President Hassan Rouhani was to cut short his visit to New York and return home to attend the funeral of the Iranian victims of the recent crush disaster in Saudi Arabia.
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In a message to his Muslim counterparts on Monday, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani extended condolences over the recent crush tragedy in Mecca during the Hajj rituals and stressed that the…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari in New York on Sunday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss the latest regional…
President Hassan Rouhani says backing Syria's "central government" is the only way to defeat the so-called Islamic State militant group operating in Syria and Iraq.
Cooperation between the United States and Iran on fighting terrorism in the region could be possible if the US fulfills its commitments in the Iran nuclear deal to lift sanctions, President Hassan…
President Hassan Rouhani called for the quick formulation of a "roadmap" for collaboration between Iran and France, stressing that Tehran is ready to cooperate with Paris in a wide range of areas…
Ministers from Iran and the six powers and European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini were to hold a meeting on Monday in New York to discuss the mechanism for lifting sanctions after…
Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani said on Sunday engagement in nuclear talks with major powers leading to the July 14 landmark deal and adoption of the policy of promoting…
The Majlis presiding board on Sunday acknowledged the receipt of an impeachment motion against Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi signed by 13 lawmakers, who believe the…
A Reformists' High Council for Policymaking has been set up to find "effective ways" to unite reformists for the Feb. 26, 2016 parliamentary vote, an official at the Council for Coordinating the…
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution denounced Saudi authorities for their attempts to evade responsibility for the recent Hajj tragedy claiming the lives of hundreds of pilgrims in a crush…
Tehran says adequate reasons and evidence have to be cited in United Nations reports on human rights, whereas the recent report on Iran is not based on reliable and well-documented proofs, which…
President Hassan Rouhani says Tehran is ready for the development of its ties with the European Union, stressing that plans need to be made to give a boost to bilateral relations on the basis of…
President Hassan Rouhani warned that in West Asia humans and nature alike are suffering from the raging violence being promoted by terrorists.
The Saturday meeting between Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly was focused on the July 14 nuclear…
Iraq said on Saturday its military officials were engaged in intelligence and security cooperation in Baghdad with Iran, Russia and Syria to counter the threat from the so-called Islamic State…
There is no need for a second visit to the Parchin military facility, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano said.
Amano visited Tehran on Sept. 20 to help advance…
The foreign minister met European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Friday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss arrangements for "high-level" talks…
A senior security official criticized Saudi authorities for the failure to ensure the security of the Hajj pilgrimage rituals, saying Riyadh’s ongoing deadly war on Yemen is to blame for the fatal…
Pope Francis on Friday threw his support behind Iran’s nuclear accord with major powers.
The Iran agreement “is proof of the potential of political goodwill, exercised with sincerity,…
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi will travel to Iran next month to help pave the way for expansion of "economic" and "commercial" relations between Tehran and Jakarta, IRNA reported on…
Domestically developed weapons were delivered to the combat units of the Army in a ceremony in Tehran on Saturday, attended by Army Commander Lieutenant General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, ISNA…
There has been "good" progress in cooperation with the UN nuclear agency, which is probing Iran's nuclear past under a roadmap agreement the two sides signed on July 14, the head of the Atomic…
The Brazilian president says her country is eager to see sanctions against Iran lifted as soon as possible so bilateral relations, which suffered a setback due to sanctions, can recover.
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President Hassan Rouhani says ties with the United States had improved, although there was "still a long road to travel" before the two estranged countries could have normal relations.
