Qatar withdrawal from OPEC may increase Iran’s production share: Zaccara

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) –Dr. Luciano Zaccara says Qatar withdraw from OPEC may increase the quota (of power and production) that OPEC may allocate to Iran, which is not in line with the US policy towards Iran.

Political squabbles among OPEC members have weakened its efficacy: Prof. Entessar

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Touching upon the Qatar’s reasons to withdraw from OPEC, Prof. Entessar said political squabbles among its members have weakened OPEC's efficacy.  

Iran to export 1mn bdp of oil despite US sanctions: Energy expert

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Refereeing to withdrawal of Qatar from OPEC , Omid Shukri says Iran will be able to export 1 million barrels of oil despite Washington's effort to cut Iran's export to zero.

Indian gov. avoids dialogue with Pakistan

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – In an interview to Tehran Times, Reza Rumi talks about the strained India-Pakistan relations, mistrust between the two countries, BJP government’s ‘hawkish Pakistan policy’ and how Kartarpur corridor project marks a ‘positive development’ between India and Pakistan.

S Arabia claim of offsetting Iran oil void is bluff: former NIOC official

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – A former director of international affairs at the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said that as many experts believed, claims that Saudi Arabia and Russia can offset Iran oil void after US sanctions is a bluff.

Murder of Khashoggi hardened Congress resistance to nuclear agreement with KSA: Daryl Kimball

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association in Washington, says “I do not believe the Congress will approve a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia if it does not meet the “Gold Standard.”

Iran holds no resentment towards Saudis: analyst

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – A political analyst has rejected the idea that Iran is an enemy of all Saudis and by extension all Sunnis.

‘I doubt that China or Russia would supply Saudi with enrichment or reprocessing tech’

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – “I doubt that China or Russia would supply Saudi Arabia with enrichment or reprocessing technology but, if North Korea can do it, Saudi Arabia probably could as well,” Frank N. von Hippel tells the Tehran Times in an exclusive interview.

Syrian general says 'liberation of Golan Heights is coming'

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – At a joint press conference in the Russian city of Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to create a demilitarized zone in Idlib on Sep. 17, 2018. 

Muslims need to talk more with each other: Bajrami

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Muiadin Bajrami, Manager of Foundation Gnosa in Macedonia, is of the opinion that Shia and Sunni scholars need to talk more with each other to achieve Islamic unity.

Iran is a role model for uniting Muslim states: Indonesian scholar

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Akmal Kamil, Deputy Head of Research and Education at Islamic Cultural Center Jakarta, believes that Iran is a role model for uniting Muslim countries around the world.

Imam Khomeini initiated idea of Islamic Unity: Prof. Mirza

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Indian Professor Mahrukh Mirza said that the idea of achieving Islamic unity started with efforts of late Imam Khomeini.

Only Resistance can solve Palestinian crisis: German analyst

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Jürgen Graßmann, the independent analyst from Germany, said that the only solution for the Palestinian crisis is resistance.

US accusation on Iran about violating CWC is suspicious: Fitzpatrick

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Mark Fitzpatrick, director of International Institute for Strategic Studies, says that the timing of the US accusation on Iran about “violating the CWC is suspicious.”

Al-Khalifa regime threatened people to vote in elections: Bahraini cleric

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – The Director of Bahrainis Seminary in Iranian holy city of Qom Sheikh Abdullah al-Daghagh condemned the recent elections in Bahrain as a farce, saying that the Al-Khalifa regime had threatened the people to vote.

EU army won’t threaten NATO future: ex-CIA official

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Professor Paul Pillar, who was CIA intelligence analyst for 28 years, tells the Tehran Times that “today the idea of a European military force clearly is getting a boost from the many frictions between Europe and the Trump administration in the United States.”

Politics, main reason behind division among Muslim states: Brazillian activist

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – The division which is now seen among some Islamic states is mainly because of politics, said Muslim Brazilian activist Garcia Gomez.

Palestine a big umbrella that gathers all Muslims: Hamas rep.

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) –Khaled al-Qaddumi said that the issue of Palestine and Jerusalem is a big umbrella that can gather all Islamic states together.

Transatlantic differences justify European efforts to become more autonomous: Finaud 

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Marc Finaud, France Former spokesman of Foreign Ministry says that “More recently, the reasons why France and Germany saw an interest in developing further EU strategic autonomy were related to the apparent reduced American interest in transatlantic solidarity, and the prospect of the United Kingdom leaving the EU, because the UK was one of the two leadings military powers in Europe but always opposed any progress towards a ‘European army’.”

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Popular sentiment in Pakistan remains sympathetic to Tehran

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – Senior Pakistani journalist and political analyst Farrukh K Pitafi says popular sentiment in his country remains sympathetic to Iran in the face of US' unilateral withdrawal from the nuclear deal and re-imposition of sanctions.