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US-planned anti-Iran PG coalition doomed to failure: Iranian army official

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – The Head of Iranian Army's Strategic Studies Center Brigadier General Pourdastan has said that only a few countries have agreed to the US attempt to form a so-called maritime coalition in the Persian Gulf.
2019-08-09 19:50
Border security Iran's redline, VP Jahangiri says

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Iran considers its borders as a redline and any aggression will be met with a firm response by Iranian armed forces, according to Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri.
2019-08-08 17:38
EC head:

Islamic Republic standing more powerfully in pursuit of its goals

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani said Wed. that Islamic Republic of Iran is standing stronger and more united than ever in pursuit of its goals and never gives in to bullying behavior of the enemies.
2019-08-07 22:45
US asks 60 nations to join coalition in Hormuz Strait, but only UK agrees

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – While the United Kingdom has so far been the only country to joint the US-led coalition in the Strait of Hormuz, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that the US has asked more than sixty nations to join the coalition.
2019-08-06 18:44
UK sole country to join US anti-Iran coalition in Strait of Hormuz: report

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – While Germany reiterated Mon. that it will not join US maritime coalition in the Strait of Hormuz, UK is the only country so far that has agreed with the US plan.
2019-08-05 22:41
Who was to blame for former IAEA chief’s death?

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – The surprise death of Yukiya Amano, the former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), caught many by surprise.
2019-08-04 19:35
Iraqi Nujaba congratulates Iran on downing US drone, seizure of UK tanker

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Spokesman of Iraq's al-Nujaba Movement Nasr al-Shamri has met with Mojtaba Zonnour, chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission.
2019-08-04 19:29
US envoy angry with Germany's decision not to join coalition in Hormuz Strait

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – The US ambassador to Germany launched a scathing attack on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government on Thursday for its reluctance to join a naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz.
2019-08-01 12:33
Zarif to Pompeo:

Accept interview with Iranian reporters instead of hypocritical gesture

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reacted to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's claim on his readiness to visit Tehran and speaking to Iranian people.
2019-07-31 22:13
Germany won't take part in US Strait of Hormuz initiative: FM Mass

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Germany refuses to take part in a US-led maritime mission in the Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas announced, adding there “cannot be a military solution” to the current tensions in the Persian Gulf.
2019-07-31 20:53
Stoltenberg says no NATO mission requested in Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday there had been no formal request for the military alliance to launch a mission in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report.
2019-07-31 19:49
Germany makes no promise to join US proposed coalition in PG

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – After it was reported today that Washington had officially requested Berlin’s contribution to a US-led naval force in the Persian Gulf, now reports are coming out saying that Berlin has made no promises to the US and has rejected anti-Iran maritime coalition proposal.
2019-07-30 20:08
Iran not to allow US, UK to take control of Hormuz Strait

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – The Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council (EC) Mohsen Rezaei said Sun. that the Americans and the British are escalating the tensions in the region to claim that they have control over the security of the Hormuz Strait and movements of vessels.
2019-07-28 20:29
By: By Martin Love

Cruelty and stupidity are the hallmarks of US moves this century

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – One huge lie zipping around the Internet of late is the depiction of a map showing the (alleged) extent of the Persian “empire” in 300 BC, as it is labeled. It shows that the Achaemenid dynasty as empire controlling lands stretching from a small part of Europe west of the Bosporus across Anatolia to Bactria and what today is Pakistan and western India.
2019-07-28 01:02
US wants to be involved in UK's probable talks with Iran over seized tanker: Envoy

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – The US ambassador to the UK has said his country wants to be involved in any negotiations with Iran about seized oil tankers.
2019-07-27 18:31
CENTCOM makes new claim on bringing down 2nd Iranian drone last week

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – While the US has not provided any evidence to prove its claim that one of their warship brought down an Iranian drone since last week, today US Central Command made a new claim.
2019-07-23 23:14
We will frustrate US for another 40 years: Zarif

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met with Speaker of the National Assembly of Nicaragua Gustavo Porras Cortés.
2019-07-22 22:44
Germany won't join US anti-Iran maximum pressure campaign: Mass

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says the country will not follow US President Donald Trump’s approach toward Iran, instead prioritizing de-escalation through diplomacy.
2019-07-22 22:12
By: Martin Love

Demand that the Mideast become a nuclear-weapon-free zone!

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Petty and small-minded is the sole way to describe the restrictions on Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s movements to a six-block area around the United Nations complex while he is in New York to address a UN group. This kind of action and mentality is the stuff of petty tyrants, not befitting the alleged leader or government of an “empire” that has any serious, responsible sense of itself or of others overseas or internally who don’t happen to be “Caucasian”. Or “Western” or whatever.
2019-07-21 23:34
Japan's Abe stresses friendly ties with Tehran amid US request to join anti-Iran coalition

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Sunday (July 21) he had not yet decided on how to respond to an expected US request to send its navy to join a military coalition to safeguard strategic waters off Iran and Yemen.
2019-07-21 22:03
By: Saeed Sobahani

The new controversy provoked by the racist president

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – President Donald Trump has repeatedly proven that he is a racist. He has not only taken action to protect racial minorities, especially African Americans but also provides full support for whites and racist and nationalist groups in the United States. During his presidency, Trump has increased the pressure on immigrants and has repeatedly offended blacks. The recent insult to some of the black congressional delegates has sparked anger at American public opinion.
2019-07-16 20:51
China says JCPOA is 'irreplaceable' and sole way to resolve concerns

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – China has called the Iran nuclear deal “irreplaceable” and the sole way to resolve the concerns over Tehran’s nuclear program.
2019-07-16 19:54
Iran ready for talks if sanctions lifted, bullying behaviour abandoned: Rouhani

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says that if the United States lifts the sanctions and ends its bullying behavior, Iran is ready for negotiations.
2019-07-14 22:12
Tension to end only when economic terrorism against Iranian nation ends: Zarif

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says that the tension in the region will end only when the economic terrorism waged by the US against Iranian nations ends.
2019-07-11 19:06
Russia says Iran's 4.5% uranium enrichment has nothing to do with nuke arms

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Russia's Permanent Representative to Int'l Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov has said that Iran's 4.5% enriched has nothing to do with nuclear weapons.
2019-07-09 22:32
US does not seek war with Iran, VP Pence claims

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – US Vice President Mike Pence says that Washington doesn't seek war with Iran, reiterating earlier US statements claiming that the country wants to hold negotiations with Tehran.
2019-07-08 22:49
By: Yuram Abdullah Weiler

Dichotomy of days: Reflections on remembrance of a tragedy

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – “There is little doubt that even before the deal’s existence, Iran was violating its terms.” —White House Press Statement, July 1, 2019.
2019-07-07 02:00
By: Mohammad Ghaderi

The messages hidden in a meeting

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – The leaders of the United States and North Korea met at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in the borders that divide North and South Korea. The meeting was about 50 minutes long. The two sides were inside North Korea’s borders only for the initial greetings and handshakes and after taking some pictures they had their talks inside the territory of South Korea.
2019-07-03 20:42
Russian energy minister says tension in the Persian Gulf is not the fault of Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Tues. that Iran is not the cause of instability in the Persian Gulf and that sanctions against the country are 'unlawful.'
2019-07-02 20:24
Senior Iranian lawmaker:

Israel will be annihilated in half an hour if US attacks Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Chairman of Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mojtaba Zonnour has refuted the US president’s recent claim that he prevented military strike on Iran with just 10 minutes to go.
2019-07-01 16:36