Iran

TEHRAN, Nov 16 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian foreign ministry, yesterday, strongly condemned the latest EU and British sanctions, against Iranian individuals and organisations.

Nasser Kanaani, the ministry’s spokesman, said in a press release that, the sanctions are baseless and illegal, constituting interference in Iran’s internal affairs.

Iran will respond proportionately to such non-constructive and futile measures, he added.

A day earlier, the European Union and Britain imposed sanctions against Iran in a coordinated action.

TEHRAN, Nov 16 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, said here yesterday that, resistance is the only way to confront the “greed” of the West.

Raisi made the remarks, in a meeting with the visiting high-ranking economic delegation from Venezuela, according to the Iranian presidential website.

Expressing his satisfaction with the progress of Tehran-Caracas relations in varied areas, he said that, Iran’s economic, scientific and energy capacities can benefit bilateral and multilateral cooperation with other nations.

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian foreign ministry on Tuesday strongly condemned the latest EU and British sanctions against Iranian individuals and organizations.

Nasser Kanaani, the ministry spokesman, said in a press release that the sanctions are baseless and illegal, constituting interference in Iran's internal affairs.

Iran will respond proportionately to such non-constructive and futile measures, he added.

A day earlier, the European Union and Britain imposed sanctions against Iran in a coordinated action.

13 Nov 2022; MEMO: Iran on Sunday condemned remarks by the leaders of Germany and France in support of the ongoing anti-government protests over the death of an Iranian woman in police custody, reports Anadolu Agency.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani termed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's remarks on protests in Iran as "interventionist and provocative".

The spokesman warned that damage to relations between the two countries will have "long-term consequences".

13 Nov 2022; MEMO: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi discussed "current issues on bilateral agenda" over phone, a Kremlin statement said Saturday, reports Anadolu Agency.

10 Nov 2022; MEMO: A woman arrested on Thursday by Iran's security forces has been formally charged with communicating with and transmitting information to a London-based television broadcaster, which Iran's clerical rulers have accused of fomenting unrest, Reuters reports.

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations (UN) said Tehran has sent a technical delegation to Vienna to answer the questions of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about Iran's nuclear program, semi-official Mehr News Agency reported on Thursday.

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- A senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that the country has built a hypersonic ballistic missile that is capable of penetrating "all missile defense systems."

"The missile has a high velocity and can maneuver both in and out of the Earth's atmosphere," Iran's Press TV network quoted Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of the IRGC's Aerospace Division, as saying.

9 Nov 2022; MEMO: Russia secretly provided western weapons seized in Ukraine and hundreds of millions of dollars to Iran in return for over 160 Iranian drones, a report has revealed as Kyiv and its allies continue to criticise Tehran over its assistance to Moscow's invasion.

10 Nov 2022; MEMO: Iran has executed two men convicted of killing four policemen in 2016 in the province of Sistan-Baluchestan.

The judiciary's Mizan Online website said the two men, Rashid Baluch and Eshaq Askani, were put to death on Tuesday after being convicted of killing four police officers in 2016.

The men were also found guilty of wounding several police officers in 2016, the site added.