Iran has upper hand in countering US plots, says President Rouhani

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has hailed the recent "unprecedented" achievements made by the Iranian nation in the political arena, stressing that the Islamic Republic has the upper hand in countering US plots.

Iran will manage to overcome US sanctions: FM Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has expressed confidence that the Islamic Republic will manage to overcome sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies.

Jordanian cancels border land leases with Israel

Jordan’s King Abdullah II says Amman has already notified Israel that it will not extend its lease of two border territories to the Tel Aviv regime, stressing that his country is resolute to reclaim both regions under a bilateral peace deal signed almost a quarter of a century ago.

Neither Saudi Arabia nor others can replace Iranian oil in the global market: Iranian petroleum ...

Iran's Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh dismisses the rhetoric by the Saudi crown prince about Riyadh's capability to replace sanctions-hit Iranian oil, saying that the global market will never believe such claims.

Iran lawmakers pass bill on fighting terror financing

Iran's parliament has endorsed a bill on combating the financing of terrorism as a step towards implementing international standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) bill, one of four put forward by the government to meet FATF demands, was passed on Sunday by 143 votes to 120.

Joint efforts by Shahpour Bakhtiar and the United States to contain and suppress the Islamic ...

One of the most sensitive and important historical juncture of Iran’s Islamic revolution is the period when Shapur Bakhtiar was the prime minister. Although that period as far as time is concerned was very short its incidents and happenings were very important and decisive. This thesis is written based on value consensus theory of Chalmers Johnson. In that period the role played by the government, the army, the revolution’s leadership and groups that opposed the regime and also foreign countries and particularly the U.S. is very important.

Interior minister of Republic Azerbaijan pay homage to Imam Khomeini’s ideals

Shah regime failed to limit Imam Khomeini's political activities

In 1978 and while Islamic movement of Iranian people led by Imam Khomeini had reached its culmination, the Shah’s regime, disappointed at compromising with Imam Khomeini, tried some political measures to limit his activities or deport him from Iraq.