France, Germany and Britain will hold talks Thursday with Iran in Istanbul, the European Union said, as part of efforts to end a 12-year standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program.
The talks…
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A nuclear expert announced on Wednesday that Iran will host a regional nuclear safety meeting next winter.
Key Democratic US senators said they would put off supporting new Iran sanctions for at least two months, after a threat by President Barack Obama to veto a bill he said could scuttle talks with…
Allegations that some candidates who ran in the 2008 parliamentary election received campaign contributions from former vice president Mohammad Reza Rahimi have outraged MPs, with some of them…
Foreign ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham said Tehran will pursue the case of the recent Israeli airstrike that killed an Iranian commander in Syria "through diplomatic channels."
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The head of the Iran-Syria Parliamentary Friendship Group said Iran will continue backing the Syrian nation and government in their campaign against terrorists.
The foreign minister ruled out any further extension of nuclear talks between Iran and the major powers.
In an interview with Fars news agency published on Wednesday, Mohammad Javad Zarif…
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday visited the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini in the south of the metro Tehran area to pay tribute to the founder of the…
In a telephone conversation on Tuesday, Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Bogdanov, who is President Vladimir Putin's envoy for the Middle East,…
Democratic US senators introduced a resolution opposing more sanctions on Iran unless nuclear talks fail or Tehran breaks an agreement, countering a push for more sanctions backed by Republicans…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday Moscow believes that diplomatic efforts can lead to the resolution of the dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Indian Ambassador to Tehran D. P. Srivastava says he and his colleagues are making efforts to help expand relations between Tehran and New Delhi.
Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei says the “momentum” of increasing relations between Tehran and Moscow will be maintained this year.
A former CIA officer involved in the US spy agency's covert operation to sabotage Iran's nuclear program over a decade ago has been convicted of espionage charges for giving classified information…
President Hassan Rouhani said Iran can serve as a gateway to the Middle East region for Portugal.
A member of the central council of the Palestinian political party Fatah said President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas is keen to visit Iran.
Education Minister Ali Asghar Fani received an official warning from parliamentarians as he failed to win the support of the Majlis after he was summoned for questioning on Tuesday. …
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called extremism a phenomenon that harms all societies.
The foreign minister, who was in Yerevan on a two-day visit to meet with Armenian officials,…
The participants at a political forum in London have underlined the significant role of Iran in helping ensure regional stability and emphasized that the policy of isolation, imposing sanctions…
Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire Daniel Kablan Duncan said the West African country is determined to enhance "constructive relations and interaction" with the Islamic Republic. He made the remarks…
The Croatian first deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs says her country is prepared to cooperate to help advance the talks between Iran and the major powers on Tehran’s…
The Majlis deputy speaker said there is enormous potential for expansion of political and economic relations between Iran and Germany.
Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabifard made the remarks in a…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the West should review its policy on the issue of extremism.
“Westerners should ask themselves what has been wrong that many extremists… in the…
First Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi said on Sunday the Islamic Republic believes it is necessary that financial backing and arms aid to the terrorist groups operating in the region be…
A policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations says there is a need for "major political compromises" without any delay so that Iran and the major powers can reach a final deal over…
