agents in Deir Ezzor province.According to Konashnikov, the planned attack will be filmed and used to …
Read More »Zarif underlines SCO support for JCPOA
“#SCO Summit in China illustrated how fast the world is changing. Commitment to mutually beneficial cooperation, solid support for JCPOA [the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] & rejection of unilateralism. Pres. Rouhani had constructive meetings with many leaders, incl substantive bilats with Presidents Xi and Putin,” Zarif wrote in his …
Read More »Judiciary chief: Iran exercises rationality in dealing with JCPOA
'We should regard the JCPOA as a lesson prior to having any interaction with the international community,' he said.The Supreme Leader of the Islamic revolution from the early stages of nuclear talks underlined that they are not trustworthy, he said. We should obey by the lofty guidelines of the supreme …
Read More »Iran ready for cooperation with ICRC: FM advisor
Iran is ready to cooperate with the ICRC to decrease the ongoing human catastrophe in Yemen and Syria, Hossein Jaberi Ansari noted in a meeting with Valerie Petitpierre, the ICRC's operations coordinator for Middle East. He said that exchange of prisoners in Syria war is a top priority for the …
Read More »Exit of Iran, Hezbollah from Syria to benefit terrorists: Russian envoy
Speaking to Lebanon's Radio Al Nour, Zasypkin said that terrorist groups in Syria have not been fully overcome yet. He said that the presence of the US forces in Syria is one of the key factors contributing to the dire situation in Syria. Once a resolution to the Syrian crisis …
Read More »Iran: US unilateralism threatening int'l security
US unilateralism is a serious threat against the international peace and security and the world; and in particular, G7 countries are witnessing its examples, Bahram Qasemi said in reaction to an anti-Iranian statement by the G7 countries.Qasemi described G7 countries' statement as interference, and said that the Iranian people and …
Read More »Two injured by sniper shooting in Kefraya and al-Fouaa
Local sources told SANA that terrorist groups positioned in the vicinity of Kefraya and al-Fouaa targeted the two towns with sniper fire, causing serious injuries for two persons, one of them is a 28-year-old blind man.1396**1396Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir
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