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  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said the West should restore its reputation in the Middle East which has been tarnished for applying double standards to terrorism.

    Larijani made the statement…

  • Iran and the UN nuclear agency will meet on Tuesday in Vienna to prepare for the final phase of the agency's probe into Tehran's nuclear past, which is crucial to the full implementation of the…

  • The Iranian Armed Forces’ chief of staff said the US push for the overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad would only boost the so-called Islamic State terrorist group, recommending that…

  • The Foreign Ministry condemned a Friday terrorist attack on a hotel in the Malian capital Bamako that killed 19 people. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari expressed sympathy on…

  • Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in the Swiss city of Montreux late Saturday to attend the Eighth World Policy Conference on Sunday. The senior diplomat also was to speak…

  • A top general says security forces have managed to foil all attempts by enemies for destabilizing the country.

    Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari…

  • Iran says a recent resolution by the UN General Assembly’s Human Rights Committee against Iran and Russia over their involvement in Syria is a “gift” to terrorists and extremists.

  • The Iranian Navy is developing new destroyers, including Sahand, which is 90% complete, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced.

  • The Iranian military command appreciates the effectiveness of Russia's anti-terrorist operations in Syria, the deputy chairman of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said on Friday.

  • Stephen Mull, lead US coordinator for enforcing the recent nuclear deal between Iran and major powers, traveled to Vienna on Saturday to attend meetings on the implementation of the agreement.

  • A veteran diplomat said Saudi Arabia is trying to turn the longstanding rivalry with Iran into hostility, but this should not be allowed to happen.

  • Iran sees constructive dialogue as the most effective way to promote human rights worldwide, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.

    "The Islamic Republic of Iran, like many other countries…

  • The roles of participants in a project to redesign the Arak heavy water reactor, which also negotiated the July 14 nuclear deal, were defined in a recently finalized official document.

  • Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel called for the formation of an international anti-Islamic State coalition with the participation of Iran.

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei during a visit to Tehran on Monday, the Kremlin said.

  • First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri discussed the latest security conditions in the region ahead of the upcoming Shia ceremonies in Iraq’s southern cities with the expected participation of a…

  • Iran’sambassador to the United Nations called for the scrapping of all anti-Iran resolutions by the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency in mid-December.

    Gholamali…

  • The dismantling of inactive centrifuges at Fordo and Natanz nuclear facilities as part of Iran's commitments under the July 14 nuclear agreement with major powers will be completed in a fortnight…

  • A senior official said Iran will not stop backing regional friends, including Syria, Iraq and the resistance groups in Lebanon and Palestine.

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stressed the role of the United Nations in finding a political solution to the crisis in Yemen by involving all Yemeni groups.

  • A nuclear exert believes oil and banking sanctions against Iran might be lifted by mid-January based on the pace at which technicians are removing and mothballing nuclear equipment at the country'…

  • With the finalization of the document on cooperation with the other side to implement the July 14 nuclear deal for modernizing the Arak reactor, the path has been cleared for the full…

  • A senior diplomat dismissed as "Iranophobia" a resolution by the UN General Assembly's Human Rights Committee on Thursday criticizing Iran for alleged crackdown on activists, journalists and…

  • President of Serbian National Assembly Maja Gojkovic will pay an official visit to Tehran on Monday.

  • Former vice president, Mohammad Reza Aref, said on Thursday reformists intend to have an “effective” presence in the campaign for the Feb. 26, 2016, Majlis elections with the aim of winning a…