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Former CIA Director John Brennan slammed US President Donald Trump and his administration’s hardline stance toward Iran, including Trump’s persistent criticism of the Iranian nuclear deal.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said US President Donald Trump’s moves against the Iranian people give the lie to his recent claim that he “supports” them.

Iranian security forces dismantled a terrorist group and arrested its members in the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan, the Intelligence Ministry announced. The ministry issued a…

Defense Minister Amir Hatami warned of US plots against some regional nations and said Washington is seeking to create instability in the region in line with the interests of the Israeli regime…

Russia’s Foreign Ministry strongly criticized the United States for supporting anti-government protests in Iran, after the US envoy to the UN pledged to support the protestors.

Over a…

Iran’s UN mission released a statement to strongly condemn comments by US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley concerning the riots in the country.

The Tuesday statement described Haley’s…

French President Emanuel Macron underscored the need to uphold diplomacy and dialogue in efforts to settle regional conflicts.

“We need to step up efforts to establish and bolster calm,…

A planned trip by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to Tehran later this week has been postponed to a future date, the French presidency said in a statement on Tuesday, according to…

Thousands of Iranians marched in cities across the country on Wednesday in support of the government's call for non-violence amid street protests over economic problems, including high prices,…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran's security and stability depend on its own people, stressing that "infiltrators" will not be permitted to violate the rights of Iranians.

A lawmaker said collective measures are needed by regional governments to prevent the security conflict in Afghanistan from worsening, suggesting the Shanghai Cooperation Organization could…

A lawmaker described the Saudi-UAE dictation and their blind obedience of US policies as the main reasons behind the dissatisfaction of other members of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council,…

A top security official said hostile countries are actively using social media to provoke violence in protests against rising prices across Iran, describing it as a new phase in their anti-Iran…

Russia’s Foreign Ministry expressed hope that protests in Iran will not lead to severe violence and bloodshed. Commenting on the current situation in Iran, where scattered economic and political…

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry condemned attempts by foreign countries to interfere in Iran’s internal affairs following the recent protests against high prices in the country. “Turkey attributes…

Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said the proposed fuel price rises in the draft budget bill for the next fiscal year, which starts on March 21, is not an expedient solution in view of the economic…

A prominent reformist figure called on his fellows to continue lending their support to the centrist Hassan Rouhani, arguing that withdrawing reformist backing for the incumbent president would…

Iran's ambassador to the UK blasted US President Donald Trump for using his Twitter page to post insult after insult against the Iranian nation, urging him to concentrate on his own people's…

Leader of Islamic Revolution said hostile powers have always been waiting for an opportunity to deal a blow to the Iranian nation, noting that they have mobilized all efforts to harm the country…

President Hassan Rouhani said Iran's economy which is gripped by major challenges requires a major overhaul, urging all state bodies to cooperate with the government to smoothly implement the…

In separate messages to his foreign counterparts on New Year’s Eve, Defense Minister Amir Hatami hoped that the year 2018 would mark close international cooperation in the fight against…

Iran censured Canada’s “meddlesome” stance on recent gatherings in protest against economic conditions in some Iranian cities, saying it lacks any validity. “The Islamic Republic regards the…

The head of the upper house of the Russian parliament's international affairs committee said "external factors" have been involved in the recent protests against high prices in Iran, noting that…

A lawmaker reasserted the people's right to freedom of expression and assembly but warned against resorting to violence in the ongoing protests, which he said could set back the economic reforms…

Lawmakers criticized the hypocrisy of the recent statements by US officials claiming support for the Iranian nation, saying the US cannot act one way and behave another way.

"The United…