Iran to operate special channel for “Islamic Awakening” broadcasts
The Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Organization Ezatollah Zarqami announced that before the end of the new Persian year that will begin in March 2014, an Islamic Awakening channel...
View ArticleRouhani congratulates all Muslims
Rouhani Congratulate all Muslims on the auspicious birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), teacher of mercy& compassion
View ArticleIranian diplomat shot and killed in Yemen
Economic attaché at the Iranian Embassy in Sana’a Ali Asghar Asadi was shot and killed. Asadi was shot as he was leaving the Iranian Ambassador’s residence in the south of the city by car. He was taken...
View ArticleSenegal to appoint ambassador, reopen embassy in Tehran
Following a meeting with his Iranian counterpart in Tehran, the Senegalese Foreign Minister announced that Senegal is willing to improve its relations with Iran, and said that it will reopen its...
View ArticleTehran Interim Friday Prayer Leader: red lines must not be crossed in nuclear...
In his Friday prayer sermon in Tehran Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi discussed the nuclear agreement, saying that this agreement was not from a position of weakness, poverty, hunger and sanctions. Our nation...
View ArticleUN chief invites Iran to attend Syrian peace conference
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said he had issued the invitation to Iran after “speaking at length in recent days” with Iranian Foreign Minister Javid Zarif, who had “pledged that Iran would play...
View ArticleIranian FM reviews his regional travels on Facebook page
I and my Foreign Ministry colleagues are mourning the death of one of our finest colleagues and activists who has become a martyr by extreme infidels who do not know the true message of the prophet. I...
View ArticleDeputy Chief of Staff warns Syria of complications at the Geneva II conference
Discussing the importance of the Geneva II conference, Jazayeri emphasized that Syria must avoid falling into traps at Genea 2. He added that the United States and the supporters of the terrorist...
View ArticleUNSG withdraws Iran invitation to Geneva-2; FM misconduct
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has withdrawn his invitation to Iran to participate in the forthcoming Geneva II conference aimed at achieving a political solution to the Syrian crisis....
View ArticleFM’s plans during Germany visit
Iran’s ambassador in Berlin Alireza Sheikh Atar posed the plans for Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s 3-day trip to German (beginning on January 31st), saying that the Iranian FM would give a speech on...
View ArticleGeneva 2 conference will not achieve any result without Iran’s participation
Member of the Majlis Legal and Judiciary Committee Ali Jalilian said that “Considering the differences that exist among the negotiators, no results will be achieved without Iran’s participation. These...
View ArticleIranian president leaves for Davos; not optimistic about Geneva II conference...
Rouhani has left for Switzerland to attend the Davos conference. Upon leaving Tehran, Rouhani addressed the Geneva II conference, saying that he was not optimistic about the chances of this conference.
View ArticleCrushing response: …”Assad family lost legitimacy once IRGC and Hezbollah...
A response to a Twitter account identified with the IRGC that tweeted “The Khalifa family (the Sunni royal family in Bahrain) halost its legitimacy on March 15, 2011, as foreign forcees entered the...
View ArticleFM threatens Italian counterpart: we cannot host you if you do not wear...
Conservative website Alef is reporting that during the last visit by the Italian Foreign Minister Emma Benino in Tehran, she insisted on traveling in Iran without a hijab. According to protocol signed...
View ArticleRouhani in Davos – tweets: nothing impossible regarding relations with US;...
Difficulties exist in US-Iran past, but nothing is impossible. No animosity is to last forever just like no friendship will last forever Interview with Fareed Zakaria ) . Rouhani also interviewed on a...
View ArticleAnti-Zionist book translated into Farsi
In the conference hall of Fars News Agency, a ceremony took place marking the launch of the book “The Zionist Lobby in Spain” by Manuel Galiana Ros that was translated into Farsi by Rasul Godrezi and...
View ArticleZarif posts positive summary of Iran’s successes in Davos on Facebook page
“Saturday afternoon, I wait at Zurich’s airport to fly to Iran via Frankfurt and I have an opportunity to write to you about the president and my visit to Switzerland and the Davos conference. Every...
View ArticleRouhani on the meaning of “Death to America”
During an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, the Iranian president said,”Well, the people, when they say ‘Death to America!’ – do you know what they are really saying? What they mean to say relates...
View ArticleHead of the European and American Affairs Division in the Foreign Ministry...
They discussed the longstanding relationship between the two countries and regional as well as international issues. Majid Takht Ravanchi emphasized that Iran has proven its honesty in talks with the...
View ArticleBasij prepares report on human rights violations in the United States
In a ceremony that took place in the Faculty of Legal Studies in Tehran University, the Basij issued the report prepared by the International Affairs Division in the Basij (the volunteer arm of the...
View ArticleIRGC weekly praises contribution of FM;s trip to Middle East to form...
Sobhe Sadegh discusses regional tour made by FM Zarif that included trips to Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Syria and Russia, claiming that in addition to all of the goals and objectives established for the...
View ArticleFM: Syrian opposition can never unseat Assad
Zarif said that the main goal for all sides in the Syria conflict should be to end the war. “Everyone should try to end the war and then improve the humanitarian situation. This will prepare the ground...
View ArticleDeputy FM: Iran and the US are still “enemies”; nuclear deal does not mean...
Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs and senior nuclear negotiating team member Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has said “Our enmity with America is intact and we did not make friends with...
View ArticleNew appointment in NIAC
Negar Mortazavi joined The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) as Director of Persian & New Media
View ArticleMajlis chairman meets with delegation from South Korea
At a joint press conference with Iranian Majlis Chairman Ali Larijani and president of the South Korean parliament, Larijani welcomed the South Korean delegation on its visit to Iran and added that in...
View Article“Defeat of the opposition in Syria will unify forces against Israel and...
In a Fars News editorial on Syria, political science lecturer at Tehran University Dr. Mustafa Malqutian claims that the more time that passes, “the terrorists in Syria and their supporters are trapped...
View ArticleActing FM: uranium enrichment to 20% was Iranian ‘show’ designed to...
Morteza Sarmadi discussed Iran’s foreign policy strategy and emphasized that the Iranian government seeks ties with all countries. According to Sarmadi, for a brief period of time, Iran’s international...
View ArticleTurkish PM in Iran due to meet Supreme Leader, president
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been received by first vice president Eshaq Jahangiri. Iran’s ambassador to Turkey Alireza Bigdeli said that “the Turkish delegation includes the...
View ArticleRouhani meets former UNSG
“With Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary General, visiting Iran as head of a group of former global leaders–the Elders“
View ArticleNSFPC: USA too scared to hear IRGC commander remarks; US military option...
Fifteen Majlis thanked IRGC Commander Mohammad Ali Jafari for his “crushing response” to US Secretary of State John Kerry recent remarks. A number of Majlis members criticized the government for its...
View ArticleKhamenei meets Turkish PM (“puppet in Israel’s hands”)
Before Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s arrival, Supreme Leader’s Deputy Representative in the IRGC Abdullah Haji Sadeqi said that “Erdogan had turned into a puppet in the hands of the...
View ArticleUntil Canada seriously and officially apologies to Iran, we will not host...
Secretary of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Mohammad Hasan Asafari has announced “We are not ready to host the Canadian parliament members and will not allow them to travel...
View ArticleMajlis members to visit Britain in the coming months
The visit was agreed upon during a trip to Iran this month by a four-man delegation from the British parliament headed by former British former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw , who met with Foreign...
View ArticleVelayati: Obama said many things in his SOTU, but nothing new
Khamenei’s advisor on international affairs and head of the Expediency Council Strategic Research Center Ali Akbar Velayati said that “Iran is determined to continue nuclear talks to maintain the...
View ArticleZarif: Obama’s statements on suspension of Iran’s nuclear program designed...
CNN reporter Jim Sciutto met in Tehran with Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to obtain his reaction to Obama’s State of the Union address, in which the US president said that the American pressure...
View ArticleTehran’s Friday prayer leader: US: senseless and armed infidel
Ahmad Khatami called the Americans senseless and armed infidels, and demanded that Iran’s reaction to the “nonsense” of the US president and secretary of state be on the same level. He called the US...
View ArticleIRGCN Commander: ties with US not needed to generate achievements
Ali Fadawi said that the enemies of the Islamic revolution are trying to instill in our young people an incorrect impression that Iran’s progress depends on direct ties with the US. Have those with a...
View ArticleIranian FM: Not our job to recognize or not recognize Israel
In an interview on the German morning show MorgenMagazin, FM Javad Zarif answered questions about the nuclear talks and the Holocaust. Zarif answered questions in English and avoided giving any direct...
View ArticleFM denies saying “Holocaust should not happen again”
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif categorically denied the remarks attributed to him about Israel, stressing that the Iran’s view about the Zionist regime (Israel) has not changed. Some Israeli...
View ArticleMajlis criticizes Zarif’s frequent meetings with American counterpart
During the Majlis session, memos written by Majlis members were read out for the executive head in the government. One Majlis representative submitted a memo to FM Mohammad Javad Zarif, criticizing his...
View ArticleForeign correspondents to cover revolution anniversary
Director General of Ministry of Culture for Foreign Press Mohammad Mansur Kushesh announced that that “107 non-resident correspondents from the US, Russia, France, Norway, Italy, Belgium, Tunisia,...
View ArticleSwedish FM tweets visit to Iran “Human rights must be a key part of any new...
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt met with his Iranian counterpart and tweeted from snowy Tehran. “Also had talks on extensive use of death penalty in Iran. In many cases heavy drug offenders. But...
View Article“Our FM is a puppet, all strings are being pulled by someone else”
A biting satirical article on opposition website khodnevis by Obaid San-Khouzani: “Atonement for the man of understanding” I absolutely loved what Zarif said. He is right. You can’t ride a camel with a...
View ArticleFM: Iran’s refusal to recognize Israel has remained unchanged
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has denied comments attributed to him about the possibility of Iran recognizing Israel. “The position of the Islamic Republic of Iran on its refusal to recognize...
View ArticleIran Daily Brief (IDB) has run its course
After years of reporting dramatic changes in the Iranian domestic arena, nuclear dossier and violation of human rights, Iran Daily Brief comes to an end February 6 on the verge of the 35th...
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