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  • President of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Masoud Barzani has asked Iran to continue supporting and assisting Iraqi Kurdistan.

    "We have always called for Iran's support and help…

  • A prominent journalist has commented that the Obama administration feels that it has no incentives to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran, because it is getting most of what it wants already under…

  • The foreign ministry’s director general for expatriates’ affairs met with a number of Iranian nationals who are imprisoned in Azerbaijan to learn about their conditions, ISNA reported on Saturday…

  • The commander of the navy says the neighboring countries should be aware of the fact that Iran’s defense capabilities pose no threat to them.  “Our neighbors should know that the improvement…

  • The deputy prime minister of Montenegro says his country wants to expand ties with Tehran in view of Iran’s capabilities in various areas.

  • A senior foreign ministry official said Iran is planning to boost trade ties with the West once the sanctions are lifted entirely, adding that western countries themselves are very interested to…

  • In a meeting with Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar on Thursday evening, the head of Iran’s Interests Section in Cairo said Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and Maraji (high-…

  • Kazakhstan's foreign minister said on Friday his country is "interested" in the speedy settlement of Iran's nuclear issue.

    Erlan Idrissov said, "The settlement of Iranian nuclear issue in…

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani visited Iraqi Kurdistan on Friday and held meetings with former and current officials of the Kurdistan Regional Government.

  • A senior advisor to the Leader said on Friday Iran will not abandon its "strategic decisions" even in the face of the decline in oil prices, which is "politically motivated."   

  • Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates Affairs Hassan Qashqavi held a meeting with UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Mohammed Gargash on Thursday.

  • President Hassan Rouhani has said efforts should be directed toward fostering development.  

  • The armed forces on Thursday started a massive military drill in an area covering 2.2 million square kilometers from the east of the Strait of Hormuz to the10th parallel north in the Indian Ocean…

  • Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said on late Wednesday that three terrorists had been arrested in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.  The terrorists were arrested by the…

  • Former diplomat Seyyed Hossein Mousavian has commented that the message of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s recent letter to his counterparts on the latest developments in negotiations…

  • Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has expressed gratitude to Iran for supporting the Arab country in its campaign against terrorism.  He said Iran has sincerely used all its potential to…

  • In separate messages to his counterparts, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated them on the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ (PBUH) and the start of the new Christian year, Fars…

  • Foreign Ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham strongly condemned a deadly suicide attack on anti-IS forces in south Baghdad on Wednesday, which killed at least 38 people.

  • Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani criticized the United Nations resolutions on Iran’s human rights records and said such allegations against Iran are “unfounded” and are an indication…

  • Russia has presented the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) with 2.6 million dollars to help the UN agency provide humanitarian aid to the children of Afghan refugees in Iran, ISNA reported…

  • A Russian political expert has highlighted the importance of Iran’s “political efforts” in addressing the challenges facing the Middle East, saying Tehran plays a key role in helping promote…

  • Former US ambassador to the United Nations Thomas Pickering says if US President Barack Obama secures a nuclear deal with Iran, it will strengthen his resolve to find “political solutions” to…

  • The deputy spokesperson for the US Department of State has said the interim nuclear deal between Iran and the major powers, which was signed late last year and came into effect in January, was a "…

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani says Iran feels an obligation to use all its potential to support the Iraqi nation and government.

  • In a letter to his counterparts, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif briefed them on the latest developments in negotiations between Iran and the major powers on Tehran's peaceful nuclear…