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  • A large group of lawmakers plan to present a motion to call on the administration to restore the rights of the Iranian nation and seek compensation from the US administration for Washington's…

  • A nuclear negotiator explained the process of swapping the supplies of low-enriched uranium for raw uranium, which was completed on Monday as part of Tehran’s commitment under the nuclear deal…

  • Spokesman of Principlist Coalition Council Gholamali Haddad-Adel mentioned economy as the watchword for principlist representatives in the fifth Majlis.

  • A US military spokesman claimed on Tuesday the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps launched rockets near the US aircraft-carrier Harry S. Truman and other warships as they were entering the Persian…

  • A senior diplomat said world powers seek to hatch plots to harm Middle East countries, stressing that regional states need to adopt “smart” approaches to thwart such plots. Deputy Foreign Minister…

  • Ambassador in Moscow Mehdi Sanaei and Russian President’s Special Envoy on Middle East Mikhail Bogdanov discussed regional crises, especially Syria, and ways to check extremism in the region in a…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said all tribes and ethnic groups in Iraq need to maintain unity in the fight against extremism.

  • The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed in a statement on Tuesday Iran has completed one of its commitments under the July 14 nuclear deal with major powers by shipping its excess enriched uranium…

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has urged Muslim states to contribute to the creation of a modern Islamic civilization.

    "It is time the Muslim world moved…

  • If the US attempts to "rob" the assets of Iranian government, Iran would take all possible measures to preserve the rights of its nation, said the Foreign Ministry's spokesman.

  • Iran's top military official congratulated the Muslim Ummah on the full liberation of the Iraqi city of Ramadi from the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group.

  • Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met a group of Yemen’s Ansarullah political council members, headed by Mohammad al-Bukhaiti, in Tehran on Sunday.

  • Deputy Parliament Speaker Mohammad Reza Bahonar has denied reports that he intends to run in the 2017 presidential election. In an interview with ICANA on Monday, Bahonar explained his surprise…

  • President Hassan Rouhani extended felicitations to Muslims on the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).  In separate messages to the heads of Islamic countries on Monday, Rouhani…

  • An aide to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution traveled to Moscow nearly one month after Russian President Vladimir Putin met Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in Tehran.

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei visited the family of Assyrian martyr Robert Lazar, who lost his life in the 1980-88 Iraq-imposed war, on the occasion of the birth…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif highlighted the role of Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement in regional developments, stressing that Muslim states are proud of Hezbollah’s achievements in…

  • Former Scottish first minister, Alex Salmond, has said a recent trip by a delegation of the Scottish National Party to Iran indicates that Scotland can use its political profile more efficiently…

  • President Hassan Rouhani said war and military force will be of little effect against terrorism and instead its underlying causes should be addressed by promoting true Islam, which rejects any…

  • A senior lawmaker, Ali Motahhari, leads the list of candidates for the Independents and Moderates Front for the February parliamentary elections.

    Esmaeil Ebrahimi, secretary of the front,…

  • A senior official said ongoing tensions between Moscow and Ankara will not serve the interests of regional countries, urging all-out efforts to help end the row.

  • The Foreign Ministry dismissed unfounded claims by the Arab League about Iran’s interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries.

  • Chairman of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission deplored a new law that tightens visa-free travel to the US for those who have visited Iran, saying it violates a comprehensive…

  • The Foreign Ministry's spokesperson mentioned the potential for the normalization of Tehran-Riyadh relations.

    "An indispensable element of the Islamic Republic's policy is to expand…

  • Moscow and Tehran are concerned about the politicization of the UN human rights agenda and attempts to use human rights for interfering in the countries’ internal affairs, the Russian Foreign…