Participants in the Asia-Europe Meeting call for lifting sanctions on Iran

Participants in the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) have reaffirmed their "collective support" for a multilateral nuclear agreement Iran signed with major world powers in 2015, saying the lifting of sanctions against Tehran is an essential part of the deal.

US sanctions against Iran are tantamount to "economic terrorism"

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in his recent address to the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York said that "unilateral and illegitimate" sanctions imposed by the United States against the Islamic Republic are tantamount to "economic terrorism" and are in violation of world nations’ right to progress.

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.

Zarif says Netanyahu looking for a smokescreen

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is desperately seeking to find a pretext to create a hype about Iran's nuclear program.

Rouhani slams the US’s withdrawal from the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal

Israeli settlers storm al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied al-Quds

Nearly a thousand Israeli settlers have stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Israeli-occupied Old City of East Jerusalem al-Quds amid an escalation of acts of violence by Israeli forces and settlers against the Palestinian people.

President Rouhani says US sanctions amount to economic terrorism

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says "unilateral and illegitimate" sanctions imposed by the United States against the Islamic Republic are tantamount to "economic terrorism" and are in violation of world nations’ right to progress.

World community must stand up to US violations of intl. law: Iran president

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called on the global community to stand up to Washington’s violations of international agreements and regulations, saying it is especially in the interest of independent nations to unite against US bullying and interventionist policies.