President Hassan Rouhani in separate meetings on Monday received the credentials of new ambassadors of Norway, Belgian and Italy.
In the meeting with the new Norwegian ambassador to Tehran…
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During a tour of Fordo and Natanz uranium enrichment facilities on Monday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tehran will continue using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
The deputy secretary general of the Combatant Clergy Association has highlighted the importance of “convergence” between principlist groups, saying the principlists are seriously trying to forge…
Deputy Parliament Speaker Mohammad Reza Bahonar says all political groups, including the reformists and principlists, should take part in the parliamentary election in 2016. “We invite our…
Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs Majid Ansari has advised political groups to avoid extremist policies, saying taking some an approach in some periods harmed both political groups and…
President Hassan Rouhani has vowed his government will take a tough line on corruption.
Rouhani said, "We must strongly combat corruption at any level and purge our society of it," IRNA…
The border police chief has discussed major security issues and measures to promote security along the shared border with Iraqi officials.
Brigadier General Qassem Rezaei met with Iraqi…
A senior nuclear negotiator says a "step-by-step" lifting of sanctions under a final nuclear deal with the major powers is "unacceptable".
"The word which has been used (in the Geneva…
Press must be able to perform its multilateral function and the government should provide the proper environment for the task, the deputy minister of Islamic guidance said Tuesday.
A member of the Majlis Presiding Board says the parliaments of Iran and China can play a key role to facilitate expansion of bilateral ties and cooperation. Hossein Sobhaninia, head of Iran-China…
Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Danesh Yazdi presented the achievements of the 53rd meeting of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO), which was held in Tehran in mid-September,…
The UN deputy secretary-general arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to attend a ceremony to commemorate United Nations Day and hold meetings with Iranian officials.
Jan Eliasson was welcomed by…
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has underscored the need for maintaining unity among all Muslim countries in the face of enemy plots aimed at creating a rift in the…
A close source to Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has denied reports that the veteran politician and cleric has no intention of standing as candidate for the chairmanship of the Assembly of…
With less than one month remaining until the target date to reach a comprehensive agreement between Iran and its negotiating partners over Tehran's nuclear program, diplomats are speculating on…
In the meetings of the deputy foreign minister with Belarusian officials on Monday, the ways to expand Tehran-Minsk cooperation were discussed.
Heading a delegation, Ebrahim Rahimpour made…
Iran and the major powers made “tangible progress” in a meeting held last Wednesday in Vienna, an Iranian negotiator told Kyodo News on Monday.
A foreign ministry official has hailed a recent victory by the Iraqi army against Islamic State (IS) militants, saying the triumph proves that Iraq and Syria can contain the terrorist group on…
The deputy army commander has said the country’s western borders are “completely secure”.
In a meeting on late Tuesday, members of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution discussed ways to implement the guidelines set out in a recent decree by Leader of the Islamic Revolution…
The director of the Passive Defense Organization said on Wednesday Iran is engaged in a "cyber battle" with the United States, the Mehr news agency reported.
China's chief nuclear negotiator says Beijing is insistent that a final nuclear deal be signed between Iran and the major powers.
Wang Qun made the remarks after a meeting with Ali Akbar…
A ceremony was held at the foreign ministry's Institute for Political and International Studies in Tehran on Wednesday to commemorate United Nations Day.
Jan Eliasson, the UN deputy…
A member of the permanent mission to the United Nations in New York said a recent report by a UN human rights investigator on Iran is "unfair" and "politically motivated."
The diplomat said…
Head of Iran-Georgia parliamentary friendship group Moayyed Hosseini Sadr conferred with Georgian Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze in Tbilisi on Tuesday.
