Tehran, April 19 (IANS) Iran has indicated that there has been “progress” in its ongoing discussions with the United States, though it stressed that a final agreement is still a long way off, with the current two-week ceasefire due to expire on April 22, according to local media reports on Sunday. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, said in a televised address on Saturday (local time) that significant differences continue to persist between the two sides.”There are many …
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Washington, April 19 (IANS) President Donald Trump called Israel a “great ally of the United States of America” and heaped praise on the country for its “courage” and “loyalty” as the conflict with Iran continues to escalate. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social on Saturday (local time), Trump said that Israel has stood by the US in times of conflict, “unlike others,” and continues to fight hard.”Whether people like Israel or not, they have proven to be a great ally of the United …
Tehran, April 19 (IANS) Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said that the country is determined to exercise control and supervision over traffic through the Strait of Hormuz until the war is definitively ended and a lasting peace is achieved in the region.The statement, reported by Iranian media, came after Iran’s main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, announced earlier on Saturday the resumption of strict control over the Strait of Hormuz, citing the continuat…
Seoul, April 8 (IANS) The South Korean government vowed Wednesday efforts to help South Korean vessels stuck in the Strait of Hormuz to safely pass through the shipping route after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire with the full reopening of the crucial passage for oil.The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources will cooperate with the foreign and oceans ministries to ensure the safe and swift passage of Korean oil tankers tied up at the Hormuz strait, officials said.Th…
Tehran, April 8 (IANS) Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said on Wednesday that the two-week ceasefire with the United States does not signal an end to the war, pending negotiations over the details of its 10-point plan. According to Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency, the 10 points are — US commitment to ensure no further acts of aggression; continued Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz; acceptance of Iran’s nuclear enrichment rights; lifting of all primary sanctions; lifting of …
Tehran, March 24 (IANS) Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr has been appointed as the new Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, replacing Ali Larijani who was killed in an Israeli attack last week, the Iranian media reported on Tuesday quoting a statement issued by Mehdi Tabatabai, the Iranian President’s Public Relations aide. It was stated that Zolqadr has been appointed with the approval and consent of leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei and by the decree o…
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) The Consul General of Iran in Mumbai, Saeid Reza Mosayeb Motlagh, said on Friday that Tehran’s decision to provide safe passage to Indian vessels through the Strait of Hormuz demonstrates its longstanding friendship with New Delhi. In an interview with IANS, Motlagh said that Iran has been India’s “friend and partner” for a long time and that the authorities in Tehran were concerned to see Indians facing shortage of gas due to the ongoing conflict.”The Islamic Republic of…
Tehran, March 18 (IANS) People in large numbers attended a funeral ceremony in the Iranian capital Tehran Wednesday for the crew members of a frigate sunk by the United States as well as one the country’s top security officials and a high-ranking military commander killed in Israeli attacks. On March 4, the US Navy’s Los Angeles-class submarine USS Charlotte torpedoed and sunk Iran’s Dena frigate in the Indian Ocean, killing 104 crew members on board, and leaving another 32 wounded.Iran confirme…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Global oil prices traded in the negative zone on Wednesday, slipping over 3 per cent after a sharp surge in the previous session, as escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia kept markets volatile.Brent crude futures were trading 2.50 per cent lower, hitting an intra-day low of $100.85 per barrel by 9:45 am, while the US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 3.40 per cent to an intra-day low of $92.83.So far this week, WTI futures have declined as much…
Tehran, March 18 (IANS) Iran’s Supreme National Security Council confirmed that its secretary Ali Larijani has been killed in an attack, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported early Wednesday.In a statement, the council said Larijani died early Tuesday alongside his son Morteza Larijani, deputy for security affairs at the council’s secretariat Alireza Bayat, and several others, Tasnim reported.The council praised Larijani’s long service to Iran’s development and called for national unity in the face…