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Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said that his country has not violated the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as it has taken all decisions while strictly sticking to the 'dispute resolution mechanism' mentioned in it. (Photo: File I AP)

Iran has not violated Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action: Foreign Minister

Tehran had stopped complying with some elements of the agreement in May, a year after the US unilaterally withdrew from the deal.

02 Jul 2019 11:29 AM

The US sanctions targeting top Iranian statesmen come after the downing of a US drone by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps last week. (Photo: AP)

Iranian President Rouhani says White House is 'mentally retarded'

‘Imposing sanctions on Iran's Supreme Leader and commander of Iran's diplomacy is permanent closure of the path of diplomacy,’ Rouhani said.

25 Jun 2019 7:04 PM

The latest round of sanctions denies Khamenei and senior Iranian military figures access to financial resources and blocks their access to any financial assets they have under US jurisdiction. (Photo: File)

'New US sanctions mean end of diplomacy,' says Iran

President Donald Trump enacted the new sanctions on Monday against Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his associates.

25 Jun 2019 1:19 PM

And Tehran is believed to have stepped up its own cyber capabilities in the face of US efforts to isolate the Islamic republic. (Photo: AFP)

Iran denies being hit by US cyber attack

‘No successful attack has been carried out by them, although they are making a lot of effort,’ telecommunications minister Jahromi said.

24 Jun 2019 1:45 PM

The United States on Monday was due to tighten sanctions on Iran as the two countries traded barbs in a tense standoff sparked by Washington's withdrawal from a nuclear deal. (Photo: File)

Iran-US trade barbs ahead of new sanctions

On Sunday US national security adviser John Bolton cautioned Iran against misinterpreting the last-minute cancellation.

24 Jun 2019 11:37 AM

'Firing one bullet towards Iran will set fire to the interests of America and its allies' in the Middle East, armed forces general staff spokesman Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi told the Tasnim news agency. (Photo: File)

'Firing one bullet at Iran' will 'set fire' to US interests: Iran general

Iran warned the US that any aggression against the Islamic republic would have serious consequences for US interests in the region.

22 Jun 2019 3:30 PM

Iran on Thursday wrote to the United Nations, alleging that the US military drone shot by the Islamic Republic over the Strait of Hormuz was in a 'full stealth mode' and engaged in a spying operation. (Representational Image)

'Engaged in spying': Iran writes to UN over US drone

Iranian military gave repeated radio warnings to US drone before downing it after it entered country's airspace, Sputnik reported.

21 Jun 2019 10:34 AM

The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk spy drone was shot down by the IRGC after it entered the Iranian airspace near the Kouhmobarak district, according to a report by Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). (Representational Image)

'Have shot down US drone over our territory,' says Iran

The development comes at a time of heightened tensions between Tehran and US owing to a recent attack on two oil tankers in Gulf of Oman.

20 Jun 2019 10:01 AM

'The campaign for my release started in Lebanon, developed in Lebanon, and ended in Lebanon,' Zakka said, adding that he would not divulge into details regarding his 'kidnapping, detention, and false accusations.' (Photo: ANI)

Iran releases Lebanese businessman convicted of spying after 4 years

Zakka, an information technology expert, had disappeared while he was attending a conference in Tehran in 2015.

12 Jun 2019 9:23 AM

He made the comments during a meeting with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Tehran. (Photo: ANI)

EU should resist 'economic terrorism' committed by US against Iran: Rouhani

The US withdrawal from the JCPOA has had nothing, but the adverse impact on the interaction among the countries and regional stability.

11 Jun 2019 9:53 AM

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday it was Washington that had left the negotiating table. (Photo:AP)

'US needs to be in normal state, before talking': Hassan Rouhani

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday the United States is prepared to engage with Iran without pre-conditions.

03 Jun 2019 8:53 AM

Iran's stocks of key nuclear materials are still within the limits set by a 2015 deal with world powers, the latest International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on the matter said Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Iran's stocks of nuclear materials still within limits: IAEA

Stocks of both -- enriched uranium and heavy water did not exceed the ceilings set in the 2015 agreement, the report said.

31 May 2019 8:01 PM

Najafi resigned as mayor in 2018 after hard-liners criticized him for attending a dance performance by young girls.(Photo: Twitter/Mohammad Ali Najafi )

Ex-Tehran mayor, 67, shoots 35-year-old wife in the heart, surrenders

Earlier on Tuesday, Iranian media reported that Mitra Najafi, who is one of Najafi’s two wives, had been killed in northern Tehran.

30 May 2019 9:59 AM

Zarif also denied Iran was seeking nuclear weapons, after Trump said during a visit to Japan that "we're not looking for regime change in Iran. (Photo:AP)

Iran lambaste US after Trump's nuclear weapon comment

The Trump administration was 'hurting the Iranian people and causing tension in the region,' Iran FM Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote on Twitter.

28 May 2019 8:34 AM

Despite its efforts to isolate Iran, the United States said it welcomed the initiative and noted that Germany had diplomatic relations with Tehran. (Photo:AP)

'Wont talk with US 'under any circumstance': Iran

'There will be no talks under any circumstances,' he was quoted as saying by the official state news agency IRNA.

24 May 2019 8:41 AM

Earlier this month, officials in the United Arab Emirates alleged that four oil tankers were sabotaged. (Photo:AP)

Iran quadruples Uranium production; officials confirm

But by increasing production, Iran soon will exceed the stockpile limitations set by the accord.

21 May 2019 1:28 PM

Earlier this week the United States pulled some diplomatic staff from its embassy in neighbouring Iraq. (Photo:AP)

Iran rubbishes talk of conflict; make it clear they do not want war

Tensions between Washington and Tehran have increased in recent days, raising concerns about a potential US-Iran conflict.

19 May 2019 12:49 PM

Iran has dismissed the US military build up as 'psychological warfare' designed to intimidate it. (Photo:AP)

Hassan Rouhani wants to see 'unity' to face groundbreaking US pressure

US President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Iran's leaders talk with him about giving up their nuclear program.

12 May 2019 10:06 AM

The meeting came after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of planning "imminent" attacks on a hastily organised visit to Iraq. (Photo:AP)

Iran to suspend a few nuclear deal commitments

Iran has decided to suspend some of its commitments under a landmark 2015 nuclear deal with major powers abandoned by Washington last year.

08 May 2019 1:12 PM

The bill was passed by parliament last week in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s decision this month to designate Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards a foreign terrorist organisation. (Photo:AP)

Iran designates all US troops in Middle East as terrorists

Rouhani signed a bill into law declaring all US forces in the Middle East terrorists and calling the US government a sponsor of terrorism.

01 May 2019 2:01 PM

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