Europe

Georgia to hold presidential election on Saturday

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Georgia will hold its presidential election on Saturday. The country’s new president will for the first time be elected by an electoral college and not through a popular vote.

Iran envoy in Syria:

Support for Resistance reason behind recent attacks on Syria

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Syria Hossein Akbari said that the goal of the current terrorist attacks in Syria is taking revenge against the country for its support for the Axis of Resistance.

Ahead of talks with European negotiators;

Iran FM announces Tehran's approach on nuclear issue

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) –  Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that the nuclear debate inside Iran is likely to shift towards the possession of its own weapons if the west goes ahead with a threat to reimpose all UN sanctions.

Medvedev warns;

EU behavior in struggle with Russia fraught with bad scenario

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – European politicians are not resolving the conflict with Moscow but are only adding fuel to the fire, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said.

CBI chief:

No impact on Iranian economy with Trump's election win

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), Mohammad-Reza Farzin says Donald Trump’s victory as the next US president has nothing to do with Iran's economy or its financial growth.

Hungarian FM:

Europe on the verge of sweeping changes

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – The European Union will have to change its approach to the conflict in Ukraine as a result of Donald Trump’s victory at the presidential election in the US, Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said.

Lavrov:

US preparing Europe to start direct war with Russia

TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – The US is preparing Europe to enter into a direct military conflict with Russia in case of Kiev fails, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.

Germany inaugurates new NATO naval HQ in Rostock

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has unveiled a new multinational naval headquarters for the Baltic Sea in the northern German city of Rostock.

Hamas is alive, will continue its path stronger than before

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas is alive and will continue on the same path stronger than before despite the martyrdom of its leader Yahya Sinwar.

NATO begins large-scale nuclear exercises in northern Europe

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Large-scale NATO nuclear exercises, dubbed "Steadfast Noon," with the participation of 2,000 servicemen from 13 alliance countries and up to 60 military aircraft begin on Monday in northern Europe.

Gen. Bagheri:

Iran to hit all Israel infrastructures if Zionists not curbed

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – The Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces has warned of hitting all infrastructures in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories if the Zionists are not leashed.

Israeli regime closes airspace till October 31st

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Following the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, the Israeli regime has closed its airspace until the end of October and the cancellation of all flights to and from Europe.

Macron calls for reviewing ties with Russia

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – Europe will have to review its relations with Russia sometime in the future, French President Emmanuel Macron said.

New Muslim statelet to be formed in Europe

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama says he wants to create a statelet.

French officials fear World War III : Source

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Members of the French government are concerned about the Ukraine conflict spiraling out of control and are now exercising “great discretion,” according diplomatic sources.

Iran reacts to European Union's hostile statement

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman has reacted to the European Union's recent statement accusing the Islamic Republic of interference in the Ukraine war.

Swedish foreign minister unexpectedly resigns

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom has announced his resignation as foreign minister and retirement from politics, offering no explanation.

Report;

UAE freezes fighter jet purchase contract with France

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – The UAE has frozen the implementation of the contract of purchasing 80 fighter jets from France and is also considering the possibility of blocking military cooperation with the European state due to the arrest of Pavel Durov.

US sends reconnaissance plane to monitor Russia’s activities

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – The United States has sent an RC-135U reconnaissance plane to Europe to monitor Russia’s activities.

FM Araghchi:

Developing Iran-EU ties requires removing incorrect policies

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Iran's new Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that the development of the relations between Tehran and Europe requires removing incorrect policies.

Fresh maritime incident reported in Yemen

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has reported a new attack on a vessel off the coast of Yemen.

In Romania;

NATO is building one of its largest airbases in Europe

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The Mihail Koğalniceanu Military Base in Romania, built during the communist era on the Black Sea opposite Crimea, has undergone a transformation to strengthen NATO's capabilities in the east of the continent.

Western allies slam Israeli minister's remarks on Gaza

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Israel’s Western allies have condemned remarks by the country's far-right finance minister who suggested that causing the starvation of Gaza’s population of more than 2 million Palestinians “might be just and moral”.

Gas prices in Europe hit year's highest level

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) –  Gas prices in Europe reached the highest level for 2024 at the beginning of Thursday's trading session following Ukraine's shelling of the Russian border town of Sudzha in Russia's Kursk Region.

Iran's acting FM says;

West silence blocked diplomatic channels to deal with Israel

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has strongly criticized the silence of the West over Israeli crimes, saying that this silence has led to the blocking of all diplomatic channels to deal with Israel.

2 children dead, 9 others injured in stabbing attack in UK

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – Two children were killed and nine more were injured in what police described as a "ferocious" stabbing attack in northwest England on Monday morning during a Taylor Swift-themed dance event.

German police raid mosque in Hamburg

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Dozens of German police forces raided the Blue Mosque in Hamburg early on Wednesday morning.