TEHRAN (Press Shia) – A former official at the United Nations and professor of international law said the assassination of Iran’s top commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani was an “act of war”, deploring the UN Security Council’s failure to slam the US killing of the top commander. - Politics news - “Of great concern is the failure of the United Nations, especially the...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tehran would have to act on a pending parliamentary measure that would restrict the UN nuclear agency's access to the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities if the West insisted on their continued violation of the JCPOA. - Politics news - “It (the United States) has obligations, responsibilities as a UN member, as a...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell described the assassination of Iranian physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh as a “criminal act”. - Politics news - “This (the assassination) was a criminal act … I am sorry to say but this is not the way you are solving problems,” Borrell said at an online debate with his predecessors,...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Russia condemned the assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, describing it as a "provocative terrorist act” aimed at destabilizing the situation in the region. - Politics news - In a statement on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry described the incident as a "provocative terrorist act aimed at destabilizing the situation and fueling a...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – The European Union described the assassination of top Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh as a “criminal act” that “runs counter to the principle of respect for human rights the EU stands for”. - Politics news - “On 27 November 2020 in Absard, Iran, an Iranian government official and, according to reports, 1 of his bodyguards, were killed in a series of...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – A rally was held in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on Tuesday to defend the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as 'Obamacare.' - World news - Holding banners and signs, demonstrators gathered in front of the Court amid the hearing on the constitutionality of the ACA.Two key US Supreme Court justices indicated they are inclined to uphold the bulk of...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – The spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran affirmed that a July incident at Natanz nuclear facility in the central province of Isfahan had been caused by a blast as an act of sabotage. - Nuclear news - In an interview with Al-Alam on Sunday, Behrouz Kamalvandi said security investigations have confirmed that the July 2 incident in Natanz nuclear...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman denounced the US’ dangerous move to harass an Iranian jetliner over Syria, saying Tehran will make Washington regret resorting to such an act of banditry in the air. - Politics news - Speaking at a weekly press conference on Monday, Seyed Abbas Mousavi lashed out at the US for the dangerous maneuvering of American fighter...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami called the recent dangerous and aggressive maneuvering by two US warplanes close to an Iranian airliner over Syria an “act of terror”. - Politics news - The move by the US jets was an act of terror and Iran Civil Aviation Organization will legally pursue the issue, Eslami told Press Shia on Friday...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran called on the International Monetary Fund to make use of the EU-Iran trading mechanism ‘INSTEX’ or the Swiss humanitarian channel for Iran ‘SHTA’ to make a $5 billion loan that Tehran has applied for to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. - Politics news - “It’s time to act,” CBI Chief Abdolnaser Hemmati told IMF...