In an interview broadcast on Sunday on CBS "Face the Nation" program, US President Barack Obama declined to comment on a report claiming that he sent a letter to the Leader about combating the…
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The spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said on Monday that no decision has been made yet on redesigning the Arak heavy water reactor.
"The issue of redesigning has been…
The Majlis speaker said on Monday Tehran has consistently sought “sustainable security” in the region.
Ali Larijani said, “Iran has always pursued sustainable security in the region since…
During a cabinet meeting late on Sunday, President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Mohammad Sarafraz on his appointment as director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting and said the IRIB…
The Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front is seeking to encourage people to turn out in large numbers in the parliamentary election in 2016 and facilitate participation of all political…
With only two weeks ahead of a November 24 deadline to work out a comprehensive settlement to the dispute over Tehran's nuclear program, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is meeting with his…
In a decree issued on Sunday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appointed Ezzatollah Zarghami to the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution and the Supreme Council…
Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to the Leader, said on Sunday he has no plan to join nuclear talks being held in Muscat, Oman. Earlier, an informed source had denied the report of…
The spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says the UN nuclear agency’s report on Iran which was issued to member states on Friday has been prepared based on an “unacceptable…
In a statement signed by 245 members of parliament on Sunday, international organizations, particularly the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), were called on to condemn the Zionists' inhumane…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif conferred with his Omani counterpart in Muscat on Sunday.
The two officials described the relations between the two countries as “positive” and said…
Some experts rejected the claim by a US think tank that Iran may have violated last year's interim nuclear deal with the major powers by stepping up efforts to develop a machine that could enrich…
The deputy foreign minister says dialogue between Tehran and Riyadh could benefit the two neighbors as well as the whole region.
“We believe it is possible to expand the level of talks…
An American paper reported that US spy agency CIA had had information in advance of a terrorist attack that took place in Iran in 2007 but did nothing to prevent it.
Based on the report…
The foreign ministry spokesperson described the recent decision by the European Union to slap fresh sanctions on some Iranian individuals and organizations as "unconventional" and "questionable…
Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki arrived in Tehran on Sunday for an official visit.
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Director Ali Akbar Salehi will travel to Moscow on Tuesday to hold talks with Sergey Kirienko, head of Russia's Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation, IRNA…
A former US ambassador to the European Union says President Barack Obama will not need to seek congressional approval to lift some sanctions on Iran.
The 20th Press and News Agencies Exhibition opened Saturday at Tehran’s Grand Mussala, with the minister of culture and Islamic guidance as keynote speaker.
Iran and a number of countries might become observers at the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) Parliamentary Assembly, Russian news agency TASS on Thursday quoted State Duma Speaker…
US national security adviser Susan Rice said on Friday the United States is not engaged in military coordination with Iran in countering Islamic State (IS) forces in the Middle East, Reuters…
Though the US military will respond to the Iranian nuclear issue if asked, diplomatic resolution remains the preferable option, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Thursday. “…
Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says Oman has played a "positive" role in negotiations between Iran and world powers and expressed optimism that the nuclear talks in Muscat will lead to a "…
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday there was no link between talks on Iran’s nuclear program and other issues in the Middle East, Reuters reported.
A senior diplomat says the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) welcomes a UN committee decision to name experts to an international commission of inquiry into human rights violations and war crimes…
