President Hassan Rouhani in a message released on Wednesday offered condolences to the bereaved families of victims of recent terrorist attack in the capital, Tehran. He hailed the security established in the county for the past four decades as well as successful holding of elections in Iran on May 19 …
Read More »Politics
Lebanon speaker slams terrorist attack in Tehran
According to Lebanon National News Agency, in his message to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani and Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, Berri said that such terrorist crimes will only increase the Islamic Republic's determination to eradicate terrorism. 'Iran will remain in the front row to overthrow …
Read More »Pakistani MPs condemn terrorist attack on Iran's parliament
Talking to IRNA separately, they extended condolences to the Iranian government and people on the tragic incident.Former Interior minister and Member of Parliament Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said: 'I strongly condemn cowardly attack on the parliament of Iran and the Mausoleum of Imam Khomeini.' Sherpao believed that the attack is …
Read More »Afghan president strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Tehran
In his twitter, he wrote 'Afghan government strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Tehran and once again underlines the need for a joint fight against such scourge phenomenon'.The Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah along with a number of parliament representatives and political parties on Wednesday strongly …
Read More »Lavrov: Terrorism needs to be suppressed
Lavrov made the remarks in a joint press conference with his Spanish counterpart in Moscow on Wednesday. 'Recent terrorist attacks on the Mausoleum of late Ayatollah Khomeini and the Iranian parliament indicate that the terrorists do not intend to stop their attacks,' he said.Russia is to spare no efforts to …
Read More »Two wounded victims of Tehran terror attacks die
The total number of the wounded reached 38, including the two who died at hospitals, Abbass Zarenejad told IRNAThe injured people are being treated at four hospitals in Tehran, according to him.Armed men in two terrorist attacks in the Iranian parliament (Majlis) and Imam Khomeini’s Mausoleum (20 km south of …
Read More »Afghanistan, Pakistan ties facing downward trajectory
Afghanistan claims that Pakistan was behind the last week terrorist attack in the diplomatic enclave in Kabul which killed more than 100 people, however, Pakistan denies the Afghan allegation, saying that Afghanistan must find the elements involved in the attack on its soil.Analysts believe that presence of foreign forces in …
Read More »Iranian deputy FM discusses water issue with Afghan president
The Afghan president said in the meeting that Afghanistan has had good progress in water management and has presented some plans to be implemented in the near future to pave the way for water management. Ashraf Ghani also added that Iran can be connected to China through railroads of Afghanistan …
Read More »Tehran Security Council holds emergency meeting
An official with the Council Ali-Reza Mahdavi Shahroodi said that the meeting is held to examine the two incidents that happened in Tehran today. In two separate attacks, seemingly coordinated, two groups of armed men opened fire to people, in Imam Khomeini’s Mausoleum, southern Tehran, and in Majlis (the Iranian …
Read More »Shooting, suicide attack in Imam Khomeini's mausoleum
Confirming the reports of shooting, the Head of Imam Khomeini Mausoleum Public Relations Office Ali Khalili said one of the armed men detonated himself in front of a bank outside the mausoleum.The reports put the number of attackers at 3 or 4. 9156**1771 www.irna.ir
Read More »