UN rights chief urges swift stop to killing Syrian civilians
TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (DID) – United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has called on the authorities in Syria to immediately stop the killing of civilians in coastal areas of the crisis-hit Arab country.
Iran will not consider negotiation under pressure, bullying
TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (DID) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reaffirmed that Iran’s nuclear energy program has always been and will remain entirely peaceful, stressing that negotiation cannot take place under pressure or intimidation.
Negotiations to address concerns can be considered: Iran
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (DID) – The Iranian mission to the United Nations has said that Iran could agree to negotiations if they are to address concerns vis-à-vis any potential militarization of Iran’s nuclear program.
Iran considers any unrest to be harmful to region, world
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (DID) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasized that Iran has never sought to build nuclear weapons, saying that the country considers any tension, unrest, and conflict to be detrimental to itself, region, and the world.
Iran has not received any letter from US president
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (DID) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran has not received a letter from US President Donald Trump.
PG states to run out of water in 3 days if Iran attacked
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (DID) – Qatar’s prime minister says his country and the Persian Gulf Arab states will run out of water within three days if Iran’s nuclear facilities are targeted by the United States or the Israeli regime.
Iran not to negotiate with Washington under Trump’s terms
TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (DID) – A diplomatic source in the Iranian government has reportedly told media that Tehran emphasized to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that it will never agree to enter direct talks with US with Donald Trump’s conditions.
FM Araghchi warns of Israeli plot to provoke regional war
TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (DID) – Abbas Araghchi says Iran will respond very strongly and in a fully proportionate and balanced manner if attacked.
Leader rules out possibility of talks with bullying powers
TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (DID) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Saturday that “Insistence of some bullying states on talks will not resolve the issues, but will result in imposing their will.”
N Korea warns of ‘toughest response’ to South Korea-US drill
TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (DID) – North Korea issued a warning to Seoul on Friday, threatening the “toughest response” should the annual joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States proceed in the coming weeks.
Barefoot man holding Palestinian flag climbs Big Ben Tower
TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (DID) – Video on social media shows a barefoot man standing on a ledge holding a Palestinian flag several meters up Elizabeth Tower, which houses the Westminster clock and its world-famous bell.