The Foreign Ministry dismissed a Saudi-hosted conference attended by Syrian militant groups and opposition figures, stressing that terrorists will not be allowed to decide the future of Syria. “We…
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Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi deplored the comments of a US presidential candidate calling for banning Muslims from entering the US, stressing that the West’s attempts at fomenting…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed concern over the presence of the so-called Islamic State terrorist group in war-torn Afghanistan.
Addressing a conference in the Pakistani…
Chairman of Majlis Committee on Foreign Relations Vahid Ahmadi said Iran does not deem its military doctrine to be negotiable.
In an interview with ICANA on Wednesday, Ahmadi said Iran…
President Hassan Rouhani said all those who want to serve the public interests should run for the upcoming elections of Majlis and Assembly of Experts scheduled to be held concurrently on Feb. 26…
The UN General Assembly adopted an updated version of the resolution called the World Against Violence and Extremism submitted by Iran's Ambassador to the UN Gholamali Khoshrou, originally…
Argentina's new government will not appeal a court's decision to strike down a deal with Iran over investigating the deadly 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, a…
Turkmenistan's policy of neutrality in international relations has contributed to expansion of ties with Iran, the first vice president said.
Es'haq Jahangiri described as "positive"…
Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour urged all countries to join the global campaign against terrorist groups. Rahimpour made the statement in an address to the…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined Tehran’s principled policy on Palestine, stressing that the country’s position has not changed toward the Palestinian issue.
Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari voiced the force’s preparedness to expand collaboration with other countries to help secure peace and stability in international waters.
Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said Takfiri terrorist groups are motivated by extremist Wahhabi ideologies, stressing that Islam can never give rise to such "trash" as Daesh.
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Ireland plans to dispatch a number of delegations, including a large economic one, to Iran in pursuit of closer mutual cooperation, the European country's accredited ambassador to Tehran announced…
A lawmaker said the recent stance of Turkish government against neighbors, especially Iran, is "emotional and immature".
A draft resolution proposed by Iran to follow up the commitments of nuclear-weapon states on disarmament was approved during the 70th UN General Assembly.
The non-binding resolution,…
In a draft resolution for the consideration of the UN nuclear agency's board of governors, international partners that crafted the landmark nuclear deal with Iran asked the 35-nation board to…
A senior Iranian official hailed the two recent international meetings held in Vienna to resolve the Syria crisis under the auspices of the United Nations as a "positive step" toward ending over…
A delegation of lawmakers, led by Esmaeil Jalili, has traveled to Cambodia to attend the Eighth Asian Parliamentary Assembly in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. The 8th APA, running from…
President Hassan Rouhani has been placed among eight candidates for the person of the year by Time magazine. Other persons shortlisted for the same title include Russian President Vladimir Putin,…
Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh received a so-called "yellow card" from parliament on Monday after failing to provide a satisfactory answer to a question.…
Former vice president Mohammad Reza Aref said on Sunday supporters of the government of President Hassan Rouhani are part of the reformist front. Aref hoped that the government's allies and…
President Hassan Rouhani described the academia as the best critics of the government, whose constructive criticisms can help the society stay on the right path to uphold the principles of…
The Joint Commission, set up after Iran reached the July 14 nuclear deal with major powers, convened on Monday in Vienna for a second time at the level of deputy foreign ministers.
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said all Muslim countries should move toward unity, a requisite for restoring peace to the Middle East.
Larijani made the statement in a meeting with Lebanese…
The cyber police unit known as FATA has arrested 53 people for supporting the dogma of the so-called Islamic State terrorist group on the Internet over the past 20 months.
