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  • The US ambassador to the United Nations says it is still possible to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, but new US congressional sanctions could seriously undermine prospects for an agreement and end…

  • A parliamentarian said the recent "false media allegations" about Iran's role in developing nuclear weapons in Syria are part of a western scenario to spread Iranophobia across the world.

  • US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a telephone conversation on Monday on Tehran's nuclear program, just hours after US Secretary of State John Kerry…

  • An emergency drill was successfully held at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran on Sunday, Fars news agency reported on Tuesday. The personnel of the nuclear site practiced…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Iraqi Oil Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi al-Muntafiki held a meeting in Tehran, ISNA reported on Tuesday.  The two officials discussed the ways to expand…

  • President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the virtues of national health coverage for all people saying ‘’health insurance for all is not justice completely done, but certainly a part of it.’’

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a meeting with Russia's chief nuclear negotiator Sergei Ryabkov in Tehran on Monday to discuss the nuclear talks between Iran and the six major powers.…

  • The interior minister said on Monday preparations for holding the next parliamentary election in 2016 has started, adding that his ministry under the administration of President Hassan Rouhani…

  • The Cypriot foreign minister said European Union member states are highly optimistic that Iran and the major powers can reach a nuclear agreement.    

  • Iran and Cuba commemorated the 35th anniversary of the resumption of their diplomatic ties in a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday.

  • The Associated Press wrote in an article on Monday that the Iraqi people see Iran's role in the fight against the self-declared Islamic State (IS) militant group greater than the US-led coalition…

  • An Iranian volunteer combatant was killed in Iraq in the fight with terrorists of the self-declared Islamic State (IS).

    Mehdi Norouzi was killed on Saturday while defending holy shrines in…

  • An Iraqi parliamentarian says the Iranian army provides arms and military advice to Iraqi forces, adding that all officials of the Arab country believe that if Iran had not assisted Iraq, it would…

  • Charge D'affaires of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tehran Petr Stepanek says the relations between Tehran and Prague is growing, adding that the Czech government and parliament welcome…

  • A member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said members of the committee visited the office of the deputy intelligence minister for economic affairs on Sunday, ICANA…

  • In a recent article published by the Hill, the writer says Iran and the West need to work harder than ever to reach a settlement over Tehran’s nuclear program as “a confluence of factors” makes…

  • The secretary general of the Followers of the Line of Imam and Leader Front said Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has no intention to form a party.

    Some members of the Followers of Velayat…

  • The secretary general of the Moderation and Development Party told Fars news agency on Sunday that the party will become more active in the near future.

    Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, who is also…

  • A foreign ministry official condemned a suicide bomb attack on a cafe in the Lebanese city of Tripoli which killed at least seven people on Saturday.

  • A prominent American journalist says Washington and its allies should change their "commonly held narrative that Iran was secretly pursuing a nuclear weapons program," adding that such a tendency…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said his meeting with the US secretary of state on Wednesday will focus on the nuclear issue.

  • The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the dispute over Tehran's nuclear program is not a "technical issue" and can only be resolved with "political will".

  • Iran and Japan on Sunday signed an agreement on the repatriation of convicts.

    During a meeting between Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi and Japanese Ambassador to Tehran Koji Honda,…

  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Iran has been delayed until late February or early March, Fars news agency reported on Sunday.   

  • A member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said on Sunday the committee will hold a joint meeting with the political and security officials of Sistan and Baluchestan…