Ali Shamkhani

Senior Iranian official:

'West pretending to come up with initiatives'

Senior Iranian official blames Western powers for lack of progress in talks to salvage 2015 nuclear deal.

Top Iranian official:

'Maintaining nuclear program is always on the table'

Top Iranian security official makes clear Iran will not give up its nuclear and defense capabilities.

Iranian official:

'We are still far from achieving balance in nuclear talks'

Iran's top security official calls on US to make political decisions in order to reach a good agreement.

Iranian official: Biden illegally threatened us

Senior Iranian security official responds to Biden's remarks to Bennett regarding the talks with Iran on a return to the nuclear deal.

Iran threatens fifth step to scale back nuclear commitments

Senior Iranian official says Iran will take a fifth step of scaling back its commitments under 2015 deal, blames Europe.

Iranian official: We never should've signed nuclear deal

Khamenei's military adviser says Iran made a mistake by signing 2015 deal, clarifies his country won't negotiate while under sanctions.

Iran: On July 7 we will withdraw from more parts of nuke deal

Top Iranian official says Iran will take further steps to decrease commitments to deal, slamming Europe for not doing enough to save it.

'We've accomplished 90% of our objectives in Syria'

Senior Iranian official says his country will keep working with Syria against “the Zionist regime of Israel”.

Iranian official: Corruption will annihilate 'Zionist regime'

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council meets Hamas delegation, predicts Israel will be destroyed due to corruption.

Iranian official: Punishing 'Zionists' is inevitable

Iranian official says Tehran will punish Israel for recent air strike on airbase in Syria.

Iranian official: Bolton appointment 'a shame'

Senior Iranian official blasts appointment of John Bolton as U.S. National Security Adviser.

Iranian official: We won't accept changes to nuclear deal

Senior Iranian official warns Europe against cooperating with U.S. attempts to change 2015 nuclear deal.