Foreign Ministry

Rezaei urges FM to adopt stricter stance on perpetrators of Ahvaz terrorist attack

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – Expediency Council (EC) Secretary Mohsen Rezaei called on officials at the Iranian Foreign Ministry to take toughest measures against those behind the recent terrorist attack in southern city of Ahvaz, Khuzestan province.

Iran summons UAE chargé over rash remarks on Ahvaz terror attack

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – The UAE chargé daffaires has been summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry to receive Tehran’s protest over the ill-considered remarks made by an Emirati official about the Sat. terror attack on Ahvaz.

Iran summons Denmark, Netherlands, UK envoys over harboring terrorists

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned ambassadors of the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK charge d'affaires to protest over harboring terrorist groups.

FM Zarif:

Regional terror sponsors, US masters responsible for Ahvaz attack

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Zarif said Iran holds regional terror sponsors and their US masters accountable for the Sat. terrorist attack on a military parade in Ahvaz.

Iran denies claim it’s trying to expand influence in Africa

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has rejected the claims made by Morocco regarding Tehran’s attempts to expand its influence in Africa, saying that the relations between the Islamic Republic and the African countries have always been based on mutual respect.

France says security of Iran embassy in Paris ‘reinforced’

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – The French embassy in Tehran said Sun. that a reinforced security system has been set up at the Iranian embassy in Paris following the Friday attack by a number of terrorists on the Iranian diplomatic site.

FM spox:

France liable for providing Iranian missions with security

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Reacting to the Friday attack on Iran embassy in Paris, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the responsibility of providing Iranian diplomatic missions in France with security is on the shoulder of the host country.

FM Zarif:

Iran to mull over talks only if US returns to nuclear deal

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif told Der Spiegel that it would be possible to think about holding talks with US only if the Western country returned to the Iran nuclear deal from which it withdrew back in May.

Araghchi, Pres. Ghani confer on ways to overcome water shortage

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy FM Abbas Araghchi and Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani met in Kabul on Thu. to discuss ways to develop economic cooperation and confer on issues related to water shortage and climate change.

Iran condemns Arab Quartet Committee statement as 'baseless'

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has rejected latest accusations by the Arab Ministerial Quartet Committee as ‘baseless’, saying Iran has always stood by regional countries.

FM spox:

KRG-based terrorists' acts forced Iran's hand to retaliate

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Mon. that terrorists' acts had forced Iran’s armed forces to take retaliatory and deterrent measures by carrying out airstrikes on their positions in northern Iraq.

Tehran rejects Manama claims about Iranian nationals entry with fake passports

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman dismissed Bahraini authorities’ claims that they have arrested 14 Iranian nationals for illegal entry with fake Asian passports, stressing that Tehran has been provided with no documents in this regard.

VP orders state bodies to pay membership fees to intl. organizations

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri has ordered relevant government organizations to pay Iran’s membership fees in international bodies such as the UN and the IAEA.

FM spox:

Foreign Ministry to dig into UAE police attack on Iranian fisherman

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – FM spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said Sat. that the Foreign Ministry is looking into the case of an Iranian fishing boat which reportedly came under attack by UAE police.

Iran condoles with Japan over deadly quake

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iran has extended a message of condolences and sympathy to the Japanese government and nation over a powerful quake that triggered a landslide in northern Hakkaido, killing and wounding hundreds of people.

Parl. official says global Arrogance behind Basra consulate attack

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Adviser to Iran’s Parliament speaker, Mansour Haghighatpour, told Mehr News on Saturday that the recent developments in Iraqi city of Basra which culminated in an attack on Iran’s consulate are “completely suspicious”.

Iran summons Iraqi amb. in Tehran over attack on consulate in Basra

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – After Iranian consulate general building in Iraqi southern city of Basra was set on fire, Iran summoned Iraqi ambassador to Tehran in the foreign ministry and expressed its strong protest against the act.

Iran condemns suicide bombings in Kabul

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry in a Thu. message has strongly condemned the twin suicide bombings in the Afghan capital, Kabul which killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens others.

Iran, Mongolia call for expansion of bilateral ties

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia met in Tehran on Tue. and held talks on expansion of bilateral ties in various fields.

Zarif appears before Parl. to answer lawmakers' questions

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamamd Javad Zarif is attending a Parliament’s open session today to answer lawmakers’ questions on nuclear deal talks, among other issues.

Iran-UK new round of talks to kick off Sat.

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Iran and UK will begin a fresh round of bilateral talks in Tehran from September 1, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

FM Zarif:

Iran to always remain responsible regional actor

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a tweet on Fri. that Iran will always remain a “stable, powerful and responsible regional actor.”

No third-party country can upset Iran-Pakistan ties: Zarif

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Fri. that no third-party country can leave a negative effect on relations between Iran and Pakistan.

Iran’s Zarif, Pakistan’s army discuss military coop. in Islamabad

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday in Islamabad.

Honoring JCPOA is not Iran’s only option: Zarif

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a tweet on Thu. shortly after the IAEA report on Iran’s full compliance with the JCPOA that honoring the deal is not Iran’s only option.

EU can offset Trump’s anti-Iran policies: FM spox

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ghasemi said EU’s link to US can help the bloc offset Donald Trump’s policies to some degrees by introducing the US president to today’s realities of Iran and the Middle East.

No Green Card issued for nuclear talks team: Zarif

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif highlighted that no Green Card has been issued for Iranian members of 2015 nuclear talks.

FM spox:

US 'Iran Action Group' runs counter to intl. law

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ghasemi said Mon. that the formation of ‘Iran Action Group’ by the United States follows Washington’s hostile policies toward Iran and runs counter to international law.

Iranian amb. to Oman not linked to any political party

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Public Relations Department reported that Iranian ambassador to Oman is not linked to any political party in the country.