The United Nations Security Council has rejected a US resolution to extend an arms embargo on Iran that is due to expire in October, as Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a summit of world leaders to avoid "confrontation" over an American threat to trigger a return of all UN sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
Saturday, August 15, 2020 10:13
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned the Europeans against falling into the trap of siding with the US in supporting a resolution that aims to extend an arms embargo against Iran indefinitely.
Thursday, August 13, 2020 04:22
Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has slammed US sanctions on Tehran as "a crime against the Iranian nation".
Friday, July 31, 2020 09:09
An Iranian human rights NGO has for the first time released the names of 1,503 martyrs killed by the anti-Iran Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) terrorist group in western parts of the country some 32 years ago.
Monday, July 27, 2020 10:57
Iran has condemned the harassment of its Beirut-bound passenger plane by two US fighter jets over the Syrian airspace, vowing to lodge a complaint over the "unlawful" act at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Friday, July 24, 2020 10:38
The high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy has once again stressed the importance of preserving a 2015 nuclear deal signed between Iran and major world powers, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, pledging to work with other relevant parties to that effect.
Saturday, July 18, 2020 11:40
Iran commemorates the 32nd anniversary of the downing of its passenger aircraft by a US Navy guided-missile cruiser over the Persian Gulf, which killed 290 people.
Thursday, July 02, 2020 10:07
President Hassan Rouhani has highlighted Washington's failure in its unlawful attempt at the UN Security Council to extend a UN arms ban on Iran, saying the meeting once again put on display another American political defeat for the world to see.
Wednesday, July 01, 2020 08:50