A member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy committee has commented that the dispute between the US Congress and the Obama administration over a new sanctions bill on Iran is part…
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A former diplomat has cast doubts over the intentions of those people who have criticized Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's walk with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva, saying such…
President Hassan Rouhani received the credentials of new ambassadors from Jordan, North Korea and Kenya to Tehran on Monday.
The deputy foreign minister said on Monday that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia was a “watershed” in relations between Tehran and Riyadh.
The Portuguese foreign minister said the administration of President Hassan Rouhani has managed to enhance the image of Iran in the world and foiled attempts to isolate the country from the…
Ahmed Jibril, secretary general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC), met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in Tehran…
In a meeting of the Islamic Society of Engineers in Tehran on Sunday, the secretary general of the society said the principlists can never enter into an alliance with the reformists,…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed hope that Saudi Arabia would adopt an approach based on "realism" and "good neighborliness" to be able to contribute to the stability of the region…
Parliamentarians issued a statement on Sunday praising the Qods Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and its chief Major General Qasem Soleimani for their effective role in the…
In a recent meeting with Ghanaian Vice president Kwesi Amissah-Arthur in Accra, the foreign ministry’s director general for Africa , Valiollah Mohammadi submitted an invitation by President Hassan…
A motion signed by 21 parliamentarians questioning Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif about his recent European tour was read out in an open session of parliament on Sunday, IRNA reported.
Following last week's State of the Union speech, US President Barack Obama got some across-the-aisle support on Iran from Senator Jeff Flake, the Arizona Republican who sits on the influential…
Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Tehran and Manila should seize opportunities to strengthen the "cordial" relations between the two countries.
President Hassan Rouhani said tensions among neighboring states are detrimental and undermine the stability and security of the region.
He made the remarks in a meeting with visiting…
A senior negotiator said Iranian and US delegations held "detailed" discussions on Tehran's uranium enrichment program and sanctions in their nuclear talks in Zurich, Switzerland on Friday and…
The chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said fighting against terrorism is a principled policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Alaeddin Boroujerdi made…
The principlists' faction of the Majlis held a meeting on Sunday, which was attended by Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani, ICANA reported.
Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian attended a meeting of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Sunday to give a report on the…
Georgian Parliament Speaker David Usupashvili said Tehran and Tbilisi can positively cooperate in the campaign against terrorism.
Iraq's prime minister said on Friday Iran was providing Iraq with "crucial backing" to help it fight the so-called Islamic State (IS), which has seized large swathes of land in Iraq and Syria.…
The parliament speaker said differences between the US Congress and the Obama administration on Iran's nuclear issue have nothing to do with Iran.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned that imposing new sanctions on Iran by the US Congress could "torpedo" the negotiating process between Iran and the major powers on Tehran's…
Parliamentarians are preparing a bill that would require the government to continue uranium enrichment using new-generation centrifuge machines, the spokesperson for the Majlis National Security…
The deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said on Saturday the IRGC will certainly respond to the recent Israeli strike in the Syrian province of Quneitra, which killed General…
President Hassan Rouhani’s “World Against Violence and Extremism” (WAVE) initiative was discussed in a meeting on Friday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, IRNA reported.…
