Araghchi:

US fresh sanctions violate UN security council resolution

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that US incurred irreparable damage to its credit in the international arena with its pullout from Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Concluding monetary treaties to break monopoly of US dollar

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Member of Iranian Parliament Economic Commission Ahmad Anaraki Mohammadi believes that conclusion of monetary pacts with other countries can break the monopoly of US dollar.

Iran, Russia stress boosting cultural ties

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyed Abbas Salehi and Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky called for broadening and enhancing bilateral, cultural cooperation.

Senior cleric:

'Sponsors of crimes made by S Arabia, Zionists have ugly face'

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani, the Interim Leader of Tehran Friday Prayers said the countries which contributed to the crimes and atrocities of Al Saud and Zionists have the ugliest faces in the world.

Russia’s Duma confirms agreement to establish Iran-Eurasia free trade zone

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Russia’s Duma endorsed an agreement on setting up a free trade zone between Islamic Republic of Iran and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in its open session held late on Thursday, Nov. 15.

Instrumental use of human rights, intl. mechanisms denounced

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi strongly condemned the instrumental use of human rights and international mechanisms by some Western countries, the Zionist regime and regional reactionary regimes.

In presence of Pres. Rouhani:

Maku combined-cycle power plant to be inaugurated next week

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Chief Executive of Maku Combined-Cycle Power Plant Samad Pashapour said that the first phase of the plant, with the production capacity of 80-MW electricity, will become operational next week in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani.

Iranian deputy FM:

US using dollar as weapon to challenge EU sovereignty

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for the Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that the US government is using its currency as a "weapon" to challenge Europe’s national sovereignty.

Iran Social Security Organization head, his deputy die in car crash

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Taghi Nourbakhsh, the president of the Social Security Organization, and Abdolrahman Tajoddin, the parliamentary deputy of the organization, died in a car accident in a trip to Gorgan late on Thursday.

Iran's deputy amb. to UN:

Weaponizing food, medicine against citizens 'crime against humanity'

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – 'Weaponizing food and medicine against civilians has no other designation but crime against humanity,' Iran's Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN Eshagh Al Habib said.

In a joint statement:

EU, S Africa reiterate maintaining JCPOA

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – In a joint meeting held in Belgian capital, Brussels, late on Thursday, European Union (EU) and South African authorities emphasized on the significance of maintaining Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Iraqi pres. due in Tehran tomorrow

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Iraqi President Barham Salih will visit Iran at the head of a high-ranking delegation on Sat. Nov. 17 in order to expand and promote bilateral ties.

Iranian deputy FM:

Europe should take practical steps to maintain JCPOA after US exit

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – In his meeting with the President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate Vito Rosario Petrocelli of Italy late on Thu. in Rome, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that Europe needs to take effective steps to maintain Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) after the US pullout from this international deal.

Italian MP says coop. with Iran, ‘priority for Rome’

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Italy’s President of the Foreigner and European affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies Marta Grande said that cooperation with Iran in the West Asia is certainly one of the priorities of the Italian government.

IRGC cmdr.:

Iran's response to S Arabia’s prattle will be 'silent' but 'painful'

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari says Iran’s response to Saudi Arabia’s prattle has always been, and will be, "silent" but "painful".

US must stop warmongering in Syria: Amir-Abdollahian

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Special Aide on International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian rebuked the US intervention in Syria, saying that Washington should stop meddling with Syrian people’s affairs.

Amir-Abdollahian:

Trump overplays anti-Iran sanctions’ impact for other countries

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Iranian parliamentary official Amir-Abdollahian said Thu. that the fear that US President Trump induces in other countries for doing business with Iran is far greater than the actual impact of the sanctions.

Iran calls on Europe to fulfill economic obligations

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called on EU countries on Thursday to fulfill their economic obligations to facilitate trade with Iran in the face of US sanctions.

Five abducted Iranian border guards freed: IRGC chief

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Top IRGC commander announced on Thursday that five of the 12 Iranian guards abducted by terrorists at a border post in the city of Mirjaveh, southeast Iran, have been released.

Araghchi lands in Rome for talks on bilateral ties

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Rome to hold talks with senior Italian officials on expansion of bilateral relations and cooperation.

US hegemony in West Asia is over: Army chief

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Commander of Iran’s Army Major General Seyed Abdolrahim Mousavi said on Thu. the United States’ hegemony in West Asia has come to an end, and its mischievous goals in the region will fail to be realized.

Maj. Gen. Safavi:

Islamic Jihad’s hundreds of rockets, major threat to Israeli regime

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Top Military Aide to the Iranian Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi said Thu. that the hundreds of rockets owned by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement is a major threat to the Israeli regime.

Iran opens trading house in Bishkek

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Iran has opened a trading house in Kyrgyzstan’s capital city of Bishkek in a bid to ramp up economic interactions with the Central Asian country.

Palestine’s resistance to force Zionists to retreat: Amir-Abdollahian

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Secretary General of Permanent Secretariat of Intl. Conference on Palestinian Intifada said in a statement on Wed. that Netanyahu has reached the finish line, and Palestine’s resistance will stop Israeli aggression and force the regime to retreat.

Iran sympathizes with US over deadly California wildfires

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has expressed deep regret over the devastating wildfires in the US state of California, which have killed dozens of people so far.

Beijing lauds Iran’s efforts to preserve JCPOA

TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – Chinese foreign ministry has praised Iran’s efforts to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as a recent report by IAEA reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s adherence to its commitments under the pact.