The unabated spread of coronavirus pandemic in Iran’s capital prompted officials to extend both a remote working policy and the suspension of the city’s restricted traffic zone to thin out its…
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Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has traveled to Lebanon to take stock of the latest developments following the recent deadly explosion in Beirut and discuss Iran’s relief aid to the…
An Iranian senior diplomat said the United States was forced to retreat from its draft resolution on extending Iran’s arms embargo due to the opposition by members of the United Nations Security…
Iran’s conservative-dominated parliament voted against President Hassan Rouhani’s pick for the post of industries, mining and trade minister in its Wednesday session. From a total of 254 votes…
New confirmed coronavirus infections and fatalities pushed Iran’s caseload to over 333,600 and its countrywide death toll to 18,988, a health official said.
Iran is expected to postpone its annual university entrance test for the second time, as authorities in charge of holding the test have found it impossible to implement the Health Ministry’s…
US President Donald Trump will not achieve any success in reaching an agreement with Iran so long as its continues its policy of maximum pressure against Tehran, a senior government official…
Iran reported an uptick in coronavirus cases and deaths on Monday, logging 2,132 infections and 189 deaths, according to data compiled by the Health Ministry.
An Iranian diplomat has called on the United Nations Security Council members to be vigilant about the United States’ efforts to undermine the authority of the international body.
Iran’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Austria, has called on the International Atomic Energy Agency to clarify Saudi Arabia’s “covert” nuclear activities.
President Hassan Rouhani said Iran needs to navigate a middle course with regard to coronavirus-related restrictions so as to avoid “response fatigue”—as put by the World Health Organization—…
The United Nations Security Council is expected to roundly reject the US resolution to extend Iran’s arms embargo, according to UN diplomats. The UN arms ban is set to expire in October…
The US envoy for Iran, Brian Hook, is leaving his post and US special representative for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, will add Iran to his role “following a transition period” with Hook, US…
The number of deaths linked to the coronavirus pandemic in Iran topped 18,200 on Saturday, health officials said, as Iran continued to hold university entrance tests taken by over two million…
Iranian officials extended their sympathy to the people of Lebanon over the death and injury of thousands in a massive warehouse explosion in Beirut on Tuesday and expressed Iran’s readiness to…
Return to normality and the “defeat” of the coronavirus pandemic is not feasible during the next months, an Iranian health official said, pointing out that the only solution in the short term is…
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Tehran Ryu Jeong-hyun has explained the mechanisms established by Seoul for conducting humanitarian trade with Iran amid the United States’ sanctions.
Iran’s top diplomat said miscalculations and significant mistakes by world powers over the past decades are the prime cause of the surge in extremism in West Asia.
Iran’s new daily Covid-19 cases climbed to a two-month high on Monday, as the number of its counties on red alert reached a staggering 170, health officials announced.
The timing of impending national tests and the start of the new school year have become a point of contention among Iranian officials, prompting Health Minister Saeed Namaki to attend a…
Europeans share the same views as the United States about the extension of Iran’s arms embargo, despite their claim of remaining fully committed to the agreement, an analyst said. “The…
The recent rise in coronavirus cases in Iran pushed its total death toll to over 17,000 on Sunday, as the country’s tourist hotspots reported a surge in infections. “Within a 24-hour period,…
President Hassan Rouhani underlined Iran’s determination to expand relations with Afghanistan in a phone conversation with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday.
President Hassan Rouhani held phone conversations with the top authorities of regional Muslim countries on Saturday to discuss ways of expanding bilateral ties. He congratulated them on…
Iran is to implement stringent coronavirus-related health protocols in the midst of a second wave that has infected over 70,000 in the past month. President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday announced…
