Esmaeil Baqaei
Esmaeil Baqaei is a spokesperson for Iran's foreign ministry.
Notable Quotes
"No one believes that the Zionist regime would carry out any action without prior coordination and cooperation with the United States."View Story →
"the deal would not be signed on Sunday, although he did agree that both sides were close to an agreement."View Story →
"Tehran had made 'no new commitments' on nuclear inspectors."View Story →
"Tehran had made 'no new commitments' on nuclear inspections."View Story →
"The United Nations Security Council has a duty... if it wishes, it can certainly act, because there is no obstacle to its action except its own will."View Story →
"A children's cancer treatment centre in the western city of Ahvaz had been evacuated after strikes on a nearby location."View Story →
"Don't worry - Iran awaits you."View Story →
"We honor the fallen sailors of the #Dena frigate, martyred on 4 March far from their homeland."View Story →
"Any agreement would not lift the current restrictions while US 'aggression' continued."View Story →
"The American new #PrSM missile … struck a crowded sports hall filled with innocent teenagers."View Story →
"The attack killed 21 young boys and girls."View Story →
"The missile explodes above its target, dispersing thousands of lethal fragments (tungsten pellets) to maximize human casualties."View Story →
"Baqaei accused the US of deliberately targeting civilians and described the attack as a 'despicable war crime.'"View Story →
"the geographical coordinates of the route had been agreed with Oman."View Story →
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