Press TV -(Thu Jun 13, 2013) Iran has denied a Reuters report which claims that the country’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has proposed to open wide-ranging talks with the United States. Reuters claimed on Wednesday that the top Iranian diplomat put forward the proposal five months ago in a letter to Leader of the Islamic [...]
Press TV -(Thu Jun 13, 2013) Hundreds of foreign reporters have travelled to Iran to cover the country’s June 14th elections, Press TV reports. “Around 430 reporters representing 190 different media from 40 countries are here to cover the presidential election,” Alireza Shirvani, head of the Foreign Reporters Bureau of Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, said [...]
Press TV -(Wed Jun 12, 2013) Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says massive participation of Iranians in the June 14 presidential election will once again disappoint enemies of the Islamic Republic. “High voter turnout is more important than anything else for the country, and the nation with its powerful move on Friday [...]
Press TV -(Wed Jun 12, 2013) Iran has offered its condolences to the German government and people over the recent flooding which resulted in a number of deaths and forced thousands from their homes. In a telephone conversation with his German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle, on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi conveyed his sympathies over [...]
Press TV -(Wed Jun 12, 2013) Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says operations at the country’s Arak heavy-water reactor is under the constant monitoring of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). “The 40-megawatt Arak heavy-water reactor is not a confidential and secret issue, and is under the constant supervision of the IAEA,” Abbas Araqchi said in his [...]
Press TV -(Wed Jun 12, 2013) Iranian deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs says the Islamic Republic is willing to offer any assistance to post-revolution Egypt with open arms. During a Wednesday meeting with an Egyptian media delegation in Tehran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said because the [former Egyptian dictator] Hosni Mobarak’s regime was sponsored by [...]
Press TV -(Tue Jun 11, 2013) Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says the establishment of peace and security in the region is the top priority of the Islamic Republic. Salehi made the remark in a meeting with Australia’s new Ambassador to Tehran Paul Foley on Monday, where he also stressed the importance of Iran’s geopolitical [...]
Press TV -(Tue Jun 11, 2013) Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi has presented the details of the forthcoming presidential election process for the Iranian nationals living in other countries. During his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Araqchi said Iran’s 11th presidential election will be held in 96 countries and in 128 Iranian mission headquarters. Araqchi said [...]
Press TV -(Mon Jun 10, 2013) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has hailed Iran-Venezuela ties, saying the two nations will stand by each other as they have common enemies, ideals and goals. In a Monday meeting with the new Venezuelan Ambassador to Tehran Amenhotep Zambrano, President Ahmadinejad said that relations between the two countries are at [...]
Press TV -(Mon Jun 10, 2013) Iran Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has called on the Iraqi government to provide security for Iranian pilgrims visiting holy sites in the country. In a telephone conversation with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari on Monday, Salehi denounced Friday’s deadly terrorist attack against Iranian pilgrims in Iraq. “It is essential that [...]
