TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry hailed an agreement between Afghan leaders and expressed readiness to help boost negotiations between the Afghan parties over political issues. - Politics news - In a statement on Sunday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi said Tehran is ready to assist Kabul in the process of intra-Afghan political talks and continued alliance of...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan has expressed gratitude to the Islamic Republic for providing humanitarian support and medical services for the Afghan nationals residing in Iran amid the coronavirus epidemic, an Iranian official said. - Politics news - Director-General of the Iranian Interior Ministry’s Department of Foreign Nationals and Migrants,...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman once again rejected reports claiming that the country’s border guards forced Afghan migrants to cross Harirud River. - Politics news - “As earlier stated by various Iranian officials, the Islamic Republic strongly denies the reports that Iranian border guards have forced a number of Afghan citizens to cross Harirud River,...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman affirmed that an incident involving the deaths of Afghan migrants trying to cross into Iran illegally has taken place on Afghan soil. - Politics news - In a statement on Sunday, Seyed Abbas Mousavi reacted to reports released by Afghan news media about an incident involving a number of Afghan citizens who were trying to make...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – The highest-ranking diplomats of Iran and Qatar talked about the latest developments in Afghanistan and efforts to help establish peace in that country. - Politics news - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a telephone conversation with his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Saturday. In the conversation, Zarif congratulated...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian, held meetings with senior Afghan authorities in Kabul for talks on a range of political and economic issues. - Politics news - In one of the meetings on Sunday afternoon, held at the Presidential Palace of Kabul, the Iranian diplomat and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani talked...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Tehran in pushing for peace and stability in neighboring Afghanistan, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, stressing that such efforts are independent of the US plans. - Politics news - Speaking at a weekly press conference, held via video conference on Monday, Seyed Abbas Mousavi said Iran favors a “safe and stable” Afghanistan as its eastern...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with his Turkish and Qatari counterparts on the latest political situation in Afghanistan and ways for collective action against the novel coronavirus. - Politics news - The top Iranian diplomat on Monday held separate telephone conversations with Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu and Mohammed bin...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the caretaker of the Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan discussed the developments in Afghanistan and efforts for establishing peace and stability in the country. - Politics news - Zarif and Mohammad Hanif Atmar held a telephone conversation on Sunday evening. In the talks, the senior Iranian diplomat emphasized the need...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani signed a decree to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners as a move to launch direct talks with the militant group. - World news - According to a copy of the two-page decree seen by Reuters news agency late on Tuesday night, all released Taliban prisoners will have to provide "a written guarantee to not return to the...