TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans Ambassador to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo decried as baseless the anti-Iran comments by representatives of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Canada in their addresses to the 70th session of the UN General Assembly. Responding to Bahraini Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, who on October 2 accused ...

Israel has an unshakable alliance with the United States that cannot be affected by any differences, including on the Iranian nuclear issue, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in his UN speech on Thursday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) The Israeli leader told the UN General Assembly: "In Israel, we never forget one thing we never forget that the most ...

New York, Oct 1, IRNA Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the gradual method of elimination of nuclear weapons has faced failure for a long time, and urged holding talks on adopting a comprehensive nuclear convention. The Iranian foreign minister made the remarks addressing the General Assembly Meeting to Promote the International ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond invited Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to travel to London for talks on the expansion of bilateral ties. Hammonds invitation was announced during his Tuesday meeting with the Iranian foreign minister on the sidelines of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly. A high ...

New York, Sept 30, IRNA Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and conferred with counterparts from Norway, Macedonia and Poland here on Tuesday. The meetings took place on the sidelines of the 70th United Nations General Assembly meeting. During the meeting with the Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Paposki, the two sides discussed the ...

New York, Sept 29, IRNA Senior Iranian nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday Iranian and sextet foreign ministers in their last night meeting emphasized need for elimination of probable obstacles in the way of implementing the JCPOA. Foreign ministers of six world powers, the EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini, and Iranian Foreign ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) Irans Javad Zarif and French counterpart Laurent Fabius have meet in the sidelines of UN General Assembly in New York. On Monday evening, Mr. Zarif of Iran and Mr. Fabius of France sat in a meeting where they discussed bilateral trade and exchange of business delegations, and the implementation of JCPOA; Syrian crisis, war ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hailed the countrys increasing clout in the region, saying the role of Tehran in counter-terrorism and regional stability and security is now acknowledged by all parties. Iran was previously perceived as the regions problem, but today it is known as the solution in the region, the Iranian president ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 � President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Tehran today after attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York.     By IRNA

The US and its allies have been plunged into turmoil over Syria after Russian President Vladimir Putin used his speech to the United Nations General Assembly to call for a coalition of forces to back President Bashar al-Assad against ISIL. Western interventions in the Middle East and North Africa over more than a decade have left much of the region ...

President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia was highly satisfied with a progress in cooperation with Iran in various areas, including the fight against terrorism and projects in peaceful nuclear energy. NEW YORK (Sputnik) Russia was among six world powers that reached a final comprehensive agreement with Iran on its nuclear program on July ...

China will prioritize its energy and financial cooperation with Iran, as the recent nuclear deal means there is now even more opportunity to work together, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani. China and Iran have close diplomatic, economic, trade and energy ties, and China has been active in pushing both the ...

Tehran, Sept 29, IRNA Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif handshake with US President Barack Obama has not been pre-planned, an informed source close to the visiting Iranian delegation said on Tuesday. US President Barack Obama and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif shook hands on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly late Monday ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 15 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The comments of President Rouhani at the UN General Assembly dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday. Also on the cover of dailies was the fallout ...

Tehran, Sept 29, IRNA Qatars Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani referred to Iran as an important neighbor and said improvement of relations with Iran will benefit the whole region. Addressing the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday, he said it is time for holding targeted dialogue among regional countries ...

Prime Minister David Cameron will meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday to discuss restarting the Syrian peace process. The meeting comes as the Labour Party calls for the Syrian government be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Cameron and Rouhani are due to conduct talks at a United Nations summit in New York on ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events: Irans Rouhani to cut short New York visit due to Hajj tragedy President Hassan Rouhani cuts his visit to UN General Assembly and will return to Tehran on Monday to take part in the ceremony to mark returning of the bodies of Iranian pilgrims who lost their lives in last Thursday stampede ...

President Hassan Rouhani of Iran has hit out at the West for adopting measures that have fueled tensions in the region. The Middle East is gripped by violence and extremism, the Iranian president said, adding, The actions done by the West in the region ostensibly under the banner of fighting terror have led to a flare-up of violence, and the bombardment ...

In an interview in New York withMorning Editionhost Steve Inskeep, the Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, discusses the landmark nuclear deal, prospects for resolving the crisis in Syria and issues of freedom of expression in Iran. Inskeep's questions to Rouhani were translated from English to Farsi, and Rouhani's responses were translated from ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 20 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The comments of the Supreme Leader that Saudi Arabia should accept the blame for the Mina tragedy and apologize to the world of Islam dominated the front pages of Iranian ...