TEHRAN, March 27. /TASS/. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on the US to release Iranian researchers detained by the US government. He made this statement on Twitter on Friday. “US has taken several Iranian scientistshostage — without charge or
MOSCOW, March 23. /TASS/. Russian and Turkish servicemen conducted the second joint patrol mission along a section of the M4 highway linking the cities of Aleppo and Latakia in the Idlib de-escalation zone in Syria. The Turkish side has committed
The European Union will send €20 million in humanitarian aid to Iran, which is subject to US sanctions, to help alleviate the coronavirus outbreak, and will support Tehran’s request for IMF financial help, the EU’s top diplomat said Monday. “We’ve not been able
Iran’s supreme leader refused US assistance on Sunday to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory that the virus could be man-made by America. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei‘s comments come as Iran faces crushing US sanctions blocking the country
VIENNA — Iran has nearly tripled its stockpile of enriched uranium since November in violation of its deal with world powers, U.N. atomic watchdog agency said Tuesday, while raising new questions about possible nuclear-related activities and undeclared nuclearmaterial at three locations. The International Atomic Energy
Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi looked visibly feverish as he spoke on state television Monday, downplaying the spread of the new coronavirus in Iran. Without a face mask on, wiping sweat off his forehead and speaking to local press,
Iran’s confirmed death toll from the new coronavirus rose to eight on Sunday, the highest outside China, sending neighbouring countries scrambling to contain the outbreak. Four immediate neighbours of the Islamic republic—Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Armenia—said on Sunday they would close
The U.S. “maximum pressure” policy aimed at isolating Iran will not work, but the regime would be willing to negotiate if the Trump administration returns to the Iranian nuclear deal and drops economic sanctions, President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday. “Of course, sanctions naturally create some problems,
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that he doesn’t believe the U.S. will pursue war with his country, because it will harm President Donald Trump‘s 2020 reelection bid. Rouhani said that Trump knows that war with Iran will “ruin” his
Iran will launch a satellite on Sunday, a government minister said, as part of a fledgling program the United States says is a cover for ballistic missile development. “The Zafar satellite will be placed in orbit today from Semnan at