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Iran denounces Israeli claims over occupied Golan Heights

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned Israeli claims over the occupied Golan Heights and rejecting an independent Palestinian state, stressing such moves violate historical and legal realities and international law.

Iran FM warns US against bigger miscalculations over Hormuz

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has warned the US against making an even bigger intelligence miscalculation over the Strait of Hormuz.

FM Araghchi slams France over "vivid" human rights hypocrisy

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) –Iranian foreign minister has lashed out at France for blatant hypocrisy over its claims to defend human rights and international law, pointing to its support for the Israeli regime’s actions in Gaza and aggression against Iran.

Iran FM spox:

US menace against civilian sites breach of Geneva Convention

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Condemning US threats and attacks against civilian infrastructures, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said US menace against civilian centers in Iran is clear violations of the Geneva Conventions and war crimes.

Iran strongly condemns Israeli crimes against Lebanon

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has denounced the brutal attacks by the occupying regime of Israel against areas in southern Lebanon over the past few days.

Iran not currently engage in talks with US: FM Araghchi

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Referring to the negotiations between Iran and the US, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has emphasized that Iran is not currently engaging in talks with the United States.

Iran FM seeks justice for diplomats killed in Mazar-i-Sharif

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry vowed to pursue the perpetrators and masterminds behind the 1998 terrorist attack on the country’s Consulate General in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif, which killed eight Iranian diplomats and a reporter.

FM Araghchi meets Iraqi officials during Arbaeen pilgrimage

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Iranian foreign minister held meetings with senior Iraqi officials on the sidelines of the Arbaeen pilgrimage in Karbala, with discussions focusing on facilitating the movement of pilgrims and strengthening mutual cooperation.

Iran not currently negotiating with US: FM spox

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Referring to the negotiations between Tehran and Washington, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said, “To avoid any ambiguity, I must say that we are not currently holding any talks with the United States.”

Iran FM Araghchi:

Media plays crucial role in thwarting enemies' plots

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi says that media plays a leading role in foiling the hostile plots, presenting the true narrative of Iran’s defense against US-Israeli aggression.

Iran FM denounces joint US-Saudi attacks on areas in Iraq

TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the joint US and Saudi aggressive attacks on several areas in Iraq.

Iran summons Ukrainian charge d’affaires over vessel attack

TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned Ukraine’s charge d’affaires in Tehran over a Ukrainian military attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea that killed one sailor and injured another.

FM Araghchi meets with his Kyrgyz counterpart on SCO meeting

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi met and held talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev on Friday on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Ministerial Meeting.

FM Araghchi:

SCO member states denounce US aggression against Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says all member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have explicitly condemned US’ aggression against Iran, and also US's unilateral actions and violations of intl. law.

Araghchi at SCO meeting:

Iran reserves rights to retaliate against any aggressive acts

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) –Addressing Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting in Kyrgyzstan on Friday, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said his country reserves rights to retaliate against any acts of aggression.

Iran FM spox:

Iran attaches great importance to SCO, similar arrangements

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says Iran attaches great importance to the SCO and similar multilateral arrangement.

Iran FM Araghchi:

Compromised individuals in US burying their heads in sands

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Warning the continued US military aggression against Iran, Foreign Minister Seyyed Araghchi has said that compromised individuals in the US administration are burying their heads in the sand.

FM spox:

US threat of bombing Iran nuke sites 'enmity toward progress'

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says that the US threat of bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities is a sign of its enmity and animosity toward the scientific and technological progress of the country.

Iran FM spox:

No political claim justifies US destruction of infrastructure

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says that no political and military claim justifies the suffering of people and destruction of civilian infrastructures in the country.

FM Araghchi:

Iran to defend every inch of its land until very last breath

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Reacting to the martyrdom of three civilians in the southern city of Bandar Khamir, Hormozgan province, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized that Iran will firmly defend its entire territory with utmost strength.

Iran FM spox:

US attack on a park ranger post ‘latest example of war crime’

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said that US airstrikes on a park ranger post in southern Iranian province of Hormozgan province is the latest example of war crime committed against the Iranian territory.

Iran FM making efforts to ease services for Arbaeen pilgrims

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Iranian officials reviewed the latest arrangements for this year's Arbaeen pilgrimage during a meeting on Monday, with the Foreign Ministry pledging full diplomatic and consular support to facilitate services for pilgrims.

Iran FM spox:

Iran acted in good faith but US put Islamabad MoU into crisis

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said that Iran has acted in good faith but the United States has plunged and dragged Islamabad memorandum of understanding (MoU) into serious crisis.

Baghaei hails Armed Forces for safeguarding Iran’s security

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei praised the country’s Armed Forces for safeguarding Iran’s security and stability, saying they remain vigilant against hostile activities amid continued threats against Iran.

FM denounces fresh US attacks against Iran as grave war crime

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the latest US attacks on several areas in the country’s southern coastal provinces and railroad bridges, terming strikes as “flagrant war crime”.

Tehran summons UK envoy over accusations leveled against Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Following the repetition of false and baseless accusations leveled by British officials against Iran, the UK ambassador to Tehran was summoned by the Director General for Western Europe at Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

FM spox:

Europe must be held accountable for complicity in war on Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has issued a sharp rebuke to NATO, demanding that European nations face accountability for their active participation in the US–Israeli military aggression waged against Iran.

Iran lashes out at German FM’s rhetoric on Hormuz Strait

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA)–Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has criticized German foreign minister’s remarks on the Strait of Hormuz, calling them ‘shameful’ as attempt to distort reality and a diversion from Germany’s own responsibility.

Iran, S Korean FMs discus ties, regional, intl. developments

TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun held a telephone conversation on Friday to discuss mutual relations, and the recent developments in the region. and the world.

FM spox:

US is obliged to lift all illegal sanctions on Iran under MoU

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says the United States has an obligation to remove all economic sanctions illegally imposed on Iran under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Tehran and Washington.