Schools in Iran temporarily closing amid coronavirus spread – Tehran Education Department

Feb 23, 2020, at 08:00 pm

Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Schools in the Iranian capital are closing for two days amid the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, the Tehran education department has announced.

Iran says FATF designation not to affect foreign trade

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:51 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI:  Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said that a decision by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to blacklist the Islamic Republic will not affect the country's foreign trade, Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.

Iran to hold parliamentary elections on Friday

Feb 21, 2020, at 04:30 pm

Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: The elections to Iran's 290-seat unicameral parliament will be held across the country on February 21.

Iran to support Jerusalem as capital of Palestine

Feb 05, 2020, at 05:45 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the Islamic republic will continue to support the Palestinian cause, Press TV reported on Wednesday.

US envoy threatens Solemani's successor with 'same fate' if killings of Americans continue

Jan 23, 2020, at 06:31 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: The successor of Iranian top general Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds special forces unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) who was killed in a US strike earlier in January, will face a similar fate if they continue to kill US nationals, the US special representative for Iran, Brian Hook, told Arabic-language daily Asharq al-Awsat.

Iran's home-made satellite Zafar ready for launch

Jan 19, 2020, at 02:47 pm

Tehran/Xinhua: The indigenous satellite Zafar has been delivered to Iran Space Agency (ISA) for launch, official IRNA news agency reported Sunday.

Donald Trump warns Khamenei to be 'careful' with his words

Jan 18, 2020, at 10:12 am

Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei to be careful with his choice of words.

Ukraine wants Iran's guilty plea over plane crash formalized: Foreign Minister

Jan 17, 2020, at 08:08 pm

Kiev/Sputnik: Kiev wants Iran’s guilty plea for shooting down a Ukrainian plane near Tehran be cemented in an internationally recognized document, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said Friday.

UN aviation experts to join Ukraine Airlines Iran crash investigation

Jan 15, 2020, at 09:58 am

New York/IBNS: Experts from the UN aviation watchdog, ICAO, will support the investigation into the crash of a Ukrainian Passenger plane in Iran on January 8, following an invitation from the Iranian authorities, which was accepted on Tuesday.

Tehran vows to respond decisively to any destructive actions against JCPOA

Jan 14, 2020, at 09:07 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: Tehran will respond decisively to any destructive measures regarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said Tuesday.

Iran to take US to Int'l criminal court in The Hague over Soleimani killing

Jan 14, 2020, at 05:13 pm

Tehan/Sputnik/uUNI: Iran intends to hold the US government and armed forces accountable for the killing of its top military commander, Qasem Soleimani, bringing a case against it to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, judicial spokesman Gholam Hossein Ismaili said on Tuesday.

Ukrainian plane downing: Several people detained

Jan 14, 2020, at 04:24 pm

Tehran/IBNS: Iran's judiciary said several people have been detained in connection with the crash of a Ukrainian plane in Tehran last week.

Iranian president calls for implementation of law blacklisting Pentagon

Jan 13, 2020, at 04:47 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday issued an order to implement a law blacklisting the US Department of Defence as "terrorist organization," Tasnim news agency reported.

Iran's Rouhani blames US for current situation in Middle East: Presidential Press Office

Jan 13, 2020, at 10:23 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, during a telephone conversation with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, said that the United States were to be blamed for the current developments in the Middle East, the presidential press office said in a statement.

Donald Trump Tells Iranian Authorities to 'Stop Killing' Protesters

Jan 12, 2020, at 10:54 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump called on Iranian authorities to "stop the killing" of protesters, alleging that thousands were already murdered or imprisoned in Iran and that the international community was monitoring the situation.

Arrest of UK ambassador to Iran was violation of international law: Britain

Jan 12, 2020, at 08:49 pm

London/IBNS: Britain on Saturday said the arrest of the UK ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire was a 'flagrant violation of international law'.

Trump extends support to Iranian protesters seeking prosecution of those responsible for Ukrainian plane crash

Jan 12, 2020, at 09:11 am

Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has extended his support to the protesters in Iran who are demanding the resignation and prosecution of those responsible for the Ukrainian Boeing 737 plane crash with 176 people on board in Tehran.

UK envoy arrest: US state department wants Iran to formally apologise

Jan 12, 2020, at 08:59 am

Washington/UNI: US State department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus has condemned Iran's move to detain UK Ambassador Rob Macaire's and called for a public apology by the Iranian regime.

Police disperse student protesters in Iran for chanting radical slogans: Reports

Jan 12, 2020, at 08:49 am

Tehran/Moscow/Sputnik: Hundreds of students gathered on Saturday outside the Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran to honor those killed in the fatal Ukrainian plane crash in Iran, which resulted in a rally that the police eventually dispersed, media reported.

Trump's security aide sees higher chances for dialogue with Iran after Soleimani killing

Jan 12, 2020, at 08:32 am

Washington/Sputnik: US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien believes that Tehran is more inclined to dialogue with the United States after US operation to assassinate Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani than before.

Black boxes of plane crashed in Iran to be deciphered in Ukraine: French Bureau BEA

Jan 12, 2020, at 08:26 am

Moscow/Sputnik: Black boxes of a plane that crashed in Iran will be deciphered in Ukraine, while French experts will participate in the technical work, France's Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA) said on Saturday, adding that Tehran was responsible for communication and the investigation process.

Zelenskyy to hold phone talks with Rouhani over crashed plane on Saturday — Press Service

Jan 11, 2020, at 05:16 pm

Kiev/Sputnik/UNI: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday will give a phone call to his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, to discuss the situation around the Ukrainian passenger plane erroneously shot down by the Iranian military in Tehran, The Ukrainian presidential press service announced.

Iran to send Ukraine jet black box to France for decoding — State media

Jan 11, 2020, at 05:14 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI:  Hassan Rezaeifar, head of the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization's investigation board, said on Saturday that the flight recorder of the unintentionally downed Ukrainian passenger plane will be sent to France for decoding, Iranian state media reported.

Ukrainian plane brought down due to human error: Iran

Jan 11, 2020, at 09:59 am

Tehran/IBNS: Iran's military on Saturday said it shot down the Ukrainian passenger flight this week due to 'human error', reported Iran's state TV.

Iran to start analysing black box from Ukraine Boeing on Friday: Aviation Official

Jan 10, 2020, at 04:56 pm

Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Iran will begin analysis of Ukrainian Boeing 737’s black box in a laboratory of Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on Friday, the head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization Accident Department, Hassan Razai, said at a press conference.

UK foreign office advises against all travel to Iran amid escalation of tensions

Jan 10, 2020, at 11:27 am

Moscow/Sputnik:  The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office advised on Friday to the country’s citizens to refrain from any kind of trips to Iran amid the escalated tensions in the Middle East.

Hundreds of New York activists demand US to lower tensions with Iran amid escalation

Jan 10, 2020, at 09:45 am

New York/Sputnik/UNI: Hundreds of people took to the streets of New York on late Thursday to protest a potential US military action against Iran.

Pompeo, Iraqi Prime Minister discuss Iran missile attack - US State Department

Jan 10, 2020, at 09:28 am

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdel-Mahdi over the telephone Iran's ballistic missile attacks on two military bases in Iraq, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement.

Russian satellites to monitor Iran after attack on US bases, plane crash - Roscosmos

Jan 10, 2020, at 09:06 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Russian space agency Roscosmos is planning to use its satellites to monitor the situation in Iran following its recent missile attack on US bases in Iraq and the Ukrainian Boeing crash, according to a statement published on the organization's website on Thursday.

US believes Iran may have 'mistakenly shot down Ukranian plane': Reports

Jan 09, 2020, at 11:16 pm

Washington/IBNS: United States officials on Thursday said they believe that Iran may have mistakenly shot down the Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 176 people on board, media reports said.