The Caspian Economic Forum bringing together Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan commenced in Tehran Tuesday with the aim of enhancing cooperation in transport, transit, trade, and banking among them.
Iran announces its readiness to develop infrastructures of the Caspian-Persian Gulf (PG) corridor and create necessary facilities to set up logistics bases and operate its southern ports for the Caspian Sea littoral states.
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Akbar Ahmadian has discussed regional developments with head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, Falih al-Fayyadh.
Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref has stressed the importance of strengthening Iran-Tajikistan joint economic cooperation commission and said that the commission must pursue a strategic plan for the development of Tehran- Dushanbe relations, aiming to enhance the level of bilateral ties.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force unveiled new suicide and reconnaissance drones amid a large-scale military exercise in southwest of Iran.
Voicing Iran’s readiness to proceed with negotiations with the European troika, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressed that Tehran does not tolerate the language of threat and pressure and will defeat the US’ policy of maximum pressure.
Iran stays in touch with Russia about the consultations that Moscow and Washington have held over Tehran’s nuclear program, the spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran and India are committed to completing the development of the southern Iranian port city of Chabahar, despite threats of sanctions from the United States.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says Iran is to participate in the funeral ceremony of former secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah at high level.
TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has decried the hypocrisy of the Islamic Republic’s adversaries, who accuse Iran of “supporting terrorism” despite its struggle against the evil phenomenon.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht Ravanchi and the Acting Speaker of Iraq’s Council of Representatives, Mohsen al-Mandalawi, have called for the expansion of comprehensive relations through dialogue.