Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Iran would not give up on its regional presence and peaceful nuclear program as two factors that contribute to the country’s national power.

The Munich Security Conference in Germany is an annual meeting of political and security leaders and officials from around the world, on the sidelines of which important consultations and meetings are held. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has also traveled to Germany to attend the summit. We have discussed the importance of Iran's presence in the summit with Rahman Ghahremanpour, a university professor and expert on strategic issues. He believes that this summit is a good opportunity for Iran’s public diplomacy and to explicitly announce its positions.

International Desk

Americans must leave the region with humiliation or will be forced to flee under conditions worse than what they experienced in Afghanistan, the commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said.

National Desk

International Desk

South African mother Lihle Magudulela spat out a mouthful of dirt as she sucked on a stone dug up from a hillside in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Province, convinced she might have found a diamond.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif highlighted Tehran’s support for regional peace and stability.

Every day, more and more reports of starvation trickle out of the Tigray region of Ethiopia that has been hit by conflict.

Iran hails that an opportunity has arisen for the countries of the region to renew their perspective of the issue of collective security, calling the matter an asset than cannot be either bought from abroad or guaranteed by stockpiling foreign weapons.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has said that West Asia doesn't need US soldiers for being safe.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stressed the importance of implementing Iran’s peace initiative to promote security in the Persian Gulf, dubbed Hormuz Peace Endeavour (HOPE), calling for collective cooperation among neighbors to establish “inclusive dialogue and security networking” in the region.

Political Desk

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) must strive to strengthen bilateral cooperation and enhance stability in the region under the existing circumstances.

Iran’s government spokesman Ali Rabiei said a region free of violence and oppression is in the interest of all the regional countries, stressing that it’s up to them to decide if they want to be in a tense region or not.