Leader says Iran to export as much oil as it needs; US cannot block sales

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US administration’s hostile attempts to block Iran’s oil sales will lead nowhere, and that the country will export “as much crude as it needs and wishes” in defiance of American sanctions. Speaking at a meeting with a large group of Iranian workers on Wednesday, Leader played down Washington’s recent decision to end exemptions from sanctions for countries buying oil from Tehran.

President Rouhani says Iran will not talk with US as long as it keeps lying

President Hassan Rouhani says Washington’s claims of seeking negotiations with Iran are “mere lies” and that the United States, in fact, intends to force the Iranian nation to its knees. Contrary to what some are trying to promote, “the US does not possess the willingness for negotiations at all,” the president told a cabinet session in Tehran on Wednesday.

Iranians mark historic US failure in Tabas Desert

Iran has marked the 39th anniversary of a failed US military operation in the central Tabas Desert that was launched in an attempt to release former US embassy staff held in Tehran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

FM Zarif warns about long-term repercussions of US blacklisting of IRGC

Imam Khomeini accomplished goal of forming revolutionary armed forces

From very beginning of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini took very serious steps to form strong armed forces which can defend the country and divine ideals.

Leader says America's move against IRGC rooted in rancor

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the recent decision by the United States to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) a “foreign terrorist organization” is rooted in America’s “rancor” against the force, which has been on the forefront of the fight against enemies.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council puts US forces in West Asia region on its terror blacklist

Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has slammed the US government as "supporter of terrorism," designating American forces in West Asia, known as the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), as a "terrorist organization."

Leader says Iran will defeat enemy in economic war, but it is not enough

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the enemy is waging an “economic war" on Iran, but the country will defeat it.