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  • Parliament will hold a confirmation vote on President Hassan Rouhani’s new pick for minister of science, research and technology on Wednesday, IRNA reported on Friday. Just a day after parliament…

  • If the other side has the political will for an agreement and does not make excessive demands, the ground is prepared for reaching a deal, President Hassan Rouhani said after a meeting between…

  • Iran said on Wednesday a UN resolution on the country's human rights records is "hostile" and "politically motivated".    

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday sent a message to foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation member states denouncing Israel’s “illegal” and “provocative”…

  • The head of Iran-Cuba parliamentary friendship group says it is the “strategic” policy of the Islamic Republic to have “constructive interaction” with Latin American countries.  Abdolreza…

  • The Chinese foreign ministry issued a statement on Tuesday on the recent visit of Chinese Public Security Minister Meng Jianzhu to Iran, saying the trip was aimed at pushing for greater…

  • Citing interviews with several Iranians, Inter Press Service has reported that the Iranian people are upbeat about the ongoing negotiations between Iran and the major powers on a final nuclear…

  • Hossein Sobhaninia, head of Iran-Vietnam parliamentary friendship group, held a meeting with the Vietnamese deputy foreign minister in Hanoi on Tuesday.  

  • Just a day after parliament overwhelmingly voted against President Hassan Rouhani’s fourth nominee for the post of minister of higher education, he named a new candidate on Wednesday. …

  • In an analysis published on Tuesday, the Associated Press commented that US President Barack Obama is closer to the goal of improving US relations with Iran than his predecessors, but there are…

  • An Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) official has said it is not unlikely that Iran will use western companies' experience in building nuclear power plants.   

    Behrouz…

  • The presidential chief of staff said on Tuesday Iran attaches great significance to its relations with African countries.     

    Mohammad Nahavandian made the remarks in a…

  • In a message on Wednesday, President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said and the Arab country's government and people on the occasion of Oman's National Day, IRNA reported.…

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani will travel to Djibouti on Friday for a one-day visit to attend a ceremony to inaugurate the new building of the African country's national assembly, ICANA reported.…

  • The secretary of the Supreme National Security Council has said that if the nuclear talks with the major powers do not lead to the lifting of sanctions, they will be “futile”.  

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has described his discussions with EU envoy Catherine Ashton in Austrian capital Vienna on Tuesday as "positive", saying the outcome of nuclear talks between…

  • Parliament rejected President Hassan Rouhani's fourth pick for the post of minister of science, research and technology on Tuesday.

  • Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani says greater Iran-Russia cooperation is required to secure sustainable stability in the region.

    He made the remarks in…

  • A parliamentarian says any final deal between Iran and the major powers on Tehran’s nuclear program should be examined and approved by parliament.  

  • Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Hoshyar Zebari has highlighted the importance of close relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, saying closer ties between the two regional powers will affect the…

  • The spokesperson for the Combatant Clergy Association said on Tuesday that the new secretary general of the principlist group will be elected in the meeting of the association which will be held…

  • The deputy foreign minister said Iran is pursuing cooperation with China and Russia on Syria.

    Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a meeting with Meng Jianzhu, a member of China’s…

  • Deputy Parliament Speaker Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabifard said on Monday the establishment of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) in 2006 was a step toward the formation of an Asian parliament,…

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said enemies promote Islamophobia by creating armed groups that massacre innocent civilians in the name of Islam.

  • Just back from a whirlwind 10-day trip to Asia, the Middle East and Europe, Secretary of State John Kerry is heading across the Atlantic again for nuclear talks with Iran as a November 24 deadline…