National

Iran national news, Read the latest political headlines from Iran, including news on the Majlis, parliament affairs, international diplomacy, foreign ministry and government ministries.

  • Secretary General of Iran’s Red Crescent Society Ali Asghar Ahmadi said Iran’s humanitarian assistance to Yemen will be delivered through Oman, IRIB reported on Sunday. The Iranian Red Crescent…

  • A Norwegian parliamentary delegation comprising of eight MPs is scheduled to visit Tehran on May 5, IRNA reported. The two-day tour is conducted upon the invitation of the chairman of the Majlis…

  • Iran’s crude oil exports have risen in April following softer sales last month, helped by a framework nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers and the possibility that Western sanctions…

  • President Rouhani said on Thursday that Persepolis is proof that Iranians have always been capable of achieving their goals.

  • A senior negotiator described the ongoing talks on drafting the text of the prospective final deal with the major powers on Tehran’s nuclear program as “difficult” because numerous details have to…

  • A lawmaker said Friday the law on political parties will be discussed in the open session of the Majlis next week. “The issue was put on the parliament’s agenda last week and we will start…

  • The so-called P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) urged for the need to continue full cooperation between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and…

  • The United Nations in a statement released in Friday confirmed that Iran will attend a peace conference on Syria, Fars news agency reported.

  • If Iran strikes a deal with the West, all sanctions will be lifted very quickly and there’s nothing the US. Congress can do to stop it, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told a New York…

  • Iran’s ambassador to Paris in an interview with the French-language magazine Jeune Afrique shed light on some key Middle East issues and called for normalcy in Tehran-Riyadh political ties, IRNA…

  • The cargo ship confiscated by Iran will be released after the company operating the Marshall Islands-flagged vessel settles its outstanding debts with the plaintiff, an Iranian private company.

  • On behalf of the member countries of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called for total elimination of nuclear weapons in the world…

  • A large group of workers marched in Tehran Friday on the occasion marking the international Labor Day  (May 1), IRNA reported.

    Before starting the rally they converged on 'Workers…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message congratulated the new Saudi foreign minister on his appointment, ISNA news agency reported.

  • The newly-appointed representative of the UN Secretary-General in Baghdad has called for resumption of cooperation with Tehran in an effort to help resolve the crisis in Iraq.  Jan Kubish…

  • The US secretary of state warned the senators, who are seeking to toughen a bill that would give Congress the right to review any final nuclear agreement with Tehran, that If Iranian diplomats…

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the solution to economic problems is "boosting domestic production" and it should not be sought in nuclear negotiations with the…

  • The foreign ministry spokesperson denounced the Saudi move to bomb Sana’a airport on Tuesday to prevent an Iranian plane landing, describing it as “inhuman” and “spiteful”.

  • President Hassan Rouhani said UN Security Council sanctions resolutions against Iran will be terminated in the near future.

    “Thanks to the guidelines and support of Leader of the Islamic…

  • Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani met the visiting Syrian defense minister on Wednesday to discuss the latest regional developments, ISNA reported.

  • The Austrian foreign minister described as "significant" and "constructive" the cooperation between Tehran and Vienna at international level, especially to help realize nuclear disarmament, which…

  • The US Senate on Tuesday rejected an effort to require an international nuclear agreement with Iran to be considered a treaty, which would have forced any deal to be approved by two-thirds of the…

  • The European Union's top diplomat on Tuesday voiced the hope that Iran would play an important and constructive role in a renewed United Nations push to restart negotiations aimed at ending the…

  • Iran seized a foreign cargo ship in the Persian Gulf because the company operating the vessel is refusing to settle an outstanding debt to an Iranian private company, an official said.

  • A member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said on Wednesday parliament will oppose any extraordinary inspection regime under a prospective nuclear deal with the major…