TEHRAN (Basirat): Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi rejected as “baseless” the US claims against the Islamic Republic in its annual report on people smuggling, saying that Washington’s meddlesome policies have spread the human trafficking networks around the world.
TEHRAN (Basirat): Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the claims about an Iranian diplomat arrested over allegations of plotting a bomb attack on a meeting of the notorious anti-Iran terrorist group, the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO), in France constitute a "sinister false flag ploy."
TEHRAN (Basirat): Nearly a dozen people have lost their lives and several others sustained injuries when Saudi fighter jets carried out airstrikes against a wedding convoy in Yemen’s northwestern mountainous province of Sa’ada as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its atrocious bombardment campaign against its crisis-stricken southern neighbor.
TEHRAN (Basirat): Iraq has begun building a fence along its border with Syria in order to stop Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) militants crossing into the country, an Iraqi border guards spokesman said.
TEHRAN (Basirat) Iran’s former representative in OPEC warned against a sharp fluctuation of oil prices in the wake of a US plan to drive Iran's crude exports down to zero, saying a further rise in Saudi oil output could heavily impact the world market as the OPEC reserve surplus will be maxed out.
TEHRAN (Basirat): Iranian Minister of Cooperative, Labor and Welfare Ali Rabiee shrugged off the US government’s recent attempts to remove Iranian oil exports from global market and said the world cannot go without Iran’s oil.
TEHRAN(Basirat): The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said Iran had until October to complete reforms that would “bring it into line with global norms or face consequences” that could further deter investors from the country.
TEHRAN(Basirat): The US efforts to cut Iran oil exports will remain futile since removing the country's crude and condensate from global market is not an easy task in near future, an Iranian oil ministry official told Tasnim.
TEHRAN(Basirat): Today's threats to Iran are from trans-regional sides to each of which the country has a practical plan to respond, a senior Iranian military advisor said on Sunday evening.
TEHRAN(Basirat): The foreign ministers of Iran and Russia in a telephone conversation discussed the latest developments surrounding the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and the next summit of the Caspian Sea states.
TEHRAN(Basirat): The US military forces continue illegal heliborne operations to rescue the ISIL terrorists and commanders from Southern Hasaka, local sources reported on Monday.
TEHRAN(Basirat): Austrian Ambassador to Tehran Stefan Schulz underlined his country's willingness to cooperate with Iran in the construction of logistic rails at the country's ports.