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  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif proposed a four-point solution to help end the Yemeni crisis, which includes getting the involved parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire, provision of…

  • A senior nuclear negotiator said on Thursday the next round of nuclear talks with the major powers will be held at the level of deputy foreign ministers and experts at a time and venue to be…

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei granted amnesty to some female prisoners and reduced the sentences of some other female convicts on the occasion of the auspicious…

  • The commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base said on Thursday the country's defense systems are not negotiable in nuclear talks with the major powers. Lieutenant General Farzad Esmaeili…

  • Thirty-one percent of Republicans favor a new nuclear deal with Iran, creating a challenge for their party’s lawmakers who largely oppose the framework accord sealed between Tehran and world…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif praised Muscat's "unparalleled" role in setting the stage for international negotiations on the Iranian nuclear dispute, saying Tehran's achievement in this…

  • Deputy Foreign Minister Hassan Qashqavi said Pakistan should address the issue of insecurity along the joint border, referring to the terrorist attack in a border area in Sistan and Baluchestan…

  • The navy’s 34th fleet, comprised of the Bushehr support vessel and the Alborz destroyer, set sail for the Gulf of Aden and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait on Wednesday, Fars news agency reported.

  • The European Union says the only valid statement regarding the recent nuclear talks with Iran in the Swiss city of Lausanne is the one read out by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and…

  • Opponents of the initial agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program are being “disingenuous” when they say the deal could allow the Middle Eastern state to build nuclear weapons, the head of the US…

  • In separate talks with Chinese and Russian officials, the deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs exchanged views on the latest regional developments.  

    In a meeting with…

  • The recent nuclear accord with the major powers has delighted the nation, the chairman of the Expediency Council said, adding that the jubilation is a great asset for the Islamic system, officials…

  • The first deputy foreign minister described Saudi Arabia's intervention in Yemen as "a strategic mistake" and called for a halt to the "aggression".

    "Saudi Arabia and its allies have made a…

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said a boost to Tehran-Ankara ties could help promote a relations among Muslim countries.

    He made the remarks in a meeting…

  • Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said the outline nuclear agreement reached between Iran and the major powers last week has created a "new opportunity" for the region, citing the Saudi…

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed  Ali Khamenei on Tuesday said the major developments “emanating from the general Islamic awakening” is the real cause of anxiety of hostile…
  • Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called on Tuesday for Iran to get involved in a debate on security in Yemen as parliament resumed debate on whether Pakistan should join a Saudi-led campaign…

  • A National Interest article said on Tuesday the United States should face the reality that it "needs Iran", despite President Barak Obama's pledges that the understanding reached with Iran in the…

  • The chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said those encroaching on Yemen will one day regret their "unacceptable" bombing and killing of innocent women and…

  • The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps voiced strong support for the negotiating team who achieved a framework agreement in the talks with the major powers in Lausanne on Thursday…

  • Iran plans to release a fact sheet to alley domestic "concerns" regarding the controversial provisions of the joint statement issued in Lausanne on Thursday to announce an understanding reached…

  • President Hassan Rouhani said a civil rights charter, whose formulation is in process, can act as a good basis for empathy and rapport in the country.  

  • The United States said on Monday sanctions on Iran would have to be phased out gradually under a nuclear pact and President Barack Obama poured cold water on an Israeli demand that a deal be…

  • Senator Charles Schumer, the next in line to become Senate Democratic leader, is demanding that the US Congress review and approve any nuclear deal struck with Iran.

  • Eight border guards were killed by terrorists in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan near the border with Pakistan, a provincial official said.  The eight were killed in a…