Human rights from Islamic perspective

Iran's top negotiator says US must lift Iran sanctions all at once, in one step

Top Iranian negotiator Abbas Araqchi tells Press TV that the United States must lift its anti-Iran sanctions altogether and in one step if it truly seeks to rejoin the 2015 nuclear agreement, which it abandoned around three years ago.

Iran rules out step-by-step lifting of sanctions

In an exclusive interview with Press TV, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh rules out any step-by-step lifting of sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic under former US president Donald Trump.

Russia’s Putin responds to leader's important’ message

Russia’s President Vladmir Putin responds in writing to an important message that had been forwarded to him last month on the part of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in which the Leader had underlined the “strategic and strong” nature of the two countries’ ties.

Imam Khomeini marked the beginning of a whole new era for the nation

The Islamic Revolution of 1979 was one of the most important uprisings in modern political history, an event which still shapes the world. After enduring decades of economic exploitation under the British, followed by a CIA and MI6 coup in 1953 to overthrow Iranian PM Mossadegh and replace him with Western-backed monarch the Shah, Iran finally stood up to Britain and the United States. Iranians took to the streets by the millions, regained its sovereignty as well control over its natural resources and dealt a heavy blow to imperialism, setting the stage for resistance and anti-imperialist movements to this day.

FM Zarif to US: Iran will only respond to actions, not words

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran will take proper action whenever the United States lifts the sanctions to pave the way for its return to the 2015 nuclear deal, stressing that the Islamic Republic takes Washington’s actions, not words, as its yardstick.

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 fight against Israeli occupation, terrorism common goal of Iran, Syria:

President Hassan Rouhani has praised relations between Iran and Syria as strategic and fraternal, stressing that both Muslim nations share the common goal of countering the Israeli occupation and terrorism. During a meeting with the visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad in Tehran on Tuesday, Rouhani stated that Iran will resolutely and decisively stand by Syrian people and government as a strategic ally until their final victory.