In a message issued on Monday, First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri congratulated Laimdota Straujuma on her reappointment as Latvian prime minister, expressing hope that during her tenure the…
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A senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has urged the United Nations to play a more active role in combating terrorism in the region, especially with regard to Iraq and the…
A former European Union official said the West has a "unique window of opportunity" to strike a nuclear deal with Iran, noting that concluding the deal remains an "unfinished item of global…
In a recent article published by Al-Monitor, former diplomat Hossein Mousavian has commented that a final nuclear agreement between Iran and the major powers could pave the way for cooperation…
The secretary of the Supreme National Security Council on Sunday visited an exhibition of the achievements of the air defense base.
The foreign ministry has condemned the occupation of the Palestinian territories and the ongoing organized and inhumane crimes against the Palestinian people by the Zionist regime and described…
The spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has called on the UN nuclear agency to select specific locations for conducting inspections in the Marivan region in western Iran, where…
The foreign ministry dismissed as “baseless” a statement by the Persian Gulf Arab states supporting United Arab Emirates’ alleged ownership of three Iranian islands, saying the Persian Gulf…
The foreign policy spokesperson for the co-ruling Social Democratic Party of Germany said on Saturday that a comprehensive nuclear deal can still be reached with Iran. “I regret the fact…
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said the armed forces must increase their defense capabilities.
A member of the Majlis presiding board told IRNA on Sunday that the session to question Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif about the nuclear talks with the major powers has been postponed.
Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Saturday thanked the Leader of the Islamic Revolution for assigning the council the task of drafting the general policies…
The executive secretary of the international conference on World Against Violence and Extremism (WAVE) said on Saturday that delegations from 44 countries have already announced that they will…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attended a closed session of parliament on Saturday to brief lawmakers on the latest round of nuclear talks between Iran and the major powers, which was held…
Ambassador to Syria Mohammad Reza Rauf Sheibani said any foreign intervention in Syria would undermine the stability of the whole region.
In an article published on Friday, the Economist commented that US domestic politics is unlikely to make a nuclear deal between Iran and the major powers any easier and may well make one harder.…
A member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee announced on Saturday that in a recent visit of a parliamentary delegation to Muscat, Iranian and Omani officials agreed to…
Friday prayer leaders have praised the nuclear negotiating team for standing up to “excessive demands of the hegemonistic powers” in the talks between Iran and the major powers on the dispute over…
Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi was re-elected as chairman of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom for a two-year term in a meeting of the society on Friday, IRNA reported. Other members of the…
New Science, Research and Technology Minister Mohammad Farhadi was inaugurated in a ceremony held in Tehran on Saturday, IRNA reported. The Majlis approved Farhadi as minister of…
The ambassador to international organizations in Vienna said on Friday that lasting peace in Palestine can be achieved only through using democratic means. …
The former ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva has commented it is likely that Iran and the major powers will finalize a comprehensive deal on Tehran's nuclear program in a few months.
Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hossein Sadeqi said improving relations with the neighboring countries is a foreign policy priority for Tehran.
The UN nuclear agency will need more funds from member states to help pay for its monitoring of an extended interim nuclear deal between Iran and the six major powers, it said on Wednesday.
Seven suspects have been arrested in connection with a recent shooting attack in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, in which three police personnel were killed, the governor of…
