TEHRAN ( defapress ) - The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has won South Africa's parliamentary elections with 57.5 percent of the vote, the electoral commission said, announcing the official results.
News ID: 77354 Publish Date : 2019/05/12
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – At least three people were killed after Saudi-led warplanes carried out airstrikes against an area in Yemen’s southwestern province of Dhale.
News ID: 77353 Publish Date : 2019/05/12
Trump to China:
TEHRAN ( defapress ) - US President Donald Trump warned China on Saturday that it should strike a trade deal with the United States now, otherwise an agreement would be “far worse for them if it has to be negotiated in my second term”.
News ID: 77351 Publish Date : 2019/05/12
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami briefed Iran’s lawmakers on the latest developments in the region and his plans to strengthen the IRGC.
News ID: 77350 Publish Date : 2019/05/12
Kharrazi:
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi dismissed US President Donald Trump’s recent claim that he was ready to speak with Iranian leaders, saying his calls for negotiation are nothing but propaganda.
News ID: 77349 Publish Date : 2019/05/12
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said it is a “pity” that the US is not complying with the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
News ID: 77348 Publish Date : 2019/05/12
Russian FM:
TEHRAN ( defapress )- Moscow views as a threat the deployment of the US’ global ballistic missile defense system in Japan and the American strengthened military presence in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday after his talks with Japanese counterpart Taro Kono.
News ID: 77346 Publish Date : 2019/05/11
TEHRAN ( defapress )- US President Donald Trump stated on Friday he does not consider North Korea's recent launch of short-range ballistic missiles "a breach of trust".
News ID: 77345 Publish Date : 2019/05/11
ex-Qatari min:
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – EX-Foreign Minister of Qatar Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani believes that the current tensions between Iran and the US will not lead in war but will bring the two sides to the negotiation table.
News ID: 77343 Publish Date : 2019/05/11
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – IRGC chief commander Major General Hossein Salami will participate in Sunday's closed session of the Iranian Parliament, said a senior lawmaker.
News ID: 77341 Publish Date : 2019/05/11
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – An Iranian deputy foreign minister said Europeans must share the burden of addressing issues facing Afghan refugees, adding that Iran alone could not afford the costs of hosting Afghans while being hit by Western sanctions.
News ID: 77340 Publish Date : 2019/05/11
MP:
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Volkan Bozkir said his country is determined to continue its support for neighboring Iran in the era of US sanctions.
News ID: 77339 Publish Date : 2019/05/11
Turkey:
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – A spokesman for Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party said US sanctions on Iranian oil exports do not serve peace in the region, noting that the embargoes are only affecting people.
News ID: 77338 Publish Date : 2019/05/11
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – EU's foreign affairs spokeswoman, Maja Kocijancic, in an interview with an Iranian news agency talked about the reason behind the bloc’s rejection of Iran’s 60-day ultimatum on JCPOA implementation.
News ID: 77337 Publish Date : 2019/05/11
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The US Maritime Administration issued an advisory, warning commercial shipping vessels that Iran or its proxies could be targeting commercial vessels and oil production infrastructure.
News ID: 77336 Publish Date : 2019/05/11
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement will on Saturday start to unilaterally redeploy forces out of three key ports, the United Nations and a Houthi spokesman said, a move to pave the way for political negotiations to end Saudi Arabia’s four-year war on Yemen.
News ID: 77335 Publish Date : 2019/05/11
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – After US President Donald Trump publicly appealed to Iran to call him amid heightened tensions with Tehran, the White House contacted the Swiss on Thursday to share a phone number the Iranians could call the President on, according to a diplomatic source familiar with the move.
News ID: 77334 Publish Date : 2019/05/11
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Prime Iraqi Minister Nouri al-Maliki said on Friday that imposition of economic sanctions against the Muslim nation of Iran is contrary to international laws and norms.
News ID: 77333 Publish Date : 2019/05/11
Kharrazi:
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Head of Iran’s Foreign Policy Strategic Council says the government’s 60-day ultimatum to the remaining parties of the nuclear deal (JCPOA) is a good opportunity for them to accelerate the implementation of the financial mechanism designed to ditch US sanctions.
News ID: 77332 Publish Date : 2019/05/11
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The United States will deploy a Patriot missile battery and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East to counter what Washington said was a “threat” from Iran, the Pentagon announced.
News ID: 77331 Publish Date : 2019/05/11