Foreign Ministry

Zarif takes on #10YearChallenge by taking a jab at Bolton

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif has taken on the popular social media meme ‘#10YearChallenge’ on Twitter by posting two pictures about the US national security adviser’s never-changing penchant for striking Iran.
2019-01-18 16:39
Iran, Iraq hold business forum in Karbala

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – A business forum between the Iranian side and representatives from Iraq’s central and southern provinces was held Wed. morning in Karbala in the presence of Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif.
2019-01-16 11:47
Tehran summons Dutch ambassador over embassy attack

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Iran has summoned the Dutch ambassador to Tehran over an attack on the Islamic Republic's diplomatic mission in The Hague.
2019-01-15 15:50
Iran envoy, Polish dep. FM discuss anti-Iranian Warsaw conference

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Iranian ambassador to Poland Masoud Edrissi Kermanshahi met with Poland’s deputy foreign minister Maciej Lang on Monday and conferred on the upcoming conference regarding the Middle East in the Polish capital.
2019-01-15 11:47
Poland has no ‘right’ to host an anti-Iran conference: spox

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry spokesman said Mon. that while Poland has the right to hold any conference in its country, it does not, however, have the right to host an anti-Iranian one.
2019-01-14 13:07
Poland reacts to Iran's position on upcoming anti-Iran conf. in Warsaw

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – Poland has reacted to the summoning of its Charge d'Affaires by Iranian Foreign Ministry regarding the upcoming anti-Iran conference in Warsaw.
2019-01-14 12:44
Hakim:

US sanctions make Iraq all the more determined to boost ties with Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – Leader of the National Wisdom Movement of Iraq said Sun. that the US unilateral sanctions against Iran make Iraq all the more determined to develop relations with the Islamic Republic.
2019-01-14 09:03
Polish Charge d'Affaires summoned over upcoming anti-Iran conf.

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Polish Charge d'Affaires to voice protest over the hosting of an anti-Iran, so-called ‘peace and security in Middle East’ conference by US and Poland in February.
2019-01-13 09:59
Iran dismisses rumors on JCPOA exit

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – Iran has strongly dismissed the rumors on Tehran’s exit from the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
2019-01-13 09:23
Iranian FM urges summoning Danish, Dutch envoys

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Presiding Board member of Iranian Ministry of Iranian Parliament said Foreign Affairs should summon Danish and Dutch ambassadors.
2019-01-11 18:33
Zarif returns home, calls India visit “productive”

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his accompanying high-ranking politico-economic delegation have concluded their three-day visit to India Wednesday night.
2019-01-10 10:30
Iran rejects reports about US citizen’s well-being in jail

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has dismissed as "untrue” reports by certain US media that an American citizen is imprisoned in the Iranian city of Mashhad in suboptimal conditions.
2019-01-10 09:56
Ghasemi condemns ‘irrational’ EU decision on sanctioning Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson condemned the ‘irrational’ decision of the European Union to impose sanctions against some Iranians because of some ‘baseless’ accusations.
2019-01-09 15:19
Zarif mocks US blind policies in Middle East

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif has reacted to a picture showing the US national security adviser wearing VR goggles reportedly reconstructing the past on a tour in the Israeli-occupied city of Jerusalem al-Quds.
2019-01-08 09:22
Iran holds Europe responsible for not implementing SPV

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – The Spokesman of Iranian Foreign Ministry Bahram Ghasemi says that Iran will definitely hold Europe accountable for not putting the special financial mechanism into force.
2019-01-05 22:34
Zarif says to visit India, Iraq next week

TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Thu. that he will head a large economic delegation to India and Iraq in the coming weeks aimed at expanding bilateral trade.
2019-01-03 13:54
No country can claim it can decide world’s fate: FM Zarif

TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the notion of being a superpower is weakening and no country can claim that it can decide the fate of the whole world.
2019-01-03 13:27
Iran, US, France FMs to visit Baghdad in Jan. : report

TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – Foreign ministers of Iran, France, and United States are slated to visit Baghdad in January, Iraqi FM Mohamed Ali Alhakim said on Wednesday.
2019-01-03 10:23
Iran’s policy towards Palestinian cause unchangeable: FM spox

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi says the policy of the Islamic Republic towards the Palestinian cause and the Zionist regime is principled and unchangeable.
2019-01-01 22:11
Zarif wishes for a peaceful year in 2019

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has wished everyone across the world a “happy, healthy and peaceful” New Year.
2019-01-01 09:15
FM Zarif:

US would have to resort to chaotic policies to stop Iran’s oil exports

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said the US would have to resort to policies that would drag the world into a chaotic state if it tried to actually shut down Iran’s oil exports.
2018-12-29 13:42
Iran welcomes Manbij retake by Syrian army

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Iran deems the raising of Syria’s national flag in the city of Manbij an important step toward the establishment of the legitimate rule of Syrian government over the entire country, Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
2018-12-28 16:27
Iran FM spox extends condolences on anniv. of Zoroaster's demise

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – The Spokesman of Iranian Foreign Ministry Bahram Ghasemi has issued a message offering condolences on the anniversary of the demise of ancient Iranian Prophet Zoroaster.
2018-12-26 19:19
Iran slams terrorist attack in Libya

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned the Tue. terrorist attack on the Libyan Foreign Ministry building which killed at least three people and injured nine others.
2018-12-26 15:02
Spox says Zarif’s remarks on Israel in line with Iran’s policies

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry Spokesman has stressed that FM Zarif’s response to a French magazine about Israel’s annihilation is exactly in line with Iran’s policies set according to the Leader’s and Imam Khomeini’s stance.
2018-12-25 10:01
Iran condoles with Indonesia over deadly tsunami

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) –Iran’s Foreign Ministry has expressed deep regret over the devastating tsunami in Indonesia, which left hundreds of people killed, wounded, and displaced.
2018-12-23 14:22
US presence in region always a destabilizing factor: spox

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ghasemi reacted to the US’ announcement on withdrawing troops from Syria, saying Washington’s presence in the region is always a destabilizing factor.
2018-12-22 13:27
Foreign Ministry spox receives Afghan media delegation

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – A media delegation from Afghanistan on Tuesday sat for talks with Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Bahram Ghasemi at the Ministry’s building in Tehran.
2018-12-20 09:56
Araghchi says language of respect must replace language of sanction, threat

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi said “Iran has lived with sanctions for years, and has even gained considerable achievements under the sanctions. The language of respect must replace the language of sanction and threat."
2018-12-19 08:54
West needs to facilitate resolving Syrian crisis: FM Zarif

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran, Turkey and Russia have always insisted on a political solution to the Syria crisis, calling on the Western countries to facilitate the resolution of the crisis instead of pushing ahead with their own agenda.
2018-12-18 22:25