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Presidential election sign of institutionalized religious democracy in Iran: FM spox

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has hailed the latest presidential elections, saying that the vote indicates that religious democracy has been institutionalized in the Islamic Republic.

Iran condemns US selling of Venezuelas public assets

Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani condemned an illegal move by the US to confiscate and sell shares of Citgo Refinery, which is part of the assets of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, as a violation of international law.

'Nuseirat massacre result of int’l inaction on Gaza'

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s massacre in Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, blaming the carnage on inaction by world governments and responsible international bodies including the UN Security Council.

Support for Zionist regime a blatant violation of human rights: Iran FM spox

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that support for the Israeli regime is the most blatant violation of human rights, as he criticized Western countries for hypocrisy when it comes to democracy, human rights as well as international peace and security.

US symbolic aid to Gaza ‘a ridiculous and bitter show’: Iran

Tehran, IRNA – Iran has slammed as a “ridiculous and bitter show” the US dispatch of aid to Gaza while simultaneously blocking international efforts to establish a ceasefire in the besieged Palestinian territory.

'Abu Mousa, The Lesser Tunb and Greater Tunb are inseparable parts of Iranian soil’

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani says that the three Persian Gulf islands of Abu Mousa and The Lesser Tunb and Greater Tunb are inseparable parts of Iran, stressing that the Islamic Republic will never consider its territorial integrity as negotiable.

Iran condemns US vetoing of UNSC Gaza resolution

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned the United States for vetoing a draft United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that included a demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza where the Israeli regime has been pressing on with an incessant campaign of genocide against the Palestinians.

Foreign Ministry Press Briefing: January 29, 2024

Iran calls on Islamic nations to cut off economic arteries of Israeli regime

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has called on Islamic countries to use the tools they have to cut off the economic and political arteries of the Israeli regime to support the Palestinian people in war-hit Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

Regional resistance groups take no order from Iran in their actions: FM spox

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that resistance groups in the West Asia region do not take orders from the Islamic Republic for their decisions and actions including those in support of the Palestinian people or defense of their countries against acts of aggression.

Iran condemns UNRWA funding suspension as ‘endorsement of genocide’

Tehran, IRNA -- Iran has condemned the suspension of funding by some Western countries for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), a lifeline for over two million people in besieged Gaza, saying such a move is an endorsement of war crimes and genocide by the Israeli regime.

‘Martyrdom of IRGC advisor another sign of terrorist nature of Zionist regime’

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman has strongly condemned the killing of senior IRGC member Seyyed Razi Mousavi by the Israeli regime in Syria, saying that his martyrdom is another sign of the “terrorist nature of the Zionist regime.”

Iran: UNSC resolution on Gaza aid 'positive step but not enough'

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that the latest resolution passed by the UN Security Council (UNSC), which calls for boosting aid to Gaza, is "a positive but insufficient step".

Ceasefire in Gaza first step to stop war crimes of Zionist regime: Spox

Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani considered the temporary humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza as the first step towards stopping the war crimes of the child-killing Zionist regime.

‘Al-Aqsa Storm’ spontaneous move by Palestinians to defend their rights: Iran

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that the ongoing “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation against the Zionist regime is a spontaneous move by the Palestinian people and resistance groups to defend their indisputable rights and is their natural response to the provocative and warmongering policies of the regime.

UK Nour 3 satellite stance ‘interventionist’, sign of anger at Iran scientific progress: FM spox

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned a statement by the British Foreign Office that criticized the Islamic Republic for its recent launch of the Nour 3 satellite into space, calling it “interventionist”.

Tehran strongly condemns desecration of Quran in Netherlands

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kana’ani has strongly denounced a new act of desecration of Islam’s holy book, Quran, in the Netherlands.

Normalization with Zionist regime contrary to supporting Palestinians' rights: Iran

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kana’ani has criticized certain Islamic countries for normalizing ties with the Zionist regime, saying that the move is far from political wisdom and contrary to these countries’ responsibility to support the rights of the Palestinian people.