The Iranian president says any Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are bound to fail as long as the main problems of the Palestinian nation remain unresolved. “Tens of rounds of negotiations have been held for more than 30 years and tens of plans have been put forward but they have all failed,” President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in [...]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has taunted the Israeli regime as “too weak to attack Iran,” promising a crushing response against any aggression. “Israel is too weak to stage a military strike against Iran, but if it attacks, it will receive a devastating response, which will make it regret its aggression,” said President Ahmadinejad in a [...]

“The Americans’ resorting to military attack is a remote possibility, but if so, Iranians counter-attack will not be merely regional, but covering a vaster scene,” the Leader of the Islamic Ummah and Opressed People Sayyed Ali Khamenei said. Imam Ali Khamenei stressed in his Wednesday evening meeting with the Islamic system officials that solidarity and [...]

The Iranian president and the Qatari emir have called for “cooperation among Islamic states” in the face of regional and global developments. In a phone conversation with Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani on Thursday, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad voiced his interest for the expansion of Iran-Qatar ties in various fields. The two leaders also exchanged congratulatory [...]

The Iranian president says while US accuses Iran of restricting its media the American people and media are the targets of the “worst kind of suppression.” “The worst kind of suppression exists in the United States. During the tenure of [former US president George W.] Bush, they controlled postal packages and tapped phone calls,” Mahmoud [...]

The Iranian president has slammed the new sanctions against the country’s energy sector, saying the Islamic Republic will reserve no place for deal-breaking countries. In a Tuesday address in the northwestern city of Hamadan, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pointed out that Iran has always turned sanctions into big opportunities. “We do not welcome [sanctions] but…you help [...]

The Iranian president has expressed gratitude for the “exemplary participation” of Bazaar merchants and businessmen in filing their income statement with the National Tax Administration. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a Thursday statement that the move attests to the solidarity of the nation and the government. “I thank all the Bazaar syndicates and merchants for [...]

The Iranian president says Iran and Mali can have ‘fruitful’ and ‘constructive’ cooperation, adding the two sides enjoy enormous potential to work together closely on different fronts. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told Malian Prime Minister Modibo Sidibé on Wednesday that Tehran is set to enhance its relations with Bamako in various areas, reported IRNA. The visiting Iranian [...]

The Iranian president begins an African tour which will take him to Mali and Nigeria, where he is to attend a summit of the Group of Eight Developing Countries (D8). Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in the Malian capital of Bamako on Tuesday to discuss issues of mutual interest with the African country’s officials. He will then [...]

The Iranian president has warned the Zionist regime of Israel against any potential military action against Iran, saying Tel Aviv is not capable of doing so. “The Zionist regime is too weak to launch aggression against Iran. They long to deal a blow to Iran, but wouldn’t dare even think about it”, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was [...]

The Iranian president says the US and Israel are trying to drive a wedge between Iran and Saudi Arabia, a day after Riyadh denied claims it will allow Israel to use its airspace to attack Iran. “Undoubtedly, the US and the Zionist regime are the enemies of Iran and Saudi Arabia, so they are trying [...]

The Iranian president slams the UN Security Council for approving new sanctions against Iran while “remaining silent” on an Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound aid convoy. Speaking to Iranian state television on Sunday, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the UN double standard regarding the two issues indicated the Security Council is “losing its legitimacy.” Ahmadinejad said the [...]

The Iranian president says the US and Britain should also be held responsible for a deadly Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound aid convoy which killed 20 people. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday Israel was the center of an “international Zionist network” which is supported by Washington and London. The Iranian president was addressing the Conference [...]

The Iranian president has slammed what he described as the tyrannical policies of the West, saying no bullying power or corporate structure can isolate the Iranian nation. Speaking in Iran’s southern province of Kerman on Wednesday, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the West could not do away with Iran’s Islamic Revolution of 1979 even at the [...]

The Iranian president has called on Russia to defend Tehran’s declaration on a nuclear fuel swap, saying Moscow should be “more careful” in the stances it adopts. “If I were in the Russian officials’ shoes, I would be more careful in making remarks about this great neighbor of theirs [Iran],” Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told reporters on [...]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has criticized bullying powers for making attempts to deprive world nations of their inalienable rights. “A number of bullying powers in the world have violated the rights of nations and have, for centuries, deprived them of their inalienable rights,” said Ahmadinejad on Friday at the opening ceremony of an international trade [...]

The Iranian president says a familiar assassination method practiced by Israel was seen in the recent assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist. Addressing a gathering in the southern province of Khuzestan on Thursday, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that the enemy is trying to obstruct Iran’s path to scientific success. Iranian nuclear physics scientist Dr. Massoud Ali-Mohammadi [...]

The Iranian president says the Arab world can resolve the world’s “most important” problem by pressuring Israel into stopping its crimes against Palestinians. “Palestine is the most important and determining issue in the world,” Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a Wednesday meeting with Oman’s visiting Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah. “If [...]

The Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has taken a swipe at Israeli leaders, emphasizing the need of bringing them to justice in international courts. “Leaders of the Zionist regime [Israel] should face trial and rights of the Palestinian people should be restored because the regime is currently in a weak position,” the Islamic Republic News Agency [...]

Iran’s President expresses hope that Pakistan will stand up to foreign interference in its domestic affairs, saying closer cooperation among regional states can guarantee stability in the region. In a telephone conversation with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said violence inside Pakistan affects all neighboring countries because their security is intertwined. [...]