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Iranian, Chinese Ministers Discuss Deepening Economic Ties

Iranian, Chinese Ministers Discuss Deepening Economic Ties

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi discussed the expansion of bilateral economic ties and cooperation in international organizations at a meeting held in the Chinese city of Tunxi. …

Khamenei: Iran not to abandon peaceful nuclear program

Khamenei: Iran not to abandon peaceful nuclear program

Tehran is not going to abandon its presence in the region and its peaceful nuclear program as two main factors determining national power, Iranian spiritual leader Ali Khamenei said at a meeting with the Assembly of Experts of the …

Iran's supreme leader criticises U.S. over Ukraine crisis

Iran's supreme leader criticises U.S. over Ukraine crisis

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused the United States, which he called a "mafia-like regime", of creating the conflict in Ukraine. Iran's top political authority also said the roots of the …

Khamenei: Iran not seeking nuclear weapons

Khamenei: Iran not seeking nuclear weapons

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that it will further develop peaceful nuclear capacity to preserve independence, amid negotiations with world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear pact. "We will sooner or later need …

Khamenei receives booster dose of Iranian Covid-19 vaccine

Khamenei receives booster dose of Iranian Covid-19 vaccine

Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Khamenei has received the third dose of Iranian Covid-19 vaccine Barakat, the head of his personal medical team, Dr Alireza Marandi said Speaking to Iranian Health Channell on …

Experts expect tensions to ease between Tehran and Baku

Experts expect tensions to ease between Tehran and Baku

After Iran’s military deployment on its border with Azerbaijan, the two allies, Baku and Ankara, are conducting joint military drills in the Nakhchivan province of the Turkic state, sending signals to Tehran, …

Iranians want but cannot get vaccinated

Iranians want but cannot get vaccinated

The slow pace of vaccinations is sparking anger in Iran, where outraged citizens have abandoned hope of the government providing the essential shots. As an act of defiance, Iranians are now refusing to wear masks and comply with quarantines

Iran's supreme leader endorses Raisi as new president

Iran's supreme leader endorses Raisi as new president

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei endorsed Ebrahim Raisi as the next president of Iran, who vowed on Tuesday. Raisi said he had a comprehensive plan to save the Islamic Republic from its severe economic crisis …

Iran's top leader receives its home-made corona vaccine

Iran's top leader receives its home-made corona vaccine

Iran's supreme leader has received the first coronavirus vaccine developed by the Islamic Republic, state TV reported Friday. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that he was not interested in taking foreign-made vaccines, …

Iran election candidates and their programmes

Iran election candidates and their programmes

Iranians have been called to the polls on June 18 to elect a successor to President Hassan Rouhani, who has served the maximum two consecutive four-year terms allowed by the constitution. The seven candidates, all in favour of efforts to …

Khamenei says Israel "a terrorist base"

Khamenei says Israel "a terrorist base"

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday called Israel "not a country, but a terrorist base" during a speech on Al-Quds Day, an annual show of solidarity with the Palestinians, Daily Mail informs. Tensions …

Khamenei says U.S. promises have no credibility for Iran

Khamenei says U.S. promises have no credibility for Iran

Iran does not trust U.S. promises on lifting sanctions and will only return to its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal once Washington fully removes the measures, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday. "We …

How Iran’s resistance economy works

How Iran’s resistance economy works

When Joe Biden’s election as U.S. president was certified in January, Iran’s currency appreciated against the dollar by 20 percent. A Biden victory, many Iranians hoped, would mean a return to the 2015 nuclear deal and an end to the “maximum pressure” campaign that had made the global economic crisis accompanying the coronavirus pandemic immeasurably worse for ordinary Iranians, Foreign Affairs writes