Enemies plotting to cause rift among Muslim nations: Iran Speaker

Press TV -(Sun Jun 9, 2013) Iran Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has warned against plots to sow discord among Muslim nations, stressing the importance of reinforcing unity and negotiations on key regional and international issues. “Certain powers foster fear among Muslim countries and strengthen extremist and radical groups in the region in order to create rift [...]

Leader stresses importance of Muslim unity against West

Press TV -(Sat Jun 8, 2013) Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has underlined the need for the Muslim world to unite against the West which has launched an open war on Muslims. Addressing a group of Qur’an scholars attending the 30th edition of the Tehran International Qur’an Competitions on Saturday, the Leader [...]

Iran Majlis speaker urges Baghdad to insure safety of Iranian pilgrims

Press TV -(Sat Jun 8, 2013) Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has called on the Iraqi government to provide security for the Iranian pilgrims visiting this country. Condemning the latest terrorist attack against Iranian pilgrims in Iraq on Saturday, Larijani urged Baghdad to take necessary measures to counter thugs and terrorist groups in the country. Sixteen Iranian [...]

Iran raps Canada MPs for anti-Iran rights allegations

Press TV -(Sat Jun 8, 2013) Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi has condemned recent remarks by a number of Canadian parliamentarians regarding the human rights situation of the Islamic Republic. In a meeting titled “Iran Accountability Week” in late May, a group of Canadian legislators criticized human rights in Iran, alleging that the Islamic Republic [...]

Iran censures US for blocking Middle East nuclear-weapons-free zone conference

Press TV -(Sat Jun 8, 2013) The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has censured the United States for postponing an international conference on the proposal to declare the Middle East a nuclear-weapons-free zone,Press TV reports. On Friday, Ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh accused the US and Israel of creating an impasse over the conference, [...]

NAM urges UN Human Rights Council against discrimination

Press TV -(Sat Jun 8, 2013) The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has urged the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) against adopting a selective and political approach with regard to the issue of human rights. Speaking as the head of NAM in an address to a UNHRC session, Iranian Ambassador to the UN Office in Geneva Mohsen Naziri-Asl [...]

Iran raps Canada MPs for anti-Iran rights allegations

Press TV -(Sat Jun 8, 2013) Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi has condemned recent remarks by a number of Canadian parliamentarians regarding the human rights situation of the Islamic Republic. In a meeting titled “Iran Accountability Week” in late May, a group of Canadian legislators criticized human rights in Iran, alleging that the Islamic Republic [...]

Enemy plotting rifts to hinder Muslims’ progress: Leader

Press TV -(Fri Jun 7, 2013) Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned against enemy plots to create divisions among Muslim nations to impede their progress. “Hegemonic powers intend to sow discord among Muslims in order to distract them from their main issues and making the necessary progress,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in [...]

Iran’s president congratulates Nawaz Sharif on election as Pakistan PM

Press TV -(Fri Jun 7, 2013) The Iranian president has congratulated the Pakistani people and Nawaz Sharif on his recent election as Pakistan’s prime minister. In a message, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expressed confidence that the brotherly relations between the two countries would flourish under Sharif’s leadership, Pakistani Foreign Ministry reported on Thursday. In a separate message, Iran’s Majlis [...]

Syria needless of Iran military support in fight against militants: Tehran

Press TV -(Thu Jun 6, 2013) Iranian deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs says Syria does not require the Islamic Republic’s military assistance in its fight against foreign-backed Takfiri militants. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Thursday that the recent victory scored by Syrian troops in the strategic town of al-Qusayr was the result of the [...]