Mohammad Javad Zarif

US 'seeking excuses' to destroy nuclear deal: Iran

The United States is "seeking excuses" to tear up the nuclear deal with Iran by demanding military site inspections, one of the Islamic republic's top security officials said on Sept. 15.

"Iran has no undisclosed nuclear activity in any geographical location in the country," the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, said on state television.

Coup attempt is milestone in Ankara-Tehran ties: Iranian spokesperson

Iran's full support to the Turkish government on the night of the July 2016 coup attempt enabled the beginning of a détente in bilateral relations between Ankara and Tehran, which had been strained due to differences over the Syrian crisis, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Bahram Qassemi has said. 

Iran's Rouhani presents new male-only cabinet

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani put forward a new cabinet line-up on Aug. 8 that again included no women, despite criticism of their absence from his reformist allies.

There were no major changes to Rouhani's government, which is expected to continue his push for greater foreign investment and a technocratic approach to reviving the country's stagnant economy. 

Serb officials invited to Iranian president's inauguration

Serbia and Iran are ready readiness to intensify their overall bilateral relations, especially economic cooperation.

According to the Serbian government, this was confirmed on Thursday during the meeting held in Belgrade between First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic and Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Molla Abdollahi.

Iran minister calls Trump’s condolences for attacks ‘repugnant’

 

Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s condolences for deadly attacks in Tehran, calling the U.S. president’s words repugnant.

Trump had said he prayed for the victims of Wednesday’s attacks that were claimed by Islamic State, but added that “states that sponsor terrorism risk falling victim to the evil they promote.”

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