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  • The six major powers have agreed on a way to restore UN sanctions on Iran if the country breaks the terms of a future nuclear deal, clearing an obstacle to an accord ahead of a June 30 deadline,…

  • The secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said despite their multiple attempts, terrorists have been incapable of spreading proxy wars to border areas.

  • The advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution on international affairs told reporters on Saturday France plays no determining role in the international arena, stressing the statements by…

  • The foreign minister said the negotiators will "work full time" in the countdown to a June 30 deadline to strike a final deal with the major powers on Tehran's nuclear program.

    "We have…

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani urged authorities as well as political parties to make efforts to set the stage for "real competition" for the upcoming elections to encourage the largest possible…

  • Syrian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Jihad al-Laham is scheduled to meet Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani in Tehran today, Fars news agency reported.  The Syrian official who was to arrive in Tehran…

  • The 40th meeting of the special working group tasked with drafting a convention on the legal regime of the Caspian Sea is scheduled to be held in Tehran today, according to a foreign ministry…

  • The ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency referred to a section of a recent report by the UN nuclear agency on Iran’s implementation of practical measures it agreed to carry out…

  • A nuclear negotiator said the meeting between Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his US counterpart John Kerry in Geneva on Saturday was to focus on unresolved issues in the nuclear talks…

  • Deputy Chairman of the Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Shahroudi provided the nuclear negotiators with some pieces of advice, Fars news agency reported on Saturday.

    He said the…

  • The talks between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) on Tehran’s nuclear program are close to completion, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov…

  • The US Department of State called for Tehran's full cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency's inquiry into its past nuclear activities.       …

  • The chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said the United States has no right to interfere in Iran's internal issues and legal procedures, advising US politicians…

  • Ambassador to Paris Ali Ahani said Iran can interact and cooperate with Saudi Arabia as a "major regional player," but he called Saudi Arabia's provocative measures that cause instability in the…

  • A senior German diplomat highlighted the central role the Islamic Republic can play in helping solve the crisis in Syria, saying there would be no way for the Arab country out of the current…

  • Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei said on Friday Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to travel to Moscow on June 4 to attend a conference on the theme of security and stability in…

  • President Hassan Rouhani said candidates of all political persuasions should find the opportunity to run for the upcoming Majlis elections.   

    "Every legitimate group, faction or…

  • Lawmaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel said on Friday principlists "have no option but to achieve unity," ISNA reported.

  • Iran has provided some information about one of two open items in a UN nuclear watchdog investigation into its past nuclear activities, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported on Friday.…

  • A senior nuclear negotiator said there is agreement with the other side to the negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program about the removal of sanctions concurrent with the implementation of Iran'…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his counterpart Nikos Kotzias in Athens on Thursday, IRNA reported.   

    In the meeting with the…

  • The foreign minister for Arab and African Affairs rejected the idea of setting up a no-fly zone over Syria as a "repetitive mistake" not helping with the situation in the region.

  • An informed source at the Iranian Embassy in France denied the report that a delegation of North Korean nuclear and missile experts visited a military site near Tehran in April.

  • The advisor to the Leader on international affairs said the nuclear negotiators will continue their activities within a specified framework and based on the guidelines of Leader of the Islamic…

  • The new contract to deliver Russian S-300 missile defense systems to Iran is being finalized, and will be implemented when issues related to a lawsuit regarding the previous contract are resolved…