Politics

“On the 70th anniversary of Iran-Pakistan relations, completing a very successful three-day visit to our eastern neighbor, accompanied by a large and serious business delegation. Big turnout in Islamabad and Karachi business forums. Neighbors are, and always have been, Iran's priority,” Zarif said in a Twitter message released on Tuesday.Elsewhere …

Since August 2017, 73 people have died due to a diphtheria outbreak in Yemen, said WHO on Monday, according to a London-based Arab daily.So far, 1,294 instances of the disease have been reported. Also, the Yemen News Agency (Saba), quoting military officials as saying on Monday, that 'The Saudi aggression …

The renaming suggestion was passed by unanimous consensus -- 19 out of 19 votes.The street located in northern Tehran was formerly named Naft Street. In 1953, the Iranian popular prime minister was toppled in a US-UK-led coup. Mosaddeq was the one who nationalized the Iranian oil industry, which was considered …

Talking to the Islamic Republic News Agency, Ali Asghar Dastgheib, a member of Assembly of Experts said Ayatollah Jannati was voted chairman of the 88-member assembly with 51 votes for two years.Meanwhile, former Judiciary chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Shahroudi with 72 votes and another prominent cleric Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani …

Leading English daily ‘Dawn’ in its report said that Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has invited Pakistan to participate in Chabahar seaport project and development of its link with Gwadar Port.He twice said Iran would not allow anybody to hurt Pakistan from its territory much like Pakistan would not allow …

Tehran considers appointment of country mandate holder for Iran based on dual standards and as an ill-intended, and politically motivated action, orchestrated by a few numbers of the Council members, Mohammad Javad Larijani said in a speech at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council held in Geneva.What follows …

In a meeting with a group of Iraqi Feyli Kurds at the Iranian embassy, Iraj Masjedi said that the former dictatorial regime of Iraq under Saddam Hussein did many injustice and brutalities against the Feyli Kurds because of their Kurdish origin and being Shia Muslims. At the meeting, the head …

The deputy foreign ministers of Iran and Turkmenistan represented the two countries in the joint commission meeting held at the premises of the Turkmen foreign ministry in Ashkhabad.Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for parliamentary affairs Hussein Panahi Azar and Turkmenistan Deputy Foreign Minister Vepa Hajiev led the two countries' delegations at …

“We believe that security of our neighbors is our security and stability within our neighborhood is our stability, I hope they have the same feeling and I hope that they come to talks with us for resolving these problems,” he said while responding to a question during talk on “70 …

Zarif is currently on an official three-day visit to Pakistan at the head of a 30-member delegation. During the meeting, Ayaz Sadiq termed bilateral ties as very good, saying that recent summit of parliament speakers of six regional states attended by Iran in Islamabad was successful and the next summit …