Foreign Ministry

Tehran condemns Arab League’s unfounded claims against Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has denounced the false claims and baseless accusations leveled against Iran in the final statement of the 166th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Arab League.

Firm response to US attacks on oil tankers definite: Iran FM

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) –Iranian foreign ministry has strongly condemned the US military attacks on Iranian ships, stressing Iran's inherent right to self defense and firm response to those aggressions.

Iran FM denounces illegal US attacks against Iranian vessels

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the aggressive and illegal US action in attacking the Iranian commercial vessels in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman.

Iran Foreign Ministry issues statement after US aggression

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry on Monday strongly condemned a U.S. military strike on Larak island, calling it a clear violation of the UN Charter, and said U.S. bases in Jordan were hit in self-defence.

Khatibzadeh:

Western states’ move on economic terrorism doomed to failure

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – The head of Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) of Iran’s Foreign Ministry says Western countries’ move on economic terrorism will be doomed to failure if they take the same wrong path for thousand times.

Iran FM announces two French diplomats ‘persona non grata’

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) –Iran’s Foreign Ministry has declared two French diplomats stationed at French Embassy in Tehran ‘persona non grata’, banning their entry into the country over activities contrary to international law and 1961 Vienna Convention.

Iran war changed regional security equations: Araghchi

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iran's foreign minister said the Iran war had changed the region's security thinking, convincing Arab states that security must be collective and regional, not dependent on foreign bases that had become sources of insecurity.

Iran wants clarity from Qatar on fate of pilots

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei has said that Tehran demands Qatar explaination and clarilty about the fate of three pilots.

Iran vows to use all means in self-defence against US

TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry vowed to use "all its tools" to exercise its inherent right to self-defence against U.S. aggression, denouncing the ongoing naval blockade and military strikes as violations of the UN Charter.

Iran not to let US determine timing of war, peace: FM spox

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said that the United States will not be allowed to determine the time of war and peace.

Iran slams UK for hosting US warplanes, warns of consequences

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry on Thursday strongly condemned UK's decision to allow the United States to use its military bases and facilities for attacks on Iran, warning that such assistance constitutes complicity in aggression.

Iran FM dismisses French allegations over its embassy staff

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry rejected French foreign minister’s claims that two French Embassy employees in Tehran were intimidated and assaulted, saying claims are false and arguing the diplomats themselves violated Iranian laws

Iran urges southern neighbours to block US attacks

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Iran warned its southern neighbours to immediately prevent the US from using their territory for attacks on Iranian soil, saying its retaliatory strikes on US bases are lawful self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter.

Foreign Ministry summons UK envoy over IRGC blacklisting

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the British ambassador to Tehran to formally protest the London government’s latest hostile move against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Foreign Ministry issues statement after fresh US aggression

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry said early Monday that the United States has violated almost every part of the ceasefire agreement, as it strongly condemned a new wave of U.S. strikes on Iranian territory over the past day.

Foreign Ministry issues statement after US attacks

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Tehran warned Persian Gulf neighbours on Wednesday that any cooperation in acts of aggression against Iran would be considered complicity in a crime.

Iran Foreign Ministry issues statement after fresh US attacks

TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry on Sunday strongly condemned U.S. air strikes on monitoring facilities along the country's southern coast, calling them a flagrant violation of both the UN Charter and the ceasefire MoU.

Iran FM denounces US violation of ceasefire, MoU

TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – Condemning the US army’s airstrikes on several centers in the Iranian southern coastal areas on Friday, June 26, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has issued a statement on violating the memorandum of understanding (MoU) by the US.

Iran denounces US-PGCC's meddlesome, provocative statements

TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned an “interfering, irresponsible and provocative” joint statement issued by the US Secretary of State and foreign ministers of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC).

Iran FM blasts Israeli strike on Beirut’s Dahiyah district

TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned Israel’s military strike on a residential area in Beirut’s southern suburb (Dahiyeh), describing the attack as a terrorist act.

Iran's Foreign Ministry slams fresh US aggression

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – The Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran denounced the latest act of aggression launched by the US against the country.

Iran's Foreign Ministry issues statement after US aggression

TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry has condemned US strikes on southern Iran in the early hours of Wednesday as a flagrant violation of the UN Charter, confirming Iranian Armed Forces struck US assets in the region in retaliation.

Violations in a front means violations on all fronts: Iran FM

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Iran's foreign ministry has warned the United States that Israel's ongoing attacks on Lebanon constitute a clear violation of the April 8 ceasefire with Tehran, and that it holds Washington responsible for the breaches.

Tehran condemns illegal US sanctions against Cuba

TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the US’s ongoing unlawful interference in Cuba’s internal affairs, including economic sanctions, political pressure, provocative actions, and military threats.

Iran condemns assassination of Qassam Brigades Cmdr.

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned Israel's assassination of Ezzedin Haddad, commander-in-chief of Hamas's Qassam Brigades, along with his wife and child, calling it a terrorist act and part of a colonial plot.

Iran, Saudi FMs discuss diplomacy to prevent escalation

TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – The Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers discussed regional developments by phone, stressing the need to continue diplomatic efforts and regional cooperation to avoid renewed tensions.

Iran's foreign ministry slams US act of piracy in Sea of Oman

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the US attack on a commercial vessel and the abduction of crew and families.

Iran urges EU to abandon hypocrisy over international law

TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said no international law rule prevents Iran from taking necessary measures to prevent aggressors from using the Strait of Hormuz against the country.

Iran FM slams US-Israeli attack on medicine factory

TEHRAN, Mar. 31 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has lashed out at the Israeli regime after a major medicine production company of Iran was targeted by Israeli-American strikes.