A former British diplomat made a plea for the normalization of relations with Iran, arguing that Tehran's role as a regional player is "too big" to be ignored.
"Iran is too big, too…
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The Iran nuclear negotiations are getting increasingly difficult as diplomats stare down a fast-approaching deadline at the end of the month that officials say may need to be extended.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said he was fully engaged in the Iran nuclear negotiations and would join them at the end of June as he left the hospital after treatment for a broken leg.
A cleric urged support for the negotiators involved in the nuclear talks with the major powers, saying potential criticism should not undermine the negotiators. In a sermon to worshippers, leader…
A State Department official said the US policy on the nuclear talks with Iran has not changed.
A member of the Majlis majority faction criticized former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for issuing a statement defending his deputy Hamid Baqaei, who was detained on undisclosed charges last…
A nuclear negotiator said on Friday Iran and the P5+1 (the US, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany) seek to step up efforts to reach a final settlement to the long-running dispute over…
A Mexican parliamentary delegation, led by Chairperson of Senate's Foreign Relations Committee Gabriela Cuevas, is scheduled to arrive in Tehran today for a six-day visit at the invitation of…
Chairman of the Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi said the negotiators engaged in the nuclear talks with the major powers have the trust of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah…
A Saudi security official said two airport employees have been convicted and sentenced to four years in prison each for sexually harassing two male Iranian pilgrims, the AP reported.
Any deal with Iran has to be verifiable and there are no guarantees on this yet, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Thursday, Reuters reported. “We must be able to verify the sites,”…
The Non-Aligned Movement in a statement on Thursday underlined diplomacy as the only way to find a lasting solution to Iran's nuclear dispute.
The deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs said Tehran has not entered any negotiations with the United States over Middle East issues, adding that the Islamic Republic holds…
Russia is concerned about a slowdown in the progress of the Iran nuclear talks as the sides are still in a deadlock over remaining key issues, including lifting of sanctions and access to Iranian…
An unnamed official involved in the nuclear talks between Iran and the major powers said on Thursday the nuclear negotiators are aware of possible efforts to spy on the negotiations.
The ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency said the two outstanding issues pertaining to transparency measures Iran pledged to implement under a cooperation agreement it signed with…
The head of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said Saudi Arabia will be the "real loser" of the Yemen war, saying Saudi assault on Yemen will leave behind nothing but "…
President Hassan Rouhani sent a message to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday to congratulate him and the Russian nation on the occasion of Russia's National Day, which is celebrated…
A French senator voiced the European country's keenness to expand ties with Iran, expressing hope that the ground would be prepared for enhanced relations once sanctions are lifted as a result of…
South Korea and Iran will hold talks this week on Tehran’s nuclear issue, the political situation on the Korean Peninsula and other issues of mutual concern, the South Korean Foreign Ministry…
In the context of the E3+3’s efforts to complete work toward a comprehensive, long-term solution to the Iranian nuclear issue, EU Political Director Helga Schmid and Iranian Deputy Foreign…
The deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs told Fars news agency on Tuesday Iran’s policy on Syria has not changed, stressing that Tehran will continue backing the Damascus…
A navy commander said naval forces have successfully saved an Iranian oil tanker from pirates south of the Sea of Oman. Navy’s Second-in-Command Rear Admiral Seyyed Mahmoud Mousavi said on Tuesday…
American investigative journalist and policy analyst Gareth Porter referred to the demands by some parties to the nuclear negotiations for access to military sites for inspection and to nuclear…
Iran told the UN Security Council that Saudi-led airstrikes have twice hit close to its embassy in Yemen and warned of "serious consequences" if more such bombings occur.
Ambassador to the…
