TEHRAN, December 16 -Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has once again reiterated the ineffectiveness of US sanctions with regard to causing any change in the Islamic Republic's policies, saying that they only hurt "ordinary Iranians."
TEHRAN, October 07 -US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has headed to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, in an attempt to revive stalled talks between his country and North Korea and pave the way for a potential, second US-North Korean summit.
TEHRAN, September 12 - Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov condemned US foreign policy on Wednesday, stoking tensions between the two powers by accusing Washington of imposing sanctions before it enters negotiations.
TEHRAN, June 13 -Japan has offered to pay the initial costs of North Korea’s potential denuclearization, in the midst of high-profile diplomacy between the United States and the two Koreas that has often left Tokyo on the margins.
TEHRAN, May 17 - The president of Turkey decried the US’ move to walk away from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as a threat to diplomacy and international cooperation.
TEHRAN, December 30 -In an op-ed published in the New York Times, the US Secretary of State writes he is “proud” of US diplomacy and “encouraged” by the progress the Department has made under his leadership. But, should he in fact be that satisfied?
TEHRAN, September 2 - The Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned a US diplomat in Moscow to protest Washington’s plans to conduct searches at Russia's trade mission in Washington.
TEHRAN, August 12, YJC - Mohammad Javad Zarif, who has been nominated to continue to serve as foreign minister in President Hassan Rouhani’s second term, says economic diplomacy and the boosting of ties with neighboring countries will be the Foreign Ministry’s top two priorities in the next four years.
TEHRAN, July 25, YJC - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has wrapped up a tour of Arab countries involved in a dispute but has failed to help bring the feuding sides closer to one another.
US President-elect Donald Trump recently dropped a bombshell when he suggested in a tweet that America must greatly expand its nuclear capability until when the world comes to its senses. The tweet came less than 24 hours after Trump’s meeting with a dozen Pentagon officials to discuss of the US nuclear arsenal. The move was also seen as a kind of reaction to remarks by President Vladimir Putin who suggested Russia should reinforce its nuclear arsenal. To shed more light on the latest controversy, we have spoken to two experts.
China strongly denounced Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and United States Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Sunday for "provocative" remarks accusing Beijing of destabilising actions in contested regional waters.
China and Russia still disagree over pricing a multi-billion-dollar gas deal despite years of negotiations, a senior Beijing official said Thursday, ahead of a visit by Vladimir Putin when a contract signature had been expected.
Tehran, YJC. Firouzabadi has said that the US must take advantage of an opportunity to improve its relations with Iran, because it is not something to be repeated.