Imam Khomeini attached great significance to Islamic and democratic values

Iran's President Rouhani calls for all-out fight against Islamophobia in West amid NZ attack

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Friday massacre of Muslim people in New Zealand once again highlighted the need for an all-out international fight against Islamophobia fueled by certain Western governments.

President Rouhani voices readiness to cooperate with new Judiciary chief

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated Hojjatoleslam Ebrahim Raeisi on his appointment as the new Judiciary chief, expressing his readiness for mutual cooperation.

President Rouhani says US opposes Iran due to Tehran’s refusal to be submissive

President Hassan Rouhani says the United States is at odds with Iran because of the Islamic Republic’s refusal to be submissive to America, as it used to be before the Islamic Revolution of 1979.

Iranian official says World community has had enough of unilateral US policies

A senior Iranian official says the international community has grown sick and tired of America's unilateralism, and that world nations such as China and Russia as well as Washington's own European allies have today chosen to stand up to the US.

Iran’s Zarif says Warsaw meeting a failure in advance

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says a United States-planned meeting in the Polish capital, Warsaw, that Washington had sought to turn into an anti-Iran platform has fallen flat on its face before getting off the ground.

Defying US, European parties to JCPOA launch payment channel with Iran

The European signatories to the 2015 Iran deal formally announce the launch of a long-awaited direct payment mechanism meant to safeguard their trade ties with Tehran in the face of the "toughest ever" American sanctions.

Iran cautions Europe against US attempts to form alliance against Tehran

In Bulgaria, a senior Iranian diplomat cautions Europe against stepped-up attempts by the US to set up a coalition against Tehran, amid Washington’s plans to host an Iran-focused confab in Poland.