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  • The secretary general of Iran's inter-parliamentary group said eight Iranian lawmakers are scheduled to take part in the 133rd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Geneva on October 17-21.

  • The July 14 nuclear deal with major powers will enable Iran to step up support for its allies in the region, an advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said.

  • Opponents of US President Barack Obama's nuclear pact with Iran tried turning up the heat this week on undecided Senate Democrat Jon Tester with a TV ad saying politician like him would be held…

  • President Hassan Rouhani said the nuclear talks with major powers that resulted in a historic deal last month sent a message to the world that Iran's power lies in a self-commitment to use logic…

  • The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed receipt of information from Iran as part of a roadmap agreement to resolve outstanding issues over Tehran's past and present nuclear activities by…

  • Senior nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi is to attend another hearing at the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission today to discuss the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will travel to Turkey this week as part of his consultations on regional challenges, ISNA reported on Saturday.  Zarif will meet Turkish President Recep…

  • Iran intends to expand various aspects of its nuclear research and development program, including fuel and isotope production and fusion research, after the recent historic nuclear deal with major…

  • Iran is due to hold a first round of talks with the six Persian Gulf Arab states by September 22 with the aim of promoting mutual understanding on regional issues, the deputy foreign minister for…

  • The Indian prime minister has expressed support for Iran's stance toward Afghanistan and Syria, saying New Delhi is keen to hold regular consultations with Tehran with a view to helping promote…

  • Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham censured US President Barack Obama for his recent remarks on Iran's policy toward the US and Israel, nothing that the thing that needs to change is…

  • An International Atomic Energy Agency meeting later this month will consider how to finance the monitoring of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers, a crucial step toward an eventual end of…

  • Current and former Democrats on the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee are trying to persuade their colleagues to back the nuclear deal with Iran by pointing to past intelligence…

  • The Iran nuclear deal offers a long-term solution to one of the most urgent challenges in modern times, US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said in an opinion piece for the New York Times, CNBS…

  • Iran rejected as “baseless” a recent allegation by Bahrain that the Islamic Republic was involved in a July bombing on the kingdom’s eastern island of Sitra.

    “Those exporting terrorism and…

  • Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi said it is essential that the international community take action to end the Saudi-imposed blockade of Yemen, which has aggravated the humanitarian…

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani told reporters on Wednesday the submission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action - the official name of the recent nuclear deal with major powers – as a bill by the…

  • Army Commander Lieutenant General Ahmadreza Pourdastan told reporters the army plans to hold six "specialized exercises", including a missile drill, by the end of the current Iranian year ending…

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani will participate in the Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament to be held in New York from August 31 to September 2, Lawmaker Moayyed Hosseini Sadr said…

  • The foreign minister underscored the necessity of adopting a "comprehensive" strategy in the campaign against extremism to prevent spread of violence, which poses a threat to the entire world.

  • Americans appear to be split on the Iran nuclear deal, but a plurality seems to agree that Iran got more of what it wanted with the negotiations, according to a new Monmouth University poll out…

  • Iran's ambassador in Islamabad said Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is due in Pakistan today as part of a tour to regional and neighboring countries with a view to giving a boost to…

  • The Foreign Ministry denounced recent furious comments by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir concerning the Iran nuclear deal as "illogical" reflecting Saudi officials' "incorrect"…

  • If the United States walks away from the nuclear deal with Iran and demands that its allies comply with US sanctions, a loss of confidence in US leadership could threaten the dollar's position as…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated Iran's support for national dialogue in Lebanon to help resolve the political problems facing the Arab country.

    Zarif made the remark in a…