President Pezeshkian says unity among Muslims crucial to counter ‘extremist’ threats

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says unity and coherence among Muslim nations are the “most effective” way to neutralize threats by extremist countries.

Iranian president says Israel’s exploitation of discord within Muslims root cause of regional events

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the events that have recently unfolded in the region reveal that the Israeli regime is exploiting discord within Muslim countries to press ahead with its acts of aggression.

US and West have become weaker than before: Leader tells Putin

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who arrived in Tehran earlier on Tuesday to take part in a three-way summit with Iranian and Turkish presidents Ebrahim Raeisi and Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the Syria peace process.

Leader tells Turkey: Any military action in northern Syria to harm entire region, benefit ...

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says any military action in northern Syria will definitely harm Turkey, Syria and the entire region and will instead benefit terrorists.

Iran, Turkey pledge to step up economic cooperation

Iran and Turkey have agreed to step up their economic cooperation with the aim of reaching a $30-billion target set for their annual trade, voicing concern over the re-imposition by the US of unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic, a move which they say could affect the entire region's economy.

President Rouhani says US can no longer dictate policies to regional countries

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the US has no longer any influence on relations between countries in the region, stressing Washington will no longer be able to dictate its policies to regional states. Rouhani made remarks at Mehrabad International Airport on Wednesday before leaving for Ankara for an official two-day visit at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

FM Zarif blasts ‘surrealism’ guiding US foreign policy

Khashoggi murder would have been impossible without US support: President Rouhani

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has denounced the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying perpetrating such a “heinous” crime would have been impossible without the support of the United States, a close Riyadh ally.