Iran says to file legal action against US over drone issue
Jun 23, 2019, at 06:58 pm
Tehran, Jun 23 (Xinhua/UNI) Iran will take legal action against the United States for "violating the country's airspace" by its drone, Tasnim news agency quoted an Iranian presidential official as saying on Sunday.
Jun 22, 2019, at 04:40 pm
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, June 22 (IBNS): Following the decision on Friday of the US Federal Aviation Administration to restrict US airline operations in Iranian-controlled airspace, Etihad Airways said it consulted closely with the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority and other UAE airlines to evaluate the US action.
Trump may see war with Iran as key to re-election victory in 2020
Jun 21, 2019, at 10:10 am
Washington, June 21 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump may gamble on sparking a war with Iran to unite the country behind him and boost his re-election prospects, analysts told Sputnik.
US ready for unconditional talks with Iran: Pompeo
Jun 03, 2019, at 10:17 am
Washington, Jun 3 (Xinhua/UNI) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in Switzerland that Washington is ready for unconditional talks with Tehran, according to a press release issued by the State Department.
China stopped buying oil from Iran due to US sanctions - reports
May 28, 2019, at 10:16 am
Moscow, May 28 (Sputnik/UNI) China has stopped buying oil from Iran after Washington announced a decision not to extend exemptions from its sanctions for certain countries, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources in the Iranian oil industry.
Iran wants "no war" with US: envoy
May 25, 2019, at 04:48 pm
Tehran, May 25 (Xinhua) Iran does not want any war in the region amid the rising tensions with the United States, Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi was quoted as saying by official IRNA news agency on Saturday.
Trump foretells 'official end of Iran' in case of 'fight' with US
May 20, 2019, at 09:56 am
Moscow, May 20 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with an "official end" if it dares to start a "fight" against Washington.
Trump dismisses report about US considering sending 120,000 troops to combat Iran
May 15, 2019, at 09:44 am
Washington, May 15 (Xinhua/UNI) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed a New York Times report about US top security officials reviewing a plan to send as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East to counter Iran.
Trump vows Iran to face 'Bad Problem' if it attacks any oil tankers
May 14, 2019, at 09:51 am
Washington, May 14 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that Iran would suffer a "bad problem" if it decides to attack any oil tankers in the Middle East.
US suspects Iran of moving ballistic missiles by sea to Persian Gulf - Reports
May 08, 2019, at 09:21 am
Washington, May 8 (Sputnik/UNI) The United States suspects Iran of moving its short-range ballistic missiles by sea to the Persian Gulf, local media have reported, citing unnamed US officials with knowledge of the situation.
Iran's president rejects talks with US under pressures
Apr 24, 2019, at 05:42 pm
Tehran, Apr 24 (Xinhua/UNI) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday rejected talks with the United States over the thorny mutual issues and vowed to resist the U.S. sanction pressures, official IRNA news agency reported.
US to announce cancellation of Iranian oil sanctions waivers starting May 2 - Reports
Apr 22, 2019, at 10:01 am
Washington, Apr 22 (Sputnik/UNI) The US Department of State will announce on Monday the cancellation of sanctions waivers for Iranian oil imports, local media have reported, citing anonymous officials from the department.
Iran Armed Forces vow to combat US forces in West Asia
Apr 10, 2019, at 08:19 am
Tehran, Apr 9 (Xinhua/UNI) Iran's Armed Forces would spare no effort to combat the US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces in West Asia, Iran Armed Forces Headquarters said in a statement on Tuesday.
IRGC terror designation provides US with legal justification to launch war against Iran
Apr 09, 2019, at 09:52 am
Washington, Apr 9 (Sputnik) Listing Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization gives the Trump administration legal cover to launch a war against Tehran and new leverage to pressure US allies to implement sanctions, analysts told Sputnik.
Pentagon sees no imminent threat in Iran's designation of CENTCOM: Spokesperson
Apr 09, 2019, at 09:37 am
Washington, Apr 9 (Sputnik/UNI)The US Department of Defense (DoD) does not see any imminent threat from Iran after its Supreme National Security Council designated the Central Command as a terrorist organization, Pentagon Spokeswoman Commander Rebecca Rebarich told Sputnik on Monday.
Iran says to enlist US army as terrorist organisation if US blacklists IRGC
Apr 07, 2019, at 07:20 pm
Tehran, Apr 7 (Xinhua) If the United States blacklists Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, Iran will take similar measure with the US army, a senior Iranian lawmaker said on Sunday.
Iran floods: 70 dead, nearly 800 injured
Apr 06, 2019, at 06:50 am
Tehran, Apr 5 (UNI) At least 70 people have been killed and 791 others injured in the ongoing wave of torrential flooding across Iran, local media reported.
At least 5 die in floods in Iran
Apr 01, 2019, at 09:52 am
Tehran, Apr 1 (Xinhua/UNI) At least five people were killed in the fresh floods that swept Iran's western Lorestan province on Sunday, Tasnim news agency reported.
US sentences Australian for exporting electronics to Iran : Justice Department
Mar 22, 2019, at 07:33 am
Washington, Mar 21 (Sputnik/UNI) An Australian man has been sentenced to two years in prison for illegally exporting electronics to Iran without a license, the US Justice Department said in a press release on Thursday.
Pakistani authorities say secured release of four abducted Iranian soldiers
Mar 21, 2019, at 11:54 am
Moscow, Mar 21 (Sputnik) The Pakistani security forces helped release four Iranian servicemen, kidnapped last year, during an operation near the Pakistani-Afghan border, Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday, adding that the freed soldiers were being handed over to Tehran.
Russian, Iranian foreign ministers discuss Venezuela in phone talks
Mar 19, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Moscow, Mar 19 (Sputnik/IBNS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif have addressed the situation in Venezuela in phone talks at the initiative of Tehran, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
Iranian president meets Shiite spiritual leader in Iraq
Mar 13, 2019, at 06:14 pm
Baghdad, Mar 13 (Xinhua) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday met with Iraq's most revered Shiite spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in the holy city of Najaf, a provincial source said.
Iran plans to establish marketing center in Iraq's capital to market products
Mar 10, 2019, at 08:50 am
Tehran, Mar 10 (Xinhua/UNI): Iran is planning to establish a center in the Iraqi capital Baghdad for marketing its products in the neighboring country, Tehran Times daily reported Saturday.
Feb 17, 2019, at 05:48 pm
Tehran, Feb 17 (IBNS): Amid killing of 27 members of the country's elite security force, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) chief has warned neighbouring Pakistan to initiate crackdown on armed group Jaish al-Adl or face their revenge.
Enough is enough: Iranian leader tells Sushma Swaraj on terrorism
Feb 17, 2019, at 08:43 am
Tehran, Feb 17 (IBNS): In the wake of the Pulwama attack, Iran and Indian leaders have decided to cooperate in their fight against terrorism in the region.
Security Council condemns ‘heinous and cowardly’ attack in Iran
Feb 15, 2019, at 09:20 am
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” Wednesday’s “heinous and cowardly” terrorist attack in south-east Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan Province.
Top UN court rules it has jurisdiction to hear Iranian claim against US over frozen assets
Feb 14, 2019, at 09:28 am
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday that is has the jurisdiction to hear part of a case brought by Iran against the United States, aimed at unfreezing close to $2 billion in Iranian assets being held there.
Earthquake hits Iran, tremors felt in UAE
Feb 10, 2019, at 06:01 pm
Tehran, Feb 10 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit Iran on Sunday as tremors of it were felt in the UAE, as per USGS website.
Iraq: UN demining agency rejects desecration accusations, involving historic Mosul churches
Jan 18, 2019, at 09:03 am
New York, Jan 18 (IBNS): The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq issued a statement on Thursday rejecting allegations made earlier this week by a non-profit organization there, alleging that personnel had carried out explosive hazard clearance inside two historic churches in Mosul “in a barbaric and arbitrary manner.”
Iran: Women hunger strikers entitled to medical care, UN rights experts urge
Jan 17, 2019, at 12:50 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS): A group of six independent United Nations rights experts called on Iran Wednesday to urgently provide Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Narges Mohammadi access to appropriate health care, and reiterated calls for their immediate release, as they continue a hunger strike in protest.