Zarif slams US for violating Muslim's rights, supporting white supremacy

TEHRAN, Mar. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif lashed out at Trump government for violating the rights of Muslims and also for promoting white supremacist ideologies.

Iranian, Turkish FMs meet in Istanbul

TEHRAN, Mar. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met and held talks in Istanbul on Friday.

OIC emergency meeting on NZ terror attack kicks off in Istanbul

TEHRAN, Mar. 22 (MNA) – Members of Organization of Islamic Cooperation are holding an emergency meeting in Istanbul after last week's twin mosque attacks in New Zealand to address Islamophobia across the world.

Zarif lands in Turkey to address Islamophobia with OIC members

TEHRAN, Mar. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has traveled to Turkey to take part in an emergency meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which is to be held today in Istanbul.

Rouhani felicitates New Year to heads of regional states

TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) – In separate messages on Thu., Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated leaders of some regional countries on the beginning of the New Year, wishing for the nations’ success and prosperity in 1398.

Gen. Shekarchi dismisses any joint military operations with Turkey

TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) – The spokesman of the Iranian Armed Forces said that Iran has no plan to launch joint military operations with Turkey along shared borders.

Iran supports power transition in Kazakhstan: FM spox

TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – Iran supports power transition in Kazakhstan since it is based on the country’s constitution, said Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Bahram Ghasemi.

Kazakh capital name changes to 'Nursultan' in honor of former president

TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – Kazakhstan’s bicameral legislature passed a law at a joint meeting of its houses on Wednesday to change the capital city’s name from Astana to Nursultan, in honor of the country’s first President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Tokayev sworn in as Kazakhstan’s interim president

TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took the oath of office and assumed the post of Kazakhstan’s interim president on Wednesday after the nation's long-time leader Nursultan Nazarbayev announced his resignation.

Iran, Russia FMs discuss Venezuela over phone

TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a phone conversation today to discuss the latest developments in Venezuela.

Iran refutes claims of participation in Turkey’s operation against PKK

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – An informed source from General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran said the country had no involvement in Turkey’s operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group on Monday.

Amb. urges for stepped-up Tehran-Moscow bilateral relations

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – The Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan has called for expanding economic relations between his country and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran, Kazakhstan discuss trade ties

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) –Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani and Kazakhstan Ambassador to Tehran Askhat Orazbay discussed expansion of mutual economic and trade ties in a meeting in Tehran on Sunday.

Iran military chief of staff calls for exit of illegal foreign troops from Syria

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – The Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri has called for putting an end to the illegal presence of foreign troops in Syria.

Tehran-Moscow parl. coop. effective for expanding ties: Amir-Abdollahian

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – Special Assistant to the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament for International Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that stepped up parliamentary ties between Iran and Russia will play an effective role in expanding the overall ties.

By: Ebrahim Fallahi

One belt-one road, a path to economic resilience

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – The history of Iran and China’s economic and cultural relations goes back to the ancient times, when positioned at the heart of the Silk Road, Iran linked the Asian country to the nations in Europe. Now, centuries later, the two countries have still maintained those strong ties and the economic relations between the two sides are seemingly on a new path to growth.

Iranian parl. friendship group meets with Georgian FM in Tbilisi

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – The Iran-Georgia Parliamentary Friendship Group at the Iranian Parliament have met with David Zakaliani, the Foreign Minister of Georgia in Tbilisi.

'Block' wins award at Russia's Moscow Shorts filmfest.

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Iranian short ‘Block’ by Mostafa Rabani has won the February edition’s Best Director award at the 2nd Moscow Shorts International Short Film Festival (ISFF) in Russia.