Iranian president Sheikh Hasan Rouhani asserted that Tehran is ready to respond to terrorism in Iraq at Baghdad’s request, noting that the Iraqis are able to eliminate the terrorists without being in need of a foreign intervention.Rouhani made the remarks in a televised press conference participated with over 200 domestic ...
Read More »Iran captures 30 al-Qaeda operatives across nation
A senior Iranian intelligence official has announced the capture of 30 operatives tied to al-Qaeda-linked terrorist groups across Iran over the past month by the nation’s security forces. The Saturday remarks were made by Iran’s Deputy Minister of Intelligence Ali Khazei who added, “The Intelligence Ministry carries out very good ...
Read More »Iran won’t tolerate violence in Iraq: Rouhani
Iran’s president says the Islamic Republic will not tolerate violence and terror as foreign-backed Takfiri militants wreak havoc in northern Iraq. “As the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, we will not tolerate the [acts of] violence and terror and we fight violence and terrorism in the region and ...
Read More »Gun and suicide attack on Shias kills 23 in Taftan
As many as 23 people were killed and several others injured when a suicide bomber stormed a hotel in Taftan, where Shia pilgrims were staying, and blew himself up, late on Sunday. Talking to Daily Times, Balochistan Home Secretary Akbar Hussain Durrani said that around 300 Shia pilgrims had entered ...
Read More »Dr. Haddad Adil: World free of terror achieved through governance of religion
Dr. Ghulamali Haddad Adil, the representative of the people of Tehran in Parliament, spoke in a gathering for ‘A world free of extremism and terrorism from the viewpoint of the Abrahamic religions’. He stated: “For the world to be free of terrorism, religion needs to be the governing force, and ...
Read More »Supreme Leader attends graduation ceremony at the Imam Hussein (as) University
Ayatollah Khamenei, the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, attended the graduation ceremony of cadets at Imam Hussein (a.s.) University on Wednesday morning. Speaking at the meeting, which was held on the occasion of the anniversary of the liberation of Khoramshahr on May 24, 1983, His Eminence described building religious, ...
Read More »China, Iran and Russia: Restructuring the global order
At the Fourth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) that opens May 20 in Shanghai, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will meet with both Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among other things, the summit will underscore how rising non-Western powers are ...
Read More »No, Sanctions didn’t force Iran to make a deal
In what is perhaps the central myth of the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy is said to have stared down Nikita Khrushchev during the Cuban Missile Crisis and refused to give an inch, forcing the Soviet premier to capitulate to his steely will and America’s superior military might. As Leslie Gelb, president ...
Read More »Why Is Bank of America closing Iranian students’ Accounts?
Students across the world grow up dreaming of the opportunity to study at the best universities the United States has to offer, either to bring their skills back to their home country or to start a new life in the land of opportunity. Many go to great lengths to achieve ...
Read More »US sowing discord between Iran-Pakistan, says Ayatollah Khamenei
Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei criticised United States for its attempts to create rift between Iran and Pakistan, Fars News reported. During his meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Khamenei stressed on the fact that the relations between the two neighbourly countries were not related to third parties. “There are hands at work that intend to ...
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