US inauguration begins amid wartime conditions

Inauguration week is normally a time of optimism, conciliation and unity in the United States, but it’s the most tense handover of power in recent memory. 25,000 troops have locked down Washington DC -

Lebanese groups censure US sanctions on Iran’s Astan Quds Razavi

President Rouhani says US Capitol riots show weakness of Western democracy

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has reacted to the violent riots in Washington during certification of election results by Congress, saying the development shows Western democracy is “fragile” and “broken.”

Pro-Trump rioters storm US Capitol as Congress certifies Biden’s win

Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday while Congress was certifying the Electoral College's votes for Joe Biden’s victory in the November election.

In recorded call, Trump presses top Georgia official to ‘find’ votes for him

Outgoing US President Donald Trump reportedly told the Georgian secretary of state that he needs to “find 11,780 votes,” to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, which he lost to former Vice President Joe Biden.

Iran warns of ‘US military adventurism’ in Persian Gulf in letter to UN Security Council

Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) in New York has warned against the United States’ “military adventurism” and recent provocative moves in the Persian Gulf region, at a time that the administration of lame duck US President Donald Trump nears its final days.

EU envoy to UN says there is no positive alternative to JCPOA:

The European Union ambassador to the UN has lended his full support to the 2015 nuclear agreement that was clinched between Iran and six major countries, saying there is no positive alternative to the accord which has withstood pressure over the past years.

President Rouhani says Iranians' resistance will make US give up sanctions

President Hassan Rouhani says he is confident that the next US administration will abandon its sanctions policy against the Iranian people and will bow under their “national power” and resistance. He made the remarks on Thursday in a ceremony held to inaugurate a number of Interior Ministry’s developmental plans.