A deputy to former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Hamid Baqaei, was detained on undisclosed charges on Monday, the spokesperson for the judiciary announced.
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A six-member French parliamentary delegation, led by Deputy Chairman of the Senate’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces Daniel Reiner, arrived in Tehran on Monday to hold talks…
A second ship carrying humanitarian aid for the Yemeni people set sail for the war-torn Arab country, which has been the target of Saudi-led airstrikes for over two months.
The cargo vessel…
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham issued a statement on Sunday extending condolences to the people and government of Ghana over the recent deadly floods hitting the capital Accra and…
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said despite some differences Iran has no problems with Muslim countries.
The adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution on Muslim world affairs said on Sunday the Saudis will face the consequences of their interference in Yemen.
“The Saudis are already…
A senior nuclear negotiator explained annexes to the text of a possible nuclear deal which Iran and the major powers are in talks to conclude by a self-imposed June 30 deadline.
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UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Iraq Jan Kubis stressed the need for cooperation between Iran and Iraq as "two friendly neighboring countries" to help establish stability in Iraq…
Tajikistan's minister of internal affairs said his government needs Iran's help in all areas and is especially keen to learn from the Islamic Republic's experience in training security and police…
The chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, who is on a visit to Tehran at the head of a high-level parliamentary delegation, said European countries are keen to increase…
An international affairs analyst said the Additional Protocol should be regarded as a means to prove the peaceful nature of the nuclear program.
"The Additional Protocol enables us to claim…
A Pakistani deputy foreign minister is scheduled to travel to Iran this week at the invitation of Deputy Foreign Minister for Asian and Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour to explore ways of…
Foreign Ministry political director Hamid Baeidinejad, who leads expert-level nuclear talks with the major powers, said the most recent round of talks in Vienna ending on Saturday, which involved…
An advisor to US Secretary of State John Kerry said the current talks between Iran and the major powers offer “the best chance” to resolve the 12-year dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, who was in Tajikistan to participate in the meeting of interior ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states, met Tajik President…
Deputy Majlis Speaker Mohammad Reza Bahonar said on Friday there is no need for concern about the observation of “redlines” in the nuclear negotiations with the major powers, IRNA reported.
A high-ranking commander says the Armed Forces will not allow any inspection of military sites under a possible nuclear deal with the major powers.
The Majlis speaker underlined the necessity of pursuing nuclear rights to ensure that generations to come will inherit a "valuable" legacy of nuclear know-how.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization may become the main rival of the Group of Seven, Deputy Foreign Minister for Asian and Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour told Sputnik on Thursday.
“The…
Commenting on the new demands by some parties to the nuclear negotiations which go beyond what was agreed in the Lausanne talks, the chief nuclear negotiator said such moves are "futile" and "a…
The deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs and the UN envoy for Yemen conferred on the latest developments in Yemen and exchanged views on initiatives to establish intra-Yemeni…
A French parliamentary delegation, comprised of members of the Senate's foreign affairs commission, will travel to Tehran on Monday at the invitation of lawmaker Ahmad Reza Dastgheib, deputy…
The commander of the Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base said on Saturday air defenses are in a "desirable" state, Fars news agency reported. "Many measures have been taken (regarding air…
A nuclear deal with Iran will reduce Tehran’s enrichment capacity, US Vice President Joe Biden’s national security adviser told a conference in Qatar on Monday, AFP reported.
The foreign minister said Iran and the major powers which are in talks to settle a 12-year dispute over Tehran's nuclear program have reached solutions to all issues and are now working to include…
