Advancement in science and research inalienable right of Iranian nation: Iranian Foreign Ministry

Iran’s Defense Ministry on Thursday announced that the country’s domestically-built satellite carrier rocket, Simorgh (Phoenix), successfully launched three research devices in a space research mission that scored yet another achievement for the Islamic Republic’s civilian space program.

Iranian Foreign Ministry says Israel seeks own security through fomenting insecurity in region

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned Israel’s repeated attacks on Syria, saying the Tel Aviv regime doesn’t tolerate stability in the Middle East.

China berates US over double standards on free speech after Assange verdict

Iran rejects ‘interim deal’ on sanctions removal, says all bans must be discarded in one go

Tehran has reiterated that all US sanctions must be removed in one go, rejecting the idea of an “interim agreement” through the Vienna talks, three days before Iran and five major powers gather in the Austrian capital to discuss the removal of US sanctions.

Iran urges IAEA not to be influenced by certain countries’ political objectives

The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry has called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) not to allow certain countries to abuse its name for the sake of achieving their own political objectives.

Leader urges officials in ‘brotherly Afghanistan’ to punish Friday attack perpetrators

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on Afghanistan’s authorities to punish the perpetrators behind the Friday terrorist attack targeting worshippers at a packed Shia mosque in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz.

Over 50 killed in massive bomb blast claimed by Daesh at Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s Kunduz

A bomb attack claimed by the Daesh terrorist group on a Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s northeastern city of Kunduz has killed more than 50 people and left score of others injured.

Iran says Removing all 800 Trump-era sanctions ticket for US to return to JCPOA talks

Iran has called on the United States to effectively remove all 800 illegal sanctions imposed, re-imposed or re-labeled under former president Donald Trump, saying such a measure serves as a “ticket” for Washington to return to the negotiating table.