In a message to South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday, President Hassan Rouhani congratulated him and the African nation and government on the occasion of Freedom Day, IRNA reported. …
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A nuclear negotiator said the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) should address efforts to create a Middle East free from nuclear…
The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said the Vienna talks helped partly clarify the ambiguities raised by the US fact sheet on the contents of a joint statement released…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif leading a delegation of political and nuclear officials left Tehran on Sunday for New York to attend the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty…
President Hassan Rouhani extended condolences to the Nepalese people over a devastating earthquake which has killed over 2,200 people. The president offered his “sympathy and condolences” to…
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani described the smuggling of goods, particularly fuel, across borders as a “major challenge”, emphasizing that the required measures should be taken to make border areas…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described India as “an important partner” of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
He also said India’s participation in the development of the Port of…
Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli appeared before parliament on Sunday to provide explanations about his remarks on "dirty money" and its possible effects on the process of elections, ISNA…
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei underlined the need to promote the psychological security of the society.
The head of the Leader's office, Hojatoleslam Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani, visited Ayatollah Abolqasem Khazali, who is suffering from an ailment, at his home on behalf of Leader of the Islamic…
A security official at the intelligence ministry told IRNA on Sunday that the leader of an international drug smuggling network has been arrested at Imam Khomeini International Airport. …
The United Nations envoy to Syria said on Friday he will begin meeting in May with the country’s government, opposition groups and regional powers including Iran to assess by the end of June…
Islamic Revolution Guards Corps forces "closely" and "constantly" monitor all activities in the Persian Gulf, the commander of the second naval zone of the IRGC Naval Force said on Saturday, IRNA…
In a meeting in Vienna on Friday, Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi and Austrian Secretary-General for Foreign Affairs Michael Linhart discussed…
Diplomats say the first round of Iran nuclear talks aimed at turning a tentative agreement into a final deal has been positive, indicating an agreement can be reached by the June 30 deadline.
The sequence and degree of lifting sanctions against Iran remain the major obstacles in the talks between Iran and the major powers on a final nuclear deal, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey…
Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari denied on Saturday claims by US officials that Iran's naval vessels have left the area of the Gulf of Aden after being warned by US forces, emphasizing that the…
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic sent a message to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani congratulating him on the initial nuclear agreement reached between Tehran and the major powers on April…
In a phone conversation on Friday, Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer discussed ways to facilitate…
An influential pro-Israel lobbying group is pressuring US lawmakers not to support amendments to toughen a bill that lets Congress review a nuclear agreement with Iran, hoping to avoid a partisan…
President Hassan Rouhani outlined the main problems facing the society, saying dealing with them is the key to promoting security.
"Poverty, unemployment and corruption are the main evils…
A senior negotiator described as "complicated and extensive" the process of working out the details of the final nuclear deal, especially regarding sanctions-related terms.
Tehran and the…
An agreement between the United States, Iran and other world powers on Tehran’s nuclear program is effective and would work if implemented, US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz said on Wednesday.…
US Republican senators pledged on Thursday to try to toughen a bill giving Congress the power to review a nuclear agreement with Iran, raising the possibility of a partisan battle that could…
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani met Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad to discuss the critical situation in the region, IRNA reported on Friday.
Praising the resistance of the…
