Iran blames Israeli occupation as the root cause of Middle East conflicts

Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations has described the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories as the root cause of all existing conflicts and crises across the Middle East region.

‘Zionists have no place in future Palestine’

TEHRAN – Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian parliament speaker, has said holding a referendum among the true inhabitants of Palestine, including Muslims, Jews, and Christians, is the democratic solution to the issue of Palestine, adding that the Zionists will have no place in future Palestine.

Zarif, Haniyeh discuss U.S. draft resolution against Hamas

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh held a phone conversation on Monday discussing latest developments in Palestine including the U.S. draft resolution against Hamas at the UN General Assembly.

By Mohammad Ali Haqshenas

Iran is a role model for uniting Muslim states: Indonesian scholar

TEHRAN – Akmal Kamil, Deputy Head of Research and Education at Islamic Cultural Center Jakarta, believes that Iran is a role model for uniting Muslim countries around the world.

U.S. no longer superpower, Iran says

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said on Monday that the U.S. is in a difficult situation and is not a superpower anymore.

Leader says Iran is an example of progress

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that the Iranian people and the Islamic Republic system present examples of progress to the Islam world.

‘Palestine a human issue, not Arab issue’

TEHRAN – The former Iranian ambassador to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told the 12th Security Conference in Amman on Wednesday the “the Zionist regime is our first enemy and we should set aside differences to counter Zionism.”