A letter to President Hassan Rouhani, signed by the ministers of economy, industry, labor and defense, has openly censured “the discord within the policymaking government bodies” and called for a…
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US Secretary of State John Kerry hopes that the July 14 nuclear accord between Iran and major powers will help clear the way for cooperation between Tehran and Washington on regional issues,…
A memorial ceremony for the victims of last month’s Hajj crush disaster, attended by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, was held in Tehran on Sunday, IRNA reported.
Principlist lawmaker Esmaeil Jalili told ISNA on Saturday the parliamentarians who oppose the impeachment of Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi are "in the majority", so his…
In an address to the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday, Oman's Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi said the July 14 nuclear agreement between Iran and major…
The Parliament on Sunday voted to give "single-urgency" status to a bill that lays out conditions for implementation by the government of the 14 July nuclear deal with major powers, ISNA reported…
The accusation that Iran interferes in Bahrain's domestic affairs is baseless and is an attempt to cover up the violations of the majority's rights by a minority that rules the Persian Gulf Arab…
Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko is optimistic about expansion of ties with Iran in the near future, considering vast potential for cooperation.
In a meeting with President Hassan…
A group of lawmakers criticized recent "illegal" rallies in front of the Majlis by opponents of the landmark nuclear agreement reached between Iran and major powers on July 14, officially titled…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby in New York on Friday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Fars News Agency reported.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has put on display its defense achievements at an exhibition in Tehran.
The week-long event which started on Saturday showcases an array of defense…
In a ceremony in Tehran on Saturday to commemorate 104 of the 465 Iranian victims of the recent Mina crush disaster whose bodies were transferred to Iran, President Hassan Rouhani stressed the…
A lawmaker says the arrangements have been made to smoothly conduct the Majlis and Assembly of Experts elections and that efforts are underway to replace the traditional paper voting with…
The Iran nuclear deal, reached with major powers on July 14, has taken away the ability of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to keep his regime's crimes against Palestinians out of the…
The Foreign Ministry on Friday declared Bahrain's second-ranking diplomat in Tehran persona non grata and gave him 72 hours to leave the country, a day after Bahrain withdrew its ambassador.
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The 38th meeting of G-15 foreign ministers chaired by Sri Lanka was held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday.
Iran and Croatia have always had friendly relations even during sanctions years and their efforts to promote economic and cultural cooperation should be stepped up, a senior Croatian lawmaker says…
In a message to his South Korean counterpart on Saturday, President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Park Geun-hye and her people on the occasion of the East Asian country's National Foundation Day (…
President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz is scheduled to visit Iran on October 11 to help promote ties between Tehran and the European Union in the wake of the July 14 nuclear agreement…
The Saudi-backed ousted Yemeni government of president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Iran, state media reported.
An informed source at the Foreign Ministry rejected the claim that the Iranian boat seized by Saudi-led coalition forces in the Gulf of Oman was carrying weapons for Yemen’s Houthi fighters, IRNA…
Bahrain said on Thursday it had recalled its ambassador to Iran, a day after it claimed security forces had discovered a large bomb-making factory and arrested a number of suspects allegedly…
The foreign minister met Sartaj Aziz, special advisor to Pakistan's prime minister on national security and foreign affairs, in New York on Thursday on the sidelines of the United Nations General…
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham backed Russia's move to launch airstrikes against militants in Syria as a step toward eliminating terrorism.
"Waging a real campaign to…
Two weeks after efforts to kill the Iran nuclear deal failed in the US Congress, lawmakers were still developing legislation on Thursday seeking to influence, or undermine, the international…
