Sen. Marco Rubio today made the following statement on Barack Obama’s failed leadership in foreign affairs: “During his 2008 campaign, President Obama offered worrying glimpses into how he would handle foreign policy and, four years later, he’s been a dream come true for tyrants and strongmen around the world as they repress innocent people, weaken democratic institutions, and advance their [...]
TEHRAN (FNA)- Deputy head of China’s Youth Federation in a meeting with Head of Iran’s National Youth Organization reiterated his country’s opposition to the adoption of sanctions against Tehran, saying that boycotts will never solve problems. “China is always opposed to sanctions against Iran,” the Chinese official said, and stressed, “The sanctions method does not help settle the problems as [...]
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran Air Tours, an Iranian airline company, added two Boeing passenger planes to its fleet in line with the country’s plan for replacing the Russian Topolov with safer planes. “Following the Civil Aviation Organization’s assistance and support for the continued activity of Iran Air Tour company and the replacement of Topolove-154 planes, the CAO issued the needed license [...]
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Sunday stressed that Washington’s decision to impose a set of bans and restrictions on Iranian officials lacks value. “The US administration’s recent measure in denying entry visa and blocking assets of a number of Iranian officials is so senseless and cheap that is seen as a childish game on the international scene,” [...]
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on the trans-regional occupiers of Iraq and Afghanistan to apologize to the regional nations for the difficulties and troubles they have caused and to withdraw their forces from the region. “The best thing for them is to apologize to the regional nations and the people in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq and leave the [...]
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Sunday dismissed the possibility of a complete US pullout from Iraq, saying that the US has come to the oil-rich country to stay for a long time. “Today, Americans are siphoning off Iraq’s oil and wealth and thus they will not withdraw from the country,” Commander of [...]
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, who is in the list of the eight Iranian officials subject to a set of new US bans and restrictions, said that the move is an indication of Washington’s helplessness. “The move by Washington displays the paradoxical attitude, helplessness and perplexity of the US officials,” Najjar said on Sunday. Washington has recently [...]
TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani supported President Ahmadinejad’s call for the formation of a fact-finding committee on the September 11 attacks on the US. “Why do you show reaction to the Iranian president’s announcement that an independent group should probe into September 11 events? Iran’s logic is that you should not have the first [...]
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) official described Iran as the most powerful country in the Middle-East region, reiterating that enemies are fearful of Tehran’s deterrent power. “Iran is the most powerful country in the Middle-East,” Supreme Leader’s Deputy Representative to the IRGC Mojtaba Zonnour said Tuesday night. “The Islamic Republic of Iran enjoys the highest capabilities [...]
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian nation and government ‘s awe and grandeur has bewildered and paralyzed the hegemonic powers, specially the US, and made them adopt passive policies against the country, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday. “The US president and the hegemonic system are confused and passive against the Islamic Republic and the Iranian nation,” Ahmadinejad said, addressing a [...]