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  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on Wednesday called for "decisive measures" against Israel's aggressive actions.

  • The secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said on Wednesday that the wrong policies of the West have destroyed economic and human resources in the region.

  • President Hassan Rouhani says the domestic challenges of the major powers involved in nuclear negotiations are none of Iran’s concern, suggesting that the outcome of the US midterms elections…

  • The foreign ministry spokesperson has dismissed the issue raised over Iran's feeding of uranium gas into an advanced centrifuge as "media hype", which is not of high importance.  

  • Germany’s foreign minister is pushing for an agreement in negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program by a November 24 deadline, saying it is a “make-or-break moment” and another opportunity is…

  • A senior principlist politician says the role the reformists played in the 2009 presidential election indicated that the competition in the political arena is no longer only between rival…

  • President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday proposed Fakhreddin Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani to the Majlis as his fourth pick for minister of higher education nearly two weeks after parliament rejected another…

  • Iran and Russia signed an agreement on the construction of two new nuclear power plant units in Bushehr during a visit by Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Director Ali Akbar Salehi to Moscow on…

  • The director of the Majlis Research Center has called on the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Member States (PUIC) to adopt a “firm stance” against terrorist groups…

  • The commander of the Aerospace Division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran has built Syria’ missile factories.

  • The continuation of some Arab countries’ silence on Israel’s actions against the Palestinians will embolden Tel Aviv, the deputy foreign minister for Arab and African Affairs told IRNA in an…

  • President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is keen to enhance relations with ASEAN member states.

    In a meeting with the new Laotian accredited ambassador to Tehran on Tuesday, the president said, "…

  • The United States says the issue over Iran’s feeding of uranium gas into an advanced centrifuge has been resolved.

    Asked about the matter, US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told…

  • Senior officials of Iran and the major powers started a new round of nuclear talks in Oman on Tuesday to push for progress in international diplomacy on Iran's nuclear standoff.

    The Muscat…

  • President Hassan Rouhani has reiterated that Iran backs Iraq in its fight against terrorists.

    The president made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki…

  • A former ambassador to France has commented that it is not possible to create a “security belt” in the region without Iran.     

    Speaking to IRNA, Sadeq Kharrazi said…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a meeting with Omani Deputy Prime Minister Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said in Muscat on Tuesday, IRNA reported. The two officials discussed bilateral relations…

  • Hossein Sheikholeslam, an advisor to the Majlis speaker on international affairs, told IRNA on Monday that a parliamentary delegation is scheduled to travel to the Czech Republic on November 17 to…

  • Iraq's former prime minister and current vice president met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Monday.

    Ayatollah Khamenei lauded Nouri al-…

  • An informed source at the foreign ministry on Sunday denied the reports that Iran has sent a special envoy to Libya, saying the ambassador to Libya has held consultations with officials of the…

  • The chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee says the “main challenge” in the talks between Iran and the major powers on a final nuclear deal is “excessive demands of…

  • President Hassan Rouhani’s special aide on ethnic groups and religious minorities said on Sunday that religious and ethnic minorities have their own media in Iran. Hojatoleslam Ali Younesi, who…

  • The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says they have test flown a domestically designed model of a US-made RQ-170 unmanned aerial vehicle which was grounded in 2011 and later reverse-…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with US Secretary of State John Kerry and European Union's envoy Catherine Ashton on Monday for a second day of nuclear talks in Oman just two weeks…

  • First Deputy Foreign Morteza Sarmadi held meetings with a number of foreign ambassadors in Tehran on Sunday.