President of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Ammar al-Hakim described relations between Iran and Iraq as "strategic" and "strong", saying increased bilateral cooperation can help "turn…
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Security forces in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan have arrested members of a terrorist group that has been behind a series of terror acts and killings of a number of civilians…
Ambassador to Lebanon says terrorism is among the most significant threats to the Middle East region and that Iran has already played a significant role to help deal with "a dangerous situation…
A parliamentarian has criticized the Unites States for issuing false reports with the aim of affecting the nuclear talks between Iran and the major powers, saying Washington is trying to shift…
A foreign ministry official strongly condemned the fatal shooting of three Sunni clerics in Iraq, warning about “purposeful” moves to fan the flames of religious strife among Muslim nations.
A parliamentarian has lamented that some groups are seeking to exclude their rivals from contesting the next parliamentary election in 2016.
The nuclear chief said on Sunday the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) should go through a “major transformation” in view of its new projects.
In a message issued on Monday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei offered condolences on the death of Ayatollah Yahya Ansari Shirazi, who died on Sunday at the age of…
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on late Sunday criticized the countries that think the decline in oil prices will harm Muslim countries and said, "These fantasist countries are badly mistaken because…
In its meeting on Saturday chaired by Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the Expediency Council approved two clauses of the general policies on elections, IRNA reported. Leader of the…
The chairman of the Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front told Fars news agency on Sunday that a major congress of the group will be held on January 15 in Tehran.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sent a message to his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi on Sunday over the recent deadly crash of an Indonesia AirAsia passenger jet, expressing sympathy…
Deputy Intelligence Minister Mohammad Pourfallah said on Sunday that the government has shut down the offices of 17 satellite channels in Iran, which purportedly promote Shiite Islam.
In a message to his Myanmarese counterpart Thein Sein, President Hassan Rouhani extended congratulations to the Southeast Asian country's nation and government on the occasion of Myanmar's…
In a decree issued on Sunday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appointed Abdolhossein Moezzi as his representative to Iranian Red Crescent Society.
A senior advisor to the Leader says the slump in oil prices is a tactic aimed at undermining "independence-seeking" nations.
Veteran US diplomat John Limbert said on Saturday Iran and the United States share mutual interests in the region and the whole world.
Limbert, former deputy assistant secretary of state…
Parliamentarians are contemplating the impeachment of another of President Hassan Rouhani's cabinet members less than two months after Majlis ended a protracted controversy over who should lead…
Leader's Advisor Ali Akbar Velayati held a meeting with President of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Ammar al-Hakim in Tehran on Sunday.
The head of the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP) says the West is under pressure of business leaders to lift the sanctions on Iran.
Dr. Heinz Gartner, a university…
There will be no greater “diplomatic prize” in 2015 than a comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran, the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, commented in a recent article.
An Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) official said on Saturday that the so-called Islamic State (IS) group sought to hijack Iranian planes.
Lawmaker Mohammad Saeed Arbabi called on authorities to take strong action against terrorist groups in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan to ensure "lasting security" there.…
A foreign ministry official denied the report that Iran and the major powers have reached tentative agreement on some key issues in their talks on a final nuclear deal.
"No agreement has…
A former US lawmaker advised his colleagues in Congress to resist the temptation to sacrifice the possibility of "a very important and constructive agreement with Iran" over Tehran's nuclear…
