The US State Department has decided to delay the release of a volume from its foreign relations history that deals with the CIA-backed overthrow of Iranian prime minister in the 1950s.
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The armed forces will carry out a major military exercise from December 25 to 31 in an area covering about 2.2 million square kilometers from the northern Indian Ocean to the east of the Strait of…
A prominent pro-reform figure has asked students to spearhead the campaigns for the next parliamentary election in 2016.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif denounced the recent terrorist attack on a school in Pakistan, expressing Iran’s readiness to take any necessary measures to provide the injured with medical…
The head of the Center for Strategic Research of the Expediency Council said Iran is trying to promote unity among Muslims without interfering in the internal affairs of Islamic countries.
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Hamas and Iran have repaired a close political and military relationship frayed by the Syrian war, Reuters quoted the Palestinian resistance group's deputy leader as saying on Wednesday.
The Chinese lead negotiator expressed hope that Beijing’s nuclear proposal would help narrow wide differences in the negotiating positions in the talks between Iran and the major powers and make…
The Algerian president said the criminal actions of extremist groups are meant to tarnish the image of Islam.
In a meeting with Ambassador to Algiers Reza Ameri on late Wednesday, Abdelaziz…
Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said late Wednesday he had "very useful and helpful" nuclear negotiations with the six major powers in Geneva.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow is taking steps to improve trade turnover with Iran despite “foreign pressure”, adding that his country has made great efforts to diversify trade with…
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani will start a regional tour on Sunday which will take him to Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, IRNA reported on Friday.
Iraqi Kurdistan plans to strengthen its relationship with Iran, the prime minister of the semi-autonomous region said on Wednesday in an acknowledgement of the deepening ties between Arbil and…
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Wednesday Iran has no intention to become an empire in the region, adding that western claims in this regard are part of a wider campaign to spread "Iranophobia…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has expressed hope that Tehran and Ankara would be able to resolve their differing views on the Syrian issue through increased consultations.
After a…
President Hassan Rouhani has expressed sympathy with the families of the victims of Tuesday's deadly attack on a school in Pakistan, saying Tehran is ready to work with Islamabad in the fight…
Senior foreign ministry officials from Iran and the major powers held a new round of nuclear talks in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday for the first time since they agreed in November to extend…
The spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says the process of manufacturing components for the Arak heavy water reactor is underway.
"Smaller components of the Arak…
President Hassan Rouhani says the Syrian forces' resistance against terrorist groups indicated that it is not possible to overcome the resistance front relying on foreign aid.
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani met with his Iraqi counterpart Salim Abdullah al-Jabouri, who was accompanied by a high-ranking parliamentary delegation, in Tehran on Tuesday.
The two officials…
The head of Iran-Britain parliamentary friendship group said there is a "positive" attitude toward the reopening of UK Embassy in Iran.
The deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs said on late Tuesday that Tehran and Moscow will seriously pursue their common strategy to support Syria and Iraq against terrorists.
Former first vice president Mohammad Reza Aref says the reformists' strategy is to encourage people to have an effective participation in the parliamentary election in 2016. "We will try to…
President Hassan Rouhani says the expatriates who work in the private sectors of other countries are a “great asset” that should be tapped to help develop the country.
The president made…
Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khaled Meshaal says the Palestinian resistance movement seeks to strengthen ties with the Islamic Republic. "The movement has never severed its relations with Iran and…
Singaporean Ambassador to Tehran Chew Tai Soo says expansion of relations with Iran, which is an important regional country, is high on the Southeast Asian country's foreign policy agenda.
