EAM S Jaishankar meets Iran's FM, discusses strengthening bilateral cooperation and reviews regional developments
Calling the meeting "productive", the EAM, taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, said "discussed strengthening our bilateral cooperation and reviewed regional developments".
Sep 08, 2020, 16:45 PM IST
EAM S Jaishankar to visit Iran, could meet his counterpart Javad Zarif
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will make a stopover in Iran this week as part of his key Moscow visit. During the Iran stopover, he could meet his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif, details of which are still being decided. Javad Zarif had visited India earlier in 2020 to be part of Raisina Dialogue.
Sep 07, 2020, 19:54 PM IST
Raisina Dialogue 2020: Situation in the region 'very dangerous,' says Iranian FM Javad Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, who is in India on a three-day visit to attend the fifth edition of the Raisina Dialogue, on Wednesday warned that the current geo-political situation in the region is ''very dangerous.''
Jan 15, 2020, 12:09 PM IST
Iran admits to shooting down Ukrainian passenger plane, blames US for 'human error'
Iran had previously rejected suggestions that one of its missiles brought down the plane near the capital, Tehran, on Wednesday.
Jan 11, 2020, 10:04 AM IST
Developments in Gulf have taken 'serious turn': S Jaishankar after talks with Iran's Zarif
The External Affairs Minister also spoke to his Omani counterpart Yusuf Alawi over the 'tense situation' in the region. "Discussed with FM Yusuf Alawi of Oman the tense situation in the region. Reaffirmed our shared interest in the stability and security of the Gulf. Appreciated his perspectives on the current situation," Jaishankar said.
Jan 05, 2020, 21:56 PM IST
Iran's foreign minister arrives for G7 summit side talks, surprises White House
European leaders have struggled to tamp down the brewing confrontation between Iran and the United States since Trump pulled Washington out of Iran`s internationally-brokered 2015 nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions on the Iranian economy.
Aug 26, 2019, 06:55 AM IST
US travel curbs on Iranian diplomats 'inhuman': Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif
Iran`s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that tight U.S. travel restrictions on Iranian diplomats and their families living in New York are "basically inhuman."
Jul 17, 2019, 22:15 PM IST
Iran's Zarif says there won't be a better nuclear deal than 2015 accord
World powers will not be able to negotiate a better deal with Iran than the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, Iran`s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Monday.
Jul 08, 2019, 20:41 PM IST
Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, architect of nuclear deal, resigns
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a post on Twitter, dismissed Zarif and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as "front men for a corrupt religious mafia."
Feb 26, 2019, 07:04 AM IST
Pakistan expresses support for Iran's stand on nuclear deal
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is in Pakistan and held talks with his counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
Aug 31, 2018, 21:41 PM IST
Iran refutes US allegation on missile supply to Yemeni Houthis
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday dismissed as "baseless" the US allegations that Tehran supplies missiles to Yemeni Shia Houthis.
Dec 17, 2017, 07:57 AM IST
Iran reiterates commitment to nuclear deal
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday reiterated his country`s commitment to a nuclear agreement it signed with six major powers in 2015, and asked the US to do the same.
Apr 21, 2017, 18:23 PM IST
Iran says Russia can use military bases ''on case by case basis''
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Reuters on Tuesday that Russia could use Iranian military bases to fight terrorists in Syria on a "case by case basis."
Mar 28, 2017, 12:49 PM IST
Iran, Turkey presidents meet to defuse tensions
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Turkey`s President Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Wednesday to improve ties, including in the fight against terrorism.
Mar 01, 2017, 19:58 PM IST
Islamabad, Tehran agree to strengthen security along Pakistan-Iran border
Pakistan and Iran have agreed that the Border Security Commission of the two countries will meet soon.
Feb 23, 2017, 13:15 PM IST
Iran welcomes US wrestling team to country after Donald Trumps travel ban halted by federal court
Iran had blocked visas for US citizens in response to Trump's travel ban, preventing the wrestlers from competing in the event.
Feb 05, 2017, 17:12 PM IST
Iran 'hostile' to US involvement in Syria talks
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that his government opposed the United States joining Syrian peace talks to be held in Kazakhstan next week, local media reported.
Jan 18, 2017, 16:03 PM IST
Iran says has options if nuclear deal fails
Iran wants all parties to stick to an international nuclear deal but has options if that does not happen, its foreign minister said on Thursday after the US election victory of Donald Trump, who has vowed to pull out of the pact.
Nov 10, 2016, 20:46 PM IST
MJ Akbar meets Iranian Foreign Minister
In continuation of India's flurry of engagements with Gulf and Middle East nations, Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar met Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in Tehran on Sunday.
Sep 12, 2016, 00:31 AM IST
Missile tests don`t violate nuclear deal: Iran FM
Tehran`s recent ballistic missile tests did not violate a UN resolution and were not illegal, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday after being questioned on the issue by Australia.
Mar 15, 2016, 11:06 AM IST
