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Twitter blamed for murder of journalist in Saudi Arabia: report

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – Twitter has come under fire after another dissident journalist was reportedly tortured and killed in Saudi Arabia.

FM spokesman:

Attempts to block Zarif’s reach on social networks not to affect his influence in intl. community

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – FM spokesman Mousavi reacted to news about Americans’ attempt to block FM Zarif’s accounts on social networks for fear of his influence, saying the voice of the top Iranian diplomat will continue to be heard in international community.

Zarif says he was sanctioned because he is a threat to US agenda

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reacted to the US sanctions on him by saying that the US move indicates Washington sees him as a 'threat' to its agenda.

Twitter blocks access to Mehr accounts

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – The social networking website Twitter has blocked access to Mehr News Agency (MNA) accounts for unknown reasons.

Iran's active diplomacy continues: Zarif

TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has described the meetings of President Rouhani with regional countries' leaders today and yesterday as 'excellent'.

French amb. to Washington deletes anti-Iran tweets

TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – The French Ambassador to the Washington DC Gérard Araud has deleted the controversial tweets on Iran nuclear deal that he had posted Sat.

Twitter removes Leader’s tweet on Trump

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Twitter has, in a questionable move, removed one of the yesterday’s tweets of the Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's Arabic account which was aimed at US top officials, including its president Donald Trump.

Iran Army commander has no twitter account: Army

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Commander of Iran’s Army Major General Seyed Abdolrahim Mousavi no account on Twitter, the Public Relations of the Army announced.

Iranian Parl. speaker has no account on Twitter: official

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has no account on Twitter, said the director of the Parliament’s Cultural and Public Relations Office.

Iran has developed domestic alternative for Instagram: official

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Secretary of Iran's Supreme Council of Cyberspace said that Iran is after replacing Instagram with a domestic platform and such an alternative has already been developed.

We need stronger region rather than strongmen: FM Zarif

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticized belligerent politicians in the Middle East, saying the strongmen have only caused war and misery in the region.

Terrorists behind Chabahar terror attack won't go unpunished: Zarif

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has condemned this morning’s terrorist attack in the southeastern port city of Chabahar, adding such acts of crimes will not go unpunished.

US seeks permanent instability by arming Al-Qaeda, ISIL: Zarif

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has slammed United States’ continuous support for terrorism, saying that the US is currently giving advanced weapons to Al-Qaeda and ISIL in Yemen with the aim of creating permanent instability.

US hawks’ dream of uprooting Iranian nation not to be realized: Zarif

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at the US President Donald Trump’s move in calling the Iranian nation ‘terrorist’.

FM Zarif blasts US newly announced bans on 2 IRGC commanders

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – In a tweet on Wednesday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reacted to sanctioning two IRGC commanders by the United States under the pretext of supporting Taliban.

Zarif stresses coop. with partners to offset unlawful US sanctions

TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – Iranian foreign minister stressed the continuation of cooperation with Iran's partners to create a new environment and to offset unlawful US sanctions.

Confidence evolves from implementation of agreements like JCPOA

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined that mutual trust is not a prerequisite for engagement or conflict resolution.

Zarif objects to 'shuttered accounts of real Iranians' on Twitter

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has posted a message on Twitter criticizing the CEO of Twitter for closing the accounts of ‘real Iranians’ while supporting the advocates of ‘regime change’ in Iran.

FM Zarif:

Boorishness of rogue US regime knows no bounds

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif posted a message on his Twitter account lashing out at Trump’s administration’s measure against the International Criminal Court.

Zarif describes Annan as towering global leader

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Java Zarif posted a message on his Twitter account paying tribute to the late former UN secretary general Annan who passed away on Saturday.

Iran not to lift Twitter filtering: official

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Abdolsamad Khorramabadi, deputy Iran's Attorney General, said that the filtering of Twitter social network will not be lifted.

Zarif lashes out at jubilant Donald Trump after sanctioning Turkey

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has condemned the US president’s jubilation after inflicting economic sanctions on Turkey.

Iran FM to Trump: IR not a beauty contest

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Iranian foreign minister has responded to the US president’s claim that the US is sanctioning Iran for the sake of the world peace by saying the international relations is not the realm of beauty contests.

Rouhani-Trump meeting likely at UN General Assembly next month, anonymous sources say

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Some media outlets have cited anonymous sources about the possibility of President Rouhani's meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly next month.

Clear global consensus exists over saving JCPOA: Zarif

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Touching upon his Friday meetings in Singapore, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted that there is “clear global consensus on need to take concerted action to preserve JCPOA.”

Zarif:

US addiction to sanctions knows no bounds

TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – In reponse to recent US move to impose sanctions against two Turkish ministers, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif highlighted that US “addiction to sanctions knows no bounds.”

Parl. speaker

'Trump is a demagogue whose comments deserve no response'

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has reacted to US president's belligerent comments against Iran, calling Trump a ‘demagogue’ whose comments ‘do not deserve a response.’

We've been around for millennia, BE CAUTIOUS! Zarif warns Trump

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has ridiculed the US president over his recent threatening message, saying Iranians are used to ‘harsher bluster.’