US claim on snapback sanctions on Iran lacks legal effect

The three European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the E3, say a claim by the United States that it has restored Iran sanctions through the so-called snapback mechanism has no legal effect.

US leaders ruining region, betraying own people to protect Israel: Iran's Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the US leaders, who have been providing all-out support for Israel, have not only ruined the West Asia region, but also betrayed their own people.

Iran complains to UN over Trump’s military threat, stresses right to self-defense

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has complained to the world body over US President Donald Trump’s threat to use force against the country, warning that the Islamic Republic will not hesitate to exercise its right to self-defense in the face of any American military adventurism.

French magazine’s desecration of Prophet Muhammad savagery: Iran's cleric tells religious forum

UN Security Council rejects US bid to snapback Iran sanctions

A new report says 13 countries of the 15-member United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have expressed their opposition to the US push to trigger the so-called snapback provision in the 2015 nuclear deal aimed at reinstating UN sanctions against Iran, leaving Washington one again isolated on the issue like never before.

UN Security Council rejects US resolution to extend Iran arms embargo

The United Nations Security Council has rejected a US resolution to extend an arms embargo on Iran that is due to expire in October, as Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a summit of world leaders to avoid "confrontation" over an American threat to trigger a return of all UN sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

‘CENTCOM lying; US warplanes harassed Iran airliner in Lebanon airspace’

American F-15 warplanes involved in the harassment of an Iranian passenger plane approaching the Beirut airport were not ‘on a routine air mission,’ a report says, dismissing a claim otherwise made by a US military official.

Srebrenica genocide 25 years on: Iran denounces Europe's failure to uphold duties

On the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, the only declared genocide in Europe since World War II, Iran's Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has blasted Europe for failing to meet its duties to prevent the tragedy.