Tag: Politics
Iran says it retains initiative in Strait of Hormuz despite US claims
TEHRAN — Iranian Armed Forces Spokesperson Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi has rejected recent US claims about operations in the Strait of Hormuz, insisting that Iran continues to hold the initiative in the strategic waterway.
Like his father and grandfather, Reza Pahlavi wished to be a Western stooge
TEHRAN – The missiles began to fall on the morning of 28 February, and those who had planned that morning expected the Islamic Republic to be gone within days, or at the outside within a matter of weeks. This is what the fragments now surfacing in Western sources suggest, and it is perhaps the most…
Iran’s message to Washington: No retreat, no surrender, no return to the old order
TEHRAN — Iran has issued a series of increasingly explicit political, military and strategic messages to the United States and its regional partners, warning that any renewed US aggression would trigger sustained attacks on American positions and interests across the region, while making clear that Tehran does not regard military pressure and diplomacy as mutually…
Pres. Pezeshkian to attend UNGA meeting in NY
TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is scheduled to travel to New York in the coming days to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting.
Any attack on Iran to trigger sustained, painful strikes
TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA)–Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters has issued stark warning to the terrorist US government, stressing, “We warn that any US attack on Iran will trigger sustained and painful strikes against all US bases in the region.”
Enemy defeated through unity of Iranian people: Sayyari
TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – The deputy chief of Iran’s Army Force for Coordination Affairs has said that the powerful Armed Forces of the country defeated the US enemy through the unity and amity of the noble nation of Islamic Iran.
NPT withdrawal bill submitted to parliament presiding board
TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – A member of Iran’s parliament said a triple-urgency bill to leave the NPT is ready for debate, arguing that staying in the treaty no longer serves the country’s interests.
Pres. Pezeshkian emphasizes bolstering multilateralism
TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasized the need to strengthen multilateralism, to expand economic and trade cooperation and to counter unilateralism.
No talks with US until Iran’s terms met: Qalibaf
TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s parliament speaker said Sunday there will be no return to previous negotiations or for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen until Iran’s conditions are met and U.S. commitments are implemented.
Senior Iran MP terms US treasury sec.’s claims baseless lies
TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – The chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Committee hit back at US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over claims that Iranians are waiting three to four hours in line for gasoline, calling them “baseless lies.”