President of European Parliament Martin Schulz described his meeting with Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani as "good" and "fruitful."
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Iran will decommission centrifuges at nuclear facilities only a few days after the UN nuclear agency announces the closure of Tehran's past nuclear case, deputy chairman of Majlis National…
A lawmaker said the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—the nuclear deal reached between Iran and major world powers in July—has prompted even opponents to acknowledge Iran’s leading role in…
An informed source in the Iranian Foreign Ministry rejected the Bahraini allegation that Iran has been conspiring to carry out attacks inside Bahrain as “baseless”. Repetitive scenarios played out…
A senior military advisor to the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei underlined that Iran will continue to help the Syrian government and nation in their ongoing fight…
Russia emphasized the need for Iran’s participation in the next round of international peace talks in Vienna for finding a solution to the deadly crisis gripping Syria.
US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will discuss the implementation of the July 14 Iran nuclear deal, among other issues, during Netanyahu’s visit to Washington…
A spokesman at Iran’s UN mission in New York said Tehran had been falsely accused of cyber attacks against US administration officials.
The official made the statement in response to a…
Former ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi, who has been missing since a crush during the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, may have been kidnapped, his brother says.
The July nuclear deal with major powers demonstrated Iran's willingness to play a "positive" role that, if recognized by the West, could be built on to help effectively address regional conflicts…
Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said the parliament's approval of the nuclear deal, reached between Iran and major world powers last July, shows that the opposition of some domestic political…
Japan is keen to help boost bilateral trade after the July 14 nuclear deal goes into force in the coming months, the Japanese prime minister said.
In a meeting with Ali Akbar Salehi, the…
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Tehran-Ankara cooperation can prove beneficial for solving the Middle East puzzles.
In a phone conversation with First Vice President Es'haq…
The Foreign Ministry's director general for Africa says expansion of relations with the continent has a "special place" in Tehran's foreign policy, stressing that African states are also keen to…
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham felicitated neighboring Azerbaijan on "successfully" holding the recent parliamentary elections. In a message on Thursday, Afkham hoped that during the…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says last week's Vienna talks on Syria were a positive step toward the resolution of the lingering crisis gripping the war-ravaged Arab country through…
President Hassan Rouhani sent a message of congratulation to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the victory of his party in the recent parliamentary elections.
Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz invited Tehran to participate in future Afghanistan peace talks and underlined that Islamabad supports Iran’s role in the region. “Pakistan has…
Iran has recently arrested a Lebanese-American citizen on suspicion of espionage. IRIB News quoted informed sources on Tuesday as saying Nazar Zaka had “deep ties” with US military and…
The military buildup in Syria would not improve the situation and only makes it more complex, a senior official said.
Ali Akbar Velayati, who is also a senior advisor to the Leader of…
A senior diplomat called for resumption of talks between Yemeni groups and said Iran is ready to help Yemenis go through the political process and engage in inclusive dialogue to settle the…
Large-scale rallies were held across the country on Wednesday to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the US embassy in Tehran.
Each year on the same day, people in Iranian…
No centrifuges have been decommissioned at nuclear facilities, the spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said.
Behrouz Kamalvandi made the statement on Tuesday to allay…
Two other officers of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps were killed in northern Syria on Tuesday after earlier reports on the martyrdom of an Iranian colonel in the region.
Russia has been supplying Iran with air defense systems and radio electronic devices, while continuing negotiations on military-technical cooperation, director general of Russia's state arms…
