Tehran

‘So baseless and ridiculous’: Tehran slams US accusations of Iranian state involvement in attempted kidnapping of journalist

Saeed Khatibzadeh blasted the US accusation that Tehran was complicit in the attempted kidnapping after American authorities claimed that an…

3 years ago

Tehran police & firefighters respond to reports of ‘loud explosion’

A state television reporter on the scene of the blast – located at Park Mellat in northern Tehran – claimed…

3 years ago

Tehran demands ‘guarantees’ from Washington over nuclear talks due to former president Trump’s ‘arrogance’

Speaking at a weekly press conference on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said the former US administration of…

3 years ago

Iranian nuclear deal talks set to resume in Vienna, Tehran’s top negotiator confirms

“The participants are expected to continue consultations on the possible return of the US to the nuclear accord and ensuring…

3 years ago

Tehran has the upper hand in nuclear deal talks in Vienna, President Rouhani says

Speaking on Wednesday, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said that things had changed since the parties first gathered in 2013 to…

3 years ago

Woman who fell from Tehran tower was Swiss embassy’s first secretary

“The FDFA [Swiss foreign ministry] confirms that a Swiss employee of the Swiss Embassy in Tehran died in a fatal…

3 years ago

Tehran pushes back after Ukraine’s security chief accuses Iran of intentionally shooting down passenger plane

Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in a statement that it was regrettable that Ukrainian officials continue to make “vague…

3 years ago

We will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear capability, PM Netanyahu says as Tehran blames Israel for Natanz plant attack

Without directly mentioning the incident in Iran, Netanyahu spared no words to admonish Tehran, calling it the biggest threat Israel…

3 years ago

Iran blasts Johnson’s ‘utter hypocrisy’ for ‘concerns’ over Tehran plutonium risk after PM announces UK nuke warhead increase

On Tuesday, Javad Zarif condemned what he called Johnson's "utter hypocrisy" in a statement on Twitter, adding: "Unlike the UK…

3 years ago

Tehran rejects Netanyahu’s accusations over explosion of vessel in Gulf of Oman and is ‘closely monitoring’ Israeli actions

“The Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman are Iran’s immediate security areas,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told reporters…

3 years ago