The deputy chairman of the General Staff of the Armed Forces advised the Saudi-led coalition and its allies to avoid any move to intercept a Yemen-bound Iranian cargo ship, loaded with…
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US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov exchanged views about the international diplomacy aimed at resolving the dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program in a…
The chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said on Wednesday Saudi Arabia made “a big mistake” to attack Yemen, predicting that Riyadh will face “a difficult future…
Iran criticized the United States for supporting Saudi Arabia in its military campaign against Yemen, saying foreign meddling is the root cause of instability in the troubled Middle East.
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Iran dismissed this week's Camp David summit between US and Persian Gulf Arab leaders as a show of "Iranophobia" that will have no bearing on either nuclear negotiations or Arab states' ability to…
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif conferred on the humanitarian situation in Yemen in a telephone conversation on Tuesday, both stressing the need to…
President Hassan Rouhani called for a “unified campaign” against terrorism throughout the region, saying if terrorist groups are simply expelled from a certain country such as Iraq and reunite in…
The deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs said Iran has made "a strategic decision" to fully support Syria in its fight against terrorism until it victoriously passes through the…
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani described as "inept maneuvering" the recent US moves regarding the nuclear talks, including the passage of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act in the Senate and US…
Many Americans like the idea of the preliminary deal on Iran’s nuclear program but very few people believe Tehran will follow through with the agreement.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman called US President Barack Obama on Monday to express his regret at not being able to travel to Washington this week to attend a meeting between leaders of Persian Gulf…
Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman will lead a US delegation to Vienna today to join a fresh round of negotiations on finalizing an Iran nuclear accord, the State Department said on Monday.…
The US Senate on Monday unanimously passed a resolution calling on Iranian officials to release three American citizens held in Iran and help locate a fourth.
Iran criticized Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu for crossing into Syria to visit a purported Ottoman tomb, saying the move posed a danger to the entire Middle East.
The deputy foreign minister for Arab and African Affairs called on the United Nations to take "effective" and "deterrent" action to stop the blatant massacre of the defenseless Yemeni people…
A former CIA officer was sentenced on Monday to three and a half years in prison for leaking details of a secret mission to thwart Iran's nuclear activities, a sentence that was received with a…
A fresh round of nuclear negotiations with the major powers started on Tuesday in Vienna with a meeting between Deputy Foreign Ministers Abbas Araqchi and Majid Takht-Ravanchi and EU political…
A bill drafted in response to remarks by some US officials who threatened Iran with military action, which bears the signatures of 80 lawmakers, was submitted to the Majlis presiding board on…
Iraqi President Fuad Masum, who was expected to arrive in Tehran on Tuesday evening for a three-day official visit, is scheduled to meet Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali…
A member of the central council of the Democracy Party of Iran told IRNA on Monday that members of the council in a recent meeting stressed the need for the formation of an alliance between the…
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said on Sunday a new channel has been arranged for dispatching humanitarian aid to Yemen, hoping that this time there will be “no obstacles” in the way…
A member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee dismissed the recent report on Iran by the UN human rights rapporteur, Ahmed Shaheed, as "biased", saying the world body has…
The South African minister of international relations and cooperation said her country seeks to restore economic ties with the Islamic Republic, especially in the field of energy.
Maite…
A senior nuclear negotiator said the bill recently passed by the US Senate to review a prospective nuclear deal with Iran will not significantly affect the ongoing nuclear talks with the major…
The head of the Iran-Britain Parliamentary Friendship Group said the outcome of Britain’s recent general elections offers better prospects for Tehran-London relations.
“An improvement in…
