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  • Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday the process of drafting the text of a comprehensive deal on Tehran’s nuclear program is making slow progress, ISNA reported.  The senior…

  • Amid a bitter public fight with Israel's government, US President Barack Obama on Friday pitched his nuclear deal with Iran.

  • Two Republican US presidential contenders, Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, are teaming up to press the Pentagon to release a delayed report on Iran's military.

    Rubio and Cruz, as well as…

  • The army successfully test-fired missiles on Saturday during the second stage of a military drill codenamed Beit-ol-Moqaddas 27.

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani refuted on Friday the allegation by officials of some regional countries that Iran is after establishing "an empire" in the Middle East, stressing such a policy runs…

  • The cargo ship 'Iran Shahed' carrying 2,500 tons of humanitarian aid docked in Djibouti on Friday to have its consignment inspected by UN representatives before being sent to war-ravaged Yemen,…

  • The Leader of the Islamic Revolution expressed hope that Muslim governments will try to acquaint themselves with the practical instructions of the Holy Quran to implement them rather than…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told ICANA on Friday the negotiators “are bound to observe the establishment’s red lines” in the nuclear talks with the major powers.  “I have frequently…

  • US President Barack Obama once again defended a prospective nuclear deal with Iran as he tied his legacy to the pact which aims to resolve the long-running dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program.…

  • The army launched the first leg of a major military exercise in the western province of Kermanshah. The first phase of the week-long drill, dubbed Beit-ol-Moqaddas 27, began on Thursday and will…

  • French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday Tehran wants to be given 24 days’ notice ahead of any inspection of its nuclear facilities under a prospective deal with the major powers…

  • The secretary general of the Popular Reforms Party said on Thursday the Independent Reformists Front has been established.  “The front announced its establishment after formulating its…

  • An adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution on international affairs said the continuation of the anti-Israel struggle and resistance against "the usurping regime" along with promoting…

  • The foreign ministry spokesperson said Iran will not sign any final nuclear deal before ensuring that its considerations are fully recognized by the major powers in the negotiations with Tehran to…

  • President Hassan Rouhani ruled out any final nuclear agreement with the major powers that risks exposing national secrets.

    “We will never sign a deal that gives the outsiders access to the…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif voiced support for efforts to re-launch political talks on the Yemen crisis without any foreign interference, Fars news agency reported.  

    Zarif…

  • The senior military adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said Israel is incapable of challenging Iran militarily, warning that any aggression against Iran will receive a "crushing"…

  • The chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said on Thursday the parliament's nuclear subcommittee has proposed that a timetable for the implementation of a…

  • President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic Republic has reached a critical point in its efforts to improve its international relations and is about to defeat the project of promoting Iranophobia.…

  • There is currently serious potential for finalizing an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program and the chance should not be missed, Sputnik quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on…

  • Syrian President Bashar al-Assad expressed gratitude to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and Iranian officials and people for their support for the Syrian nation.  Assad made the remarks…

  • In a letter to the United Nations on Tuesday, the ambassador to the world body strongly denounced the recent remarks by Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon, who threatened that Israel may…

  • A high-ranking defense and military delegation led by the defense minister that is on a visit to Iraq met with a group of top Iraqi commanders headed by Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi on…

  • The deputy foreign minister for Arab and African Affairs called on international relief agencies to speed up their efforts to send medical and humanitarian supplies to Yemen, urging the United…

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said the West's policy of imposing sanctions against the Islamic Republic was "a strategic mistake," as sanctions failed to reverse Iran's pursuit of its legitimate…