Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani told state television on Monday the allegations leveled against the Islamic Republic regarding its human rights record are "politically motivated,"…
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Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Tuesday the current state of nuclear talks demands "harmony" and "interaction" between Parliament and the negotiators. "In this morning's unofficial…
The foreign minister met EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and his counterparts from Iran’s European negotiating partners in Luxembourg on Monday in the run-up to an end-of-the-month…
Hamid Reza Taraqqi, member of the central council of the Islamic Coalition Party, said he believes principlists will be able to win the majority in the Feb. 26, 2016 parliamentary election to…
A member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission told ICANA on Sunday it is time for the West to build confidence to help advance efforts to reach a deal to resolve the…
The United States will not agree to a deal without securing the access and transparency needed to fully assess Iran’s nuclear program, an unnamed State Department official said in a statement on…
A member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said the Majlis will not allow a nuclear deal that could undermine national interests to be signed with the major powers.
President Hassan Rouhani urged the international community to play a more responsible role in the campaign against drug trafficking and abuse, stressing the issue is not restricted to Iran.
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A nuclear negotiator said talks with the major powers on Tehran’s nuclear program are progressing, though not as quickly as expected.
Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said he signed a memorandum of understanding with his Syrian counterpart on fighting terrorism.
Rahmani Fazli made the announcement at a…
President Hassan Rouhani called for increased support by parliament for his government's efforts to address problems.
"In the current year, the government has a tough job ahead and is in…
The deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs said Tehran supports efforts by the United Nation's special envoy for Yemen to secure an end to the Saudi-led military attacks against the…
The head of the Leader's office told journalists on Monday the so-called Islamic State will certainly face defeat, IRNA reported. "Daesh (the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State of Iraq and…
Chairman of the Majlis Social Commission Abdolreza Azizi told IRNA on Sunday members of the commission were convinced by Education Minister Ali Asghar Fani's explanations at a meeting earlier in…
Sweden’s Ambassador to Iran, Peter Tejler says the volume of bilateral trade has grown considerably over the past years despite the presence of western sanctions (imposed on Iran over its nuclear…
The Foreign Ministry rejected as “repetitive” the allegations leveled at Iran in the annual global terrorism report of the US State Department which claims that Tehran has been conducting…
Former vice president Mohammad Reza Aref told IRNA on Saturday reformists and moderates should reach agreement on a single list of candidates for the Feb. 26, 2016 parliamentary election.
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Former education minister and current lawmaker Hossein Mozaffar told IRNA on Sunday the impeachment of Education Minister Ali Asghar Fani scheduled to be held on Wednesday is “a strategic error”…
A member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission told ISNA on Sunday a potential nuclear deal between Iran and the major powers has to be submitted to parliament for review…
The first deputy Majlis speaker praised the Yemeni nation for their resistance against the Saudi-led military campaign and once again voiced the Islamic Republic's support for the oppressed Yemeni…
France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Saturday he would meet his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif today to assess where Iran stands ahead of the final round of talks on its…
A former Lebanese foreign minister said the government of President Hassan Rouhani has provided an opportunity for promotion of relations among Islamic countries and an improvement in the…
The Majlis approved the general outline of a bill requiring the negotiators to safeguard nuclear achievements in the talks with the major powers over Iran's nuclear program.
The motion…
A former nuclear negotiator said the recent comments by US Secretary of State John Kerry might be "helpful" in resolving the complexities in negotiations between Iran and the major powers on…
In a video message on the occasion of World Refugee Day (June 20), Afghan President Ashraf Ghani thanked Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei for instructing education…
