FM Qureshi Telephones His KSA, Iran, UAE and Turkish Counterparts
ISLAMABAD: Following the recent escalation of tensions between US and Iran, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday telephoned his counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Iran,...
Iran Seizes Another Foreign Oil Tanker in Persian Gulf
TEHRAN: Iran has seized another foreign oil tanker in the Gulf, accusing it of smuggling fuel to Arab states and adding that seven sailors on...
Iran Test-Fires Shahab-3 missile Claims US
TEHRAN: Iran has test-fired a medium-range missile, a U.S. military official said. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Iran fired a Shahab-3...
UK May Return Detained Iranian Oil Tanker Under Certain Condition
LONDON: Jeremy Hunt, United Kingdom’s State Secretary of Foreign Affairs, has said that the UK may release the seized Iranian oil if the country is...
Iran, Russia Strongly Critise US at IAEA’s Special Meeting
VIENNA: Iran and Russia strongly criticised America’s call for Tehran to adhere to limits in a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, at a special...
Iran Sees No Prospect of Negotiations with US: Foreign Ministry
LONDON: Iran sees no prospect of negotiations with the United States, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. “We currently see no prospect of negotiations...
FO Issues Declaration of Iranian FM’s Visit To Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The foreign office on Friday issued the declaration of Iran’s foreign minister Javad Zarif visit to Pakistan. According to the declaration, both sides appreciated...
Pakistan Supports Diplomatic Solutions Of Problems In Region: FM Shah Mehmood
ISLAMABAD: Visiting Iranian delegation led by their Foreign Minister Javad Zarif held delegation-level talks with the Pakistani officials at Foreign Office in the federal capital....
US Might Send 5000 More Troops To Middle East Amid Iran Threat
WASHINGTON: The US Department of Defense is considering a US military request to send about 5,000 additional troops to the Middle East amid increasing tensions...
President Rouhani Rejects Talks With Washington
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani rejected talks with the United States on Tuesday. According to details, Tehran rejected talks with Washington after President Donald Trump...
Javad Zarif Says Iran Doesn’t Want War With US
Tehran: Iran’s top dismissed the possibility of war erupting in the region, saying Tehran did not want a conflict and that no country had the...
US Given Go-Ahead To Deploy Troops In Gulf States
WASHINGTON: Several Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states including Saudi Arabia has given go-ahead to the United States of America to deploy its military forces in...
Iran Ready For Any Scenario, From Confrontation To Diplomacy – Official
TEHRAN: Iran says it does not want a war and any conflict in the region will have unimaginable consequences. According to the foreign news agency,...
US Orders Diplomatic Staff To Leave Iraq As Iran Tensions Mount
BAGHDAD: The U.S. ordered all its nonemergency staff to leave Iraq immediately, amid heightened tensions with Iran over recent attacks against oil tankers and facilities...
US Military Presence In Gulf A Target, Not A Threat: Iran
GENEVA: A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Sunday the U.S. military presence in the Gulf used to be a serious threat but now...
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif To Visit North Korea
TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has announced to visit North Korea. In his recent statement, the Iranian diplomat opened up about his visit...
Iranian Parliament Declares US Armed Forces ‘Terrorist Group’
TEHRAN: Iranian Parliament has passed a bill, declaring all armed forces of the United States of ‘America terrorist groups’. The bill was passed in the...
Pak, Iran Agree To Raise Joint ‘Rapid Reaction Force’ To Counter Terrorism
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and visiting Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday announced that a joint ‘Rapid Reaction Force’ will be set up in...
PM Reaches Iran For Two-Day Visit
TEHRAN: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has reached Mashhad, city of Iran for a two-day visit while Governor-General Khurasan Raza Hussaini received him on the...
Pakistan To Construct Fence Around Iranian Border: FM
ISLAMABAD: In an important development Pakistan on Saturday decided to construct a fence on the border linking with Iran and also decided to conduct aerial...