Lebanon’s House Speaker sends condolences cable to Algerian President over the demise of Bouteflika: NNA

Source of Contamination Reported by IAEA Unknown: Envoy

The source of the contamination reported by IAEA is completely unknown to Tehran, Iranian envoy to the IAEA said, calling on IAEA to refrain from politicizing such issues and be vigilant in its positions and written reports. Despite the fact that Iran has provided a written explanation over the existence ...

IAEA Not to Gain Access to Iran’s Nuclear Data

Iran announced on Monday that the UN nuclear watchdog’s access to the footage taken by surveillance cameras installed at the country’s nuclear installations depends on a possible agreement between Tehran and the world powers on implementation of the nuclear deal. “The IAEA’s access to cameras’ memory is possible when an ...

Iran to Hold New Round of Talks with Saudi Arabia: Envoy

Iran plans to hold a fourth round of talks with regional rival Saudi Arabia in Iraq after the new Iranian government is set up, the Iranian ambassador in Baghdad was quoted on Tuesday as saying. Iran and Saudi Arabia have been rivals for years. They cut diplomatic ties in 2016. ...

Amir Abdollahian, Borrell Discuss Iran-EU Ties, JCPOA, Afghanistan

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and the European Union foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, discussed a series of issues on Friday, including the relations between Tehran and the EU, the Vienna talks for the revival of the JCPOA, and the situation in Afghanistan. The new Iranian foreign minister and ...

Afghan Grandees Insist on Formation of Inclusive Government: Velayati

Ali Akbar Velayati, an international adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said he has held talks with several grandees and leading figures of Afghanistan, who have maintained that their country requires an inclusive government involving all ethnic groups. In an exclusive interview with Tasnim on Wednesday, Velayati expounded ...

Iran Ready to Work with Others for Afghan Peace: Raisi

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi expressed the country’s readiness for cooperation with all other governments feeling responsibility for the establishment of peace and calm in Afghanistan. In a telephone conversation with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Monday, Raisi said the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan must be considered a watershed ...

5 Million Yemenis Just One Step away from Famine, Related Diseases: UN

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen, Martin Griffiths, on Monday cautioned that “more than 5 million Yemenis are on the brink of famine and with it the threat of epidemics and diseases.” During his first briefing on Yemen’s humanitarian and political developments to the UN Security Council, ...