The UN Security Council on Tuesday voted to keep intact a panel of experts monitoring sanctions on Iran as the negotiations between Tehran and the major powers on a nuclear deal head into the…
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The Guardian Council welcomes the idea of adopting an electronic voting system in the upcoming elections, the spokesperson for the council said on Tuesday.
"We embrace the idea of holding…
President Hassan Rouhani sent a message to his Portuguese counterpart Anibal Cavaco Silva on Wednesday to extend congratulations to him and the European nation on the occasion of Portugal's…
A parliamentary delegation, led by head of the Iran-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group Ali Kaeedi, left Tehran for Yerevan on Wednesday, ICANA reported. The lawmakers that represent…
First Deputy Majlis Speaker Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabifard announced on Wednesday the cancellation of the receipt of an impeachment motion for the education minister by the Majlis Presiding Board…
The foreign ministry spokesperson said the massive turnout in the Turkish parliamentary election, held on Sunday, was a "great victory" for the Turkish government and nation.
A new Zogby Analytics poll indicates that there is strong public support among the Americans for the continuation of the nuclear talks between Iran and the major powers.
On the deal, the…
Iran is keen to build closer military ties with China, welcoming Beijing's expansion of its naval presence and urging it to play a bigger role in the international diplomacy on Tehran's nuclear…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif traveled to Muscat on Monday for a brief visit to hold talks with his Omani counterpart Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah on the latest regional developments, IRNA…
Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs Majid Ansari said on Monday currently there is no tension between the three branches of government, IRNA reported.
Deputy Majlis Speaker Mohammad Reza Bahonar announced in an open session of parliament on Tuesday the Majlis Presiding Board has acknowledged the receipt of an impeachment motion for Education…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif voiced Tehran’s support for efforts to reach a solution to the political crisis facing Lebanon, including every initiative to establish dialogue and promote…
With negotiators from Iran and the major powers locked down in Vienna, almost continuously trying to meet the June 30 deadline for a final nuclear deal, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee…
The US deputy secretary of state said any tightening of sanctions against Iran would fail to compel it to accept "every" demand the United States makes in the talks over Tehran's nuclear program…
Iran should work with the International Atomic Energy Agency to help it verify the civilian nature of its nuclear program and resolve disagreements over inspections of Iran’s military facilities,…
Alaeddin Boroujerdi was reelected as chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in the committee’s election on Monday, IRNA reported.
Hossein Sobhaninia and…
The navy’s 34th naval fleet docked at Muscat port in Oman as Iran seeks to expand its presence in the high seas.
The flotilla, comprising the destroyer Alborz and the logistic vessel…
Norway Ambassador in Tehran Aud Lise Norheim met Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on Monday to discuss expansion of bilateral ties, ICANA reported.
Abdolreza Mesri was elected as spokesperson of the Majlis Presiding Board in the first meeting of the newly elected board on Monday, ISNA reported.
In the election of the presiding board on…
A parliamentary delegation, led by lawmaker Abouzar Nadimi, left Tehran for Seoul on Monday for an official visit at the invitation of Lee Sang-min, head of the South Korea-Iran…
The European Union asked Iran to cooperate with the UN atomic agency's probe into its past nuclear activities if Tehran wants a nuclear deal with the major powers that will see removal of…
The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran rejected the idea that under the Additional Protocol Iran is obliged to give "anytime, anywhere" access to its facilities for inspections…
Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi emphasized the significance of exchanging parliamentary delegations between Iran and the European Parliament to…
The UN secretary-general's special representative for Iraq said Iran's involvement in regional and international consultations to find a solution to the ongoing crisis in Iraq can be "constructive…
US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew defended negotiations for a nuclear deal with Iran in a speech to a pro-Israel audience on Sunday.
Lew was interrupted several times by heckling from the…
