Vision and Politics

Iran to start building 6,000-ton destroyer, able to produce nuclear submarines
April 4, 2020
Iran’s Defense Ministry says that the country is planning to start the construction of a 6,000-ton destroyer this year and that it has the ability...
Iran’s Judiciary extends prison leave for some 100,000 inmates as coronavirus fight continues
March 30, 2020
Iran’s Judiciary has once again extended prison leave for some 100,000 inmates as the country is pressing ahead with its measures to stop the spread...
“Coronavirus may be more dangerous than world wars, to change global order”
March 29, 2020
Secretary General of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says the repercussions of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may go beyond those of the world wars and result in...
US extends Iraq waivers but intensifies Iran sanctions as COVID-19 breaks records
March 28, 2020
The US has once again extended a waiver allowing Iraq to import Iranian electricity and natural gas, but at the same time intensified its sanctions against Iran...
Iranian firm supplying much needed test kits amid coronavirus surge
March 25, 2020
An Iranian pharmaceutical company has started supplying coronavirus test kits amid a reported shortage for the much-needed diagnostics for a pathogen that has set off...
Sanctions on Iran, others facing coronavirus must be urgently re-evaluated
March 25, 2020
The United Nations rights chief says any sanctions imposed on Iran, among other countries grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, should be “urgently re-evaluated” to support...
Iran refutes Washington’s ‘conspiracy theory’ claim on US role in virus spread
March 24, 2020
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has bluntly refuted claims by US State Department that the Islamic Republic is fostering conspiracy theories by highlighting the role of the...
“US ‘most evil’ enemy of Iran, its virus aid offer strange”
March 22, 2020
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has described the US “the most evil enemy of the Iranian nation”, saying the offer by...
Dr. Rouhani expects virus restrictions in Iran to ease in two weeks
March 21, 2020
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says social distancing will continue for two or three weeks as the coronavirus outbreak in the country is expected to slow...
“Iran outdid Western countries in virus response”
March 18, 2020
President Hassan Rouhani has hailed Iran’s response to the new coronavirus pandemic, highlighting the marked quality of Tehran’s performance compared to that of some major...
“India Supreme Court must use legal methods to end discrimination against Muslims”
March 16, 2020
A member of Iran’s Guardian Council, Hadi Tahan Nazif, has called on India’s Supreme Court to use all legal methods and procedures to pave the...
Iran Leader: Anti-coronavirus health recommendations compulsory for everybody
March 16, 2020
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says strategies and health recommendations adopted by Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education and its...
Iranian Army to hold nationwide drills against biological warfare
March 15, 2020
The Iranian Army will start countrywide drills on Sunday to prepare itself against biological warfare amid an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which has so...
US has to ‘depoliticize’ virus-related efforts, lift sanctions: Iran’s UN envoy
March 14, 2020
The Iranian envoy to the United Nations has called on the US to lift sanctions on the country and to “depoliticize” its approach regarding efforts...
“Entire government involved in coronavirus fight”
March 11, 2020
President Hassan Rouhani says his entire administration is involved in the fight against a coronavirus outbreak across the country, stressing that all state institutions and...
Iran Leader cancels New Year speech over coronavirus epidemic
March 10, 2020
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has canceled his regular New Year speech at the Imam Reza Holy Shrine in the northeastern...
Iran, Iraq discuss beefing up anti-terror cooperation
March 9, 2020
Iran and Iraq have underlined the need to expand their bilateral relations and cooperation in fighting terrorism and extremism. Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security...
OPEC meeting among group’s ‘worst ever’
March 7, 2020
Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says an OPEC meeting on Friday was one of the group’s “worst ever” after it failed to reach an agreement...
Coronavirus infects more than 100,000 worldwide, wreaking financial havoc
March 7, 2020
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus surpassed 100,000 across the world on Friday, as the outbreak reached more countries and economic damage...
Leader: India must stop killing Muslims to avoid isolation in Muslim world
March 6, 2020
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned the government of India against continued massacre of Muslims, saying that the current pogrom...