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  • The chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee described Iran and Iraq as members of the "same family" and said the outlook for greater cooperation between the two…

  • China said it welcomes any effort to draw a joint roadmap with Iran to enhance economic cooperation.    

    President Xi Jinping made the remarks in a meeting with President…

  • A senior nuclear negotiator described discussions with delegates from the European Union and the US in Vienna as "useful".

  • The permanent ambassador to the United Nations said terrorist groups do not represent true Islam and they have been established to promote "Islamophobia" and undermine Islam.

  • The defense minister held separate meetings with his Turkish, Lebanese and Pakistani counterparts on Thursday on the sidelines of a ceremony held in Istanbul to commemorate the centenary of “the…

  • Security forces killed a notorious terror leader operating in southeast Iran, a senior intelligence ministry official announced.  The deputy minister of intelligence for internal security…

  • Foreign ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham voiced concern over the extension of the detention of Bahrain’s opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, saying the move “will not help resolve Bahrain’s…

  • In a phone conversation with Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek on Thursday, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said Iran believes the Yemeni crisis can be resolved only by holding national dialogue…

  • Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines Feliciano Belmonte leading a delegation of lawmakers is due to arrive in Tehran today for a four-day visit at the invitation of Majlis…

  • Supplying Iran with S-300 missile defense systems is not a matter of the nearest future, TASS news agency quoted a Russian Foreign Ministry official as saying on Thursday, Reuters reported.…

  • Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed satisfaction with the recent growth in relations with Tehran.

    Abe made the remarks in a meeting with President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday in…

  • President Hassan Rouhani stressed the need to put into effect an initiative he had introduced in 2013 dubbed "World against Violence and Extremism (WAVE)" in a situation that the indifference of…

  • The new round of negotiations between Iran and the major powers which began in Vienna on Wednesday to start writing the text of a final nuclear agreement is focused on sanctions, said Deputy…

  • The foreign minister described the decision by the Saudi-led coalition to announce the end of their month-long air campaign against Yemen as a “positive development”, expressing Iran’s readiness…

  • The permanent representative to the United Nations said the way to put an end to violence in the world is to follow "ethics", promote "justice", "development" and "freedom" and pursue "dialogue"…

  • The US Senate could plunge into a heated debate on legislation giving Congress the power to review a nuclear deal with Iran, as some Republicans sought to change the bill to take a harder line on…

  • The prospective deal on Tehran’s nuclear program will be on the agenda of the upcoming Camp David meeting between the US and its Arab allies, Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa…

  • The full lifting of sanctions imposed against Iran over its nuclear activities would be in line with Russia’s national interests and would benefit the Russian economy, Foreign Minister Sergei…

  • US President Barack Obama told MSNBC that Tehran should be “part of the solution” to end the crisis in Yemen as Saudi Arabia halted airstrikes against Houthi fighters in the war-wracked country.…

  • A former ambassador to the United Nation said on Tuesday "Iran's deterrence power" provides the most important backing for the negotiating diplomats engaged in nuclear talks with the major powers…

  • A member of the Majlis majority faction told ICANA on Wednesday a country that holds various elections every year needs stronger political parties, adding that the goal can be achieved through…

  • The US State Department said on Monday it might talk with Iran about promoting regional stability, noting it had been open to including Iran in past efforts to achieve a Syrian peace deal if…

  • The US president and the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates exchanged views about a prospective Iran nuclear agreement in a meeting in Washington on Monday, USA Today reported.

  • Tehran rejected a call by US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz for unlimited access of International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to Iran’s military sites. In a Monday interview with ISNA, the…

  • President Hassan Rouhani said the talks with the major powers on Iran's nuclear program are making progress, emphasizing that reaching a final deal to resolve the long-running nuclear dispute…