Islamic Republic Of Iran

Donald Trump's 'absurd tweets' have incited disruption, says Iran in letter to UN chief Antonio Guterres

Iran told UN officials on Thursday that Donald Trump and Mike Pence incited Iranians to engage in disruptive acts via their numerous absurd tweets

After Donald Trump condemns arrest of protesters in Iran, Tehran calls his support 'deceitful and opportunist'

Iran said on Saturday that US president Donald Trump's support for protests in the country was "deceitful and opportunist".

Iran imposes sanctions on nine US firms, individuals

The US Treasury Department on Wednesday announced new sanctions on Iranian defence officials, an Iranian entity and a China-based network that supplied missile-applicable items to a key Iranian defence entity

Tehran denies US allegations of presence of Al-Qaeda operatives in Iran

The Iranian foreign ministry on Tuesday denied US accusations that three Al-Qaeda operatives were in Iran, helping to move money and weapons around the Middle East, state media reported.

Iran's President Rouhani seeks majority in recently concluded parliamentary polls

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged newly-elected lawmakers on Saturday to resist "schemes" from the West as parliamentarians met in Tehran.