Posts Tagged: Ali Akbar Velayati
Iran Says Attack on Israel is Palestinian ‘Self-Defense’
Iran's foreign ministry said attacks by its ally Hamas on Israel on Saturday were an act of self-defense by Palestinians, and called on Muslim countries...
Iran Demands Sanctions ‘Snapback’ Removed in Any New Nuclear Talks
Iran demands the removal of the so-called snapback mechanism in its nuclear accord, which could revive all UN sanctions against Tehran, in the event of...
Iran to Announce More Cuts to Nuclear Deal Commitments on Sunday
Iran's senior nuclear negotiator will announce more cuts in its commitments to a 2015 nuclear deal on Sunday, a semi-official news agency reported, amid Iranian...
Iran Leader’s Top Aide Dismisses US Meeting Offer as ‘Trump’s Dream’
The top adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader on Tuesday rejected a US offer for top-level meetings, as both countries' presidents were due to attend the...
Khamenei Adviser: Iran Coordinates Military Presence in Syria With Russia
Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Friday that Tehran coordinates positions on its military presence in Syria with Moscow...
Iran Says French President Macron Acting as ‘Trump’s Lapdog’
Iran on Sunday criticized French President Emmanuel Macron over his tough stance toward Tehran and said Paris would soon lose its international credibility if it...
Top Tehran Official Taunts Trump, Says ‘Newcomer’ Wouldn’t Dare ‘Press His Luck,’ Suffer ‘Unprecedented Defeat’ by ‘Iron Dam’ of Iran
A top Iranian official taunted US President Donald Trump on Sunday, asserting that the “newcomer” wouldn’t dare “press his luck” by waging war on the...
Iranian Official: Tehran’s Support for ‘Resistance Groups’ to Remain Steadfast
Tehran’s backing of “resistance groups” in the Middle East will remain steadfast, a source close to Iran's supreme leader vowed on Sunday, the regime's semi-official news agency Fars...
Former Justice Department Attorney Says Obama’s ‘Ransom-for-Hostages’ Transaction With Tehran Violates US Criminal Law
A former Assistant US Attorney for the Southern District of New York this weekend cautioned against obfuscating a much larger issue surrounding last week’s revelation of President Obama’s “ransom-for-hostages" payment...
Iranian Official: ‘Martyr’ Kuntar to Serve as Role Model for Region’s Muslim Youth
A senior Iranian official said on Wednesday that assassinated Hezbollah terrorist Samir Kuntar would become a role model for the Muslim youth of the Middle...
Report: Evidence US Is Backtracking on Iran Stance, Restarting Negotiations With Islamic Republic
The U.S. could be easing its policy on sanctions relief for Iran and restarting negotiations with the Islamic Republic, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)...
Senior Khamenei Adviser Rejects UNSC Limitations on Ballistic Missile Program
A senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said the country rejects the United Nations Security Council's restrictions on Tehran's ballistic missile program, the regime-aligned Tasnim...
Top Khamenei Adviser Says Iran Boosting Support for Mideast Proxies
A senior foreign affairs adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said that Iran is boosting its support for its regional allies and its proxies within other...
Ayatollah Khamenei: Our Stances on the Nuclear Issue Have Not Changed
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stressed on Wednesday that his country's "nuclear positions are the same that we have declared before in word and...
