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  • Mohamed ElBaradei, former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, advised Arab governments to de-escalate tensions with Iran and go ahead with consultations with the country on…

  • Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said over 33 million Iranians have cast their votes in Friday polls to pick their representatives for the next parliament and Assembly of Experts.

  • Iran is complying with the July 2015 landmark nuclear deal with major powers, a report from the UN atomic watchdog said on Friday.

    The International Atomic Energy Agency's first assessment…

  • The Navy chief said the Islamic Republic plans to hold joint military drills with India.

    “We will stage short-term maneuvers with the Indian armed forces and plan to hold tactical,…

  • South African President Jacob Zuma has postponed his visit to Iran, the presidency announced on Wednesday.

    “South Africa is working on new dates with the Islamic Republic of Iran and South…

  • US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Congress on Thursday not to rush to renew the Iran Sanctions Act, a broad US law imposing sanctions over Iran's nuclear and missile programs that expires at…

  • Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and UN special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, conferred by phone on Thursday about latest international efforts…

  • After a week of intensive campaigning, enthusiastic Iranians went to the polls in large numbers on Friday to pick their representatives to the 290-seat parliament and 88-member Assembly of Experts…

  • Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Ankara is making efforts to improve ties with its neighbors, including Iran.

  • Iran's Ambassador to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoust said President Hassan Rouhani intends to visit Islamabad.

  • Bulgarian businesses have already entered Tehran's rapidly growing stock and equities market and are showing  increasing interest in working in Iran, the country's senior envoy to Tehran said…

  • A senior Iranian official said any decision for regional states, including Syria and Iraq, should be taken by the people of those countries and any foreign interference will aggravate regional…

  • Iran has always underlined the importance of establishing a ceasefire in Syria since the onset of the crisis in the Arab country, Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-…

  • Critics who accuse President Hassan Rouhani's government of incompetence should be accountable for the damage they inflicted on the country and its economy during the tenure of Rouhani's…

  • A lawmaker said the history of Iranian elections shows a huge voter turnout has always led to the advancement of national interests and benefited people.

    In an interview with ISNA in Tehran…

  • Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari announced that the visa section of the British Embassy in Tehran was to resume its operation from Wednesday, more than four years after the…

  • President Hassan Rouhani said the next parliament, whose elections are due to be held on Friday, should help the government get the country out of economic recession and bring about prosperity.…

  • The Leader of Islamic Revolution outlined the characteristics of a popular parliament in the Islamic Republic, warning of the West’s subversive plots to divide the nation into supporters and…

  • Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, speaker of the Pakistani National Assembly, believes enhancement of ties between Tehran and Islamabad is essential to promote peace in the region.

  • US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday the amount of cash Iran will receive due to the implementation of the nuclear deal is below $50 billion. "It's below the $50 billion [level]," he…

  • A top moderate cleric denounced the use of smear campaigns by the conservative camp against rival parliamentary candidates, predicting that it would face a public backlash at the ballot box on…

  • Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani expressed confidence that the people would thwart a plot hatched by the US and Britain to undermine the upcoming polls scheduled for Friday.

  • Former Pakistani prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf highlighted the need to revitalize and broaden relations with Iran, especially in trade, adding that the two neighbors see no obstacle to this…

  • High voter turnout in the two simultaneous Feb. 26 elections of Majlis and Experts Assembly would help increase the power of the system and boost national security, the chairman of Principlist…

  • High-level delegations from Iran and Azerbaijan signed 11 agreements and memorandums of understanding in Tehran on Tuesday.

    The documents, signed in a meeting co-chaired by President Hassan…