Tasnim Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami highlighted the countrys power to protect its vital interests in the Strait of Hormuz, saying Irans dominant position in the strait is not founded on naval vessels alone, but involves missile capabilities as well. We have the power to protect our vital interests in this strait (Hormuz) ...

IRNA Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said on Wednesday that if the Western states do not fulfill their commitments under the JCPOA, Iran will reconsider its stance vis--vis JCPOA. In an interview with Russia Today on Wednesday, he added that despite delays by the European states on Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), we acted with goodwill....

IRNA An advisor to Iran's supreme leader has urged the European countries to cover the loss imposed on Iran by the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal. Referring to the recent foreign ministrial meeting of the nuclear deal signatories in Vienna, Ali kbar Velayati in a recent interview with a Russian broadcaster said, 'The European countries should ...

Tasnim Ali Akbar Velayati, an international adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said the Russian Federation has not expressed opposition to the Islamic Republics presence in war-stricken Syria. Speaking to Russias RT television network, Velayati rejected claims that Russia has tried to end Irans presence in Syria and said he has not ...

IFP - A foreign policy advisor to Irans Leader says the country is prepared to help Yemenis restore peace to their country, if they make a request for Irans intervention. We welcome any kind of help that we can do to the people in the region, governments of the region, including Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and also Yemen, Ali Akbar Velayati told RT in an ...

IRNA Iran, Russia and Turkey are ready to bring back peace to Syria, Russian Foreign Minister said. I have mentioned the readiness of those who fought each other on the ground to return to peaceful life in de-escalation zones. As for the external players readiness, I can only speak for those with whom we are working directly. I think that Iran ...

RT- Iran seeks peace worldwide through respectful and honorable relations between nations, since warmongering and intimidation cannot help solve global problems, presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi told RT in an exclusive interview. Wars raging across the globe cannot be ended through a policy of warmongering, but instead through cooperation ...

IRNA Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan underlined protection of Syria sovereignty and an intra-Syria solution for resolution of the crisis in that country. Speaking to Russia Today, he referred to importance of terrorists and their supporters' defeat in Aleppo and said Aleppo as the Syria economic center was terrorists' main target. Terrorists ...

American Herald Tribune|Kim Petersen: Independent journalist Eva Bartlett (fresh from avideotaped exchangein which she skewered a befuddled NorwegianAftenpostenjournalist) was invited ontoRT Livefor a debate with Dilly Hussain, deputy editor of5PillarsUK, about the situation in Syria, with a focus on Aleppo. The debate was extraordinary for the ...

The British bank National Westminster has decided to close down the accounts of the Russian broadcaster RT without offering any explanation. They've closed our accounts in Britain. All our accounts. 'The decision is not subject to review.' Praise be to freedom of speech! the networks Editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan said in a tweet on Monday. In ...

Foreign-backed militants in Syria are prepared to attack Israel with chemical weapons from territories under the control of Syrian government forces as a false flag, Russia Today (RT) has reported. A number of anonymous sources close to the Syrian conflict have told RT that rebel forces are planning to launch a 'provocation-attack' using chemical ...