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  • Iraqi Deputy Parliament Speaker Humam Hamoudi thanked Iran for adopting positive stances on Iraq and supporting the crisis-hit Arab country during difficult times.   

  • Singaporean Parliament Speaker Halimah Yacob has called for expansion of bilateral cooperation between Iran and Singapore.

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has said that extremist groups pose a serious threat to the security of the region.  “Takfiri groups, which have been created and supported by world powers, are…

  • The ambassador to the United Nations has lamented the fact that the world body has not been able to take the measures necessary to resolve the Palestinian issue over the past 66 years, urging the…

  • Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that Iran and Turkey are both determined to expand bilateral ties, IRNA reported.  He pointed to continuous contacts between the two…

  • A conference on strategic cooperation between Iran and Russia was held in Moscow on Monday, the Fars news agency reported. Iranian and Russian professors attended the conference which was…

  • The chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has called for increased cooperation between Iran and Kuwait.  

  • The secretary of the Expediency Council has backed President Hassan Rouhani’s performance in nuclear talks with the major powers.

  • The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has urged representatives at nuclear talks with the major powers to rely on the domestic potential and the might of the Iranian nation…

  • Iran and its international negotiating partners agreed on Monday to extend the talks on a final nuclear deal for another seven months until July 1, 2015, just hours before an earlier self-imposed…

  • The director of the Center for Strategic Research of the Expediency Council said on Monday there is no precedent in history for the cruel actions of takfiri terrorists.  

  • Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani says disputes among Muslims have weakened Islamic nations.     

    Rafsanjani made the remarks during…

  • Iranian officials have said they are working on an alternative if the talks with the major powers on a final nuclear deal collapse altogether, which would see them look east and north for…

  • The deputy foreign minister for consular affairs has traveled to Iraq to discuss the implementation of the agreements between Tehran and Baghdad on the repatriation of convicts and offenders to…

  • Naval forces on Sunday thwarted an attempt by pirates to hijack an Iranian tanker in the Gulf of Aden, ISNA quoted the commander of the navy as saying on Monday. Naval warships, which are on a…

  • A lawmaker has predicted that President Hassan Rouhani's new pick for minister of higher education will win parliament's vote of confidence. Parliament is scheduled to hold a confirmation vote on…

  • Hundreds of scholars and thinkers from around the globe have gathered in the holy city of Qom to discuss the threats posed by takfiri terror movements.

    More than 600 Muslim scholars from…

  • Iran and its international negotiating partners are struggling against time in the last round of nuclear talks in Vienna to reach a comprehensive settlement to the dispute over Tehran's nuclear…

  • The deputy secretary general of the Combatant Clergy Association says it is “very crucial” that the principlists take measures to achieve unity and cohesion.  “Any group or individual that…

  • A high-ranking military commander says Iran is ready to legally provide Iraq with military equipment to help Baghdad in its fight against terrorism.

  • In a letter to parliament speakers of other countries on Saturday, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said it is necessary that the parliaments of the world’s countries take action to prevent the Israeli…

  • The head of the Majlis Research Center said on Sunday Iran and South Korea have close cooperation at parliamentary gatherings.       

    Kazem Jalali, who is now…

  • The Majlis speaker said Iran is ready to share its experience in the campaign against terrorism with African countries.

    In a meeting with Somali Parliament Speaker Osman Jawari in Djibouti…

  • The commander of the navy said projects are being implemented to develop a stretch of the Makran coastal strip in southern Iran along the coasts of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman from the…

  • The Majlis deputy speaker says if the West does not seek excessive demands in nuclear talks, it is possible to reach the "right decision".