Mohammad Javad Zarif

Tehran, Riyadh's steps to de-escalate tensions

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Past tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia in recent days have been replaced by positive signals for engagement and negotiation; the signs are evident in the speeches and statements of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia’s officials.
2019-10-13 14:18
VIDEO: Zarif receives Imran Khan at Mehrabad airport

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – At Tehran's Mehrabad airport, Iranian FM Mohamamd Javad Zarif received Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, who arrived in Tehran on Sunday morning to discuss bilateral ties and regional developments with Iranian officials. Imran Khan is scheduled to visit Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei .
2019-10-13 12:57
Iran categorically opposed to nukes: FM Zarif

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reiterated Iran's categorical opposition to nuclear arms as a "religious/moral duty" and "strategic imperative."
2019-10-12 15:59
VIDEO: Adana agreement still valid, Zarif tells TRT World

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Turkey's TRT World that the Adana Agreement between Turkey and Syria, which is still valid, can be the better path to achieve security. Iran can help bring together the Syrian Kurds, the Syrian Govt., and Turkey so that the Syrian Army together with Turkey can guard the border, Zarif added.
2019-10-12 10:10
Iran has better options for Turkey on Syria: FM Zarif

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, while stressing that security will not be achieved through acts of aggression and invasion against Syria, said his country has offered better options to Turkey to settle the issue.
2019-10-12 09:02
Strait of Hormuz region can find its own solution: Zarif

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – This is a significant moment for our neighborhood. We are witnessing an escalation in tensions and insecurity, threatening to spiral out of control and result in untold tragedies. The four-and-a-half-year war on Yemen has brought the region to the brink of disaster and resulted in measures against Saudi Aramco’s facilities, Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote in an article in Financial Times.
2019-10-10 17:15
Zarif raps US’ ban on Iran’s access to food as ‘war crime’

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the US’ sanctions on the country’s central bank, which blocks access to food and medicine, are clear instances of “war crimes.”
2019-10-09 11:57
Zarif calls for Iraqi people's vigilance in face of recent unrest

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the vigilance of the Iraqi people prevents their legitimate grievances acknowledged by the country's government from being exploited by others.
2019-10-09 11:15
Iran ready to talk with S Arabia if it stops killing: Zarif

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – "The Islamic Republic can be beside Saudis, in case they want to find a solution for regional issues at negotiation table but not through killing people," Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday.
2019-10-08 17:31
Iran opposes any military action in Syria: statement

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry has released a statement on Tuesday and opposed any possible military actions in Syria.
2019-10-08 12:26
By: Behnam Tofighi

Tehran Day commemoration

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) –The ceremony of 'Tehran Day' commemoration was held on Monday in the presence of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Tehran’s Mayor Pirouz Hanachi, Chairman of City Council of Tehran Mohsen Hashemi at the Golestan Palace, and some foreign ambassadors.
2019-10-08 11:57
FM Zarif urges Turkey to respect Syria’s territorial integrity

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu that Iran is against the military operation in northeastern Syria.
2019-10-08 08:46
US irrelevant occupier in Syria: Zarif

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – In a Tweet on Monday, Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif named the US 'an irrelevant occupier in Syria', reiterating that peace will be achieved in Syria only through respecting its territorial integrity and nation.
2019-10-07 22:27
Risk of war to region at highest than ever: Zarif

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Iranian FM Mohamamd Javad Zarif said on Monday, “our region is faced with the risk of war more than ever and it is in dire need for peace and negotiation among regional countries.”
2019-10-07 19:14
Zarif refutes rumors of bio-terror attack on Iran envoy Takht-Ravanchi

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif rejected rumors of biological terror attack against Iran envoy to UN Majid Takht-Ravanchi, adding that he is undergoing cancer treatment in New York.
2019-10-07 11:42
New Australian envoy submits credentials to Zarif

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Australia's new envoy to Iran Lyndall Sachs submitted a copy of her credentials to Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday.
2019-10-06 19:13
By: Mohammadreza Abbasi

Parliament's open session on Sunday

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – The Iranian Parliament held an open session on Sunday chaired by Speaker Ali Larijani. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attended the session to answer a number of questions.
2019-10-06 16:00
Relations with neighbors, Iran's top priority: Zarif

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif named relations with neighboring countries as the top priority of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
2019-10-06 13:42
Macron’s 4-point plan doesn’t reflect Iran’s views: Zarif

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said a four-point document brokered by French President Macron on reducing tensions between Iran and US does not reflect the stances of the Islamic Republic correctly.
2019-10-02 13:03
Zarif hails Iran's progress made at EAEU summit

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has praised the achievements obtained by the Iranian delegation led by President Rouhani at the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) summit in Yerevan, Armenia today.
2019-10-01 22:56
FM Zarif:

Iran-China regular consultations promises a bright future for relations between two old Asian civilizations

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has offered congratulations on the 70th anniversary national day of the People’s Republic of China.
2019-10-01 18:27
Zarif says no 25-year deal signed with China

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said no 25-year strategic deal has been signed with China, rejecting the claims that Iran has granted especial rights to the East Asian country under such agreement.
2019-09-30 09:07
US left JCPOA after suffering various defeats against Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Had it not been for their defeats against Iran on political and regional battlefields, the Americans would not have withdrawn from the JCPOA, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
2019-09-29 23:19
Amir-Abdollahian calls US officials ‘uncivilized’ for blocking Zarif from visiting ill colleague

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Parliamentary Director General for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian condemned Washington’s bans on Foreign Minister Zarif which prevented him from visiting his ill colleague hospitalized in New York.
2019-09-29 17:23
By: Farid Haeri

Will “O’Brien” continue to serve as Trump’s National Security Adviser?

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Following Bolton’s dismissal, Donald Trump appointed Robert O’Brien as the new White House National Security Adviser out of five proposed options.
2019-09-29 16:49
VIDEO: US won't be able to finish any war it starts, says Zarif

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – In an interview to air Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press," Iranian FM Zarif said “there is a cyber war, and Iran is engaged in that cyber war. But any war that the United States starts, it won’t be able to finish.” (Source: NBC News)
2019-09-29 14:30
Iran engaged in US-initiated cyber war, says Zarif

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran is engaged in a cyber war with the US which Washington started by targeting the country's nuclear facilities and endangering millions of lives.
2019-09-29 14:24
Iran not to tie its future to ingenuine meeting with Trump, says Zarif

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif cast sincere doubt over the effectiveness of holding talks with a president that has already violated many agreements.
2019-09-29 10:46
Zarif says was able to speak to Iran's UN envoy 'thanks to technology'

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said he could not visit Iran's ambassador to the United Nation in hospital in New York due to the US restrictions.
2019-09-28 22:08
FM Zarif meets with Pakistani counterpart in New York for 2nd time

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met once again with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in New York on the sidelines of 74th UNGA meeting.
2019-09-28 19:44