Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani arrived in Russia on Wednesday for a one-day official visit to attend the Inter-Parliamentary Commission meeting.
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Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami plans to visit China in the near future as part of efforts to boost military ties with Asian economic power. Heading a high-ranking…
Iran has given Europe until November 5 to come up with “practical mechanisms” to fulfill its pledge to reduce the negative impact of US economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic, Deputy Foreign…
A lawmaker has highlighted prospects for future of Tehran-Moscow cooperation in the field of peaceful nuclear technology and said grounds exist for more contracts.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Syria and its allies will do all they can to remove civilians from harm’s way during the imminent military operations against terrorist groups and…
China’s deputy foreign minister commented on Iran’s role in the ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative, saying no country can ignore Iran’s role in the New Silk Road plan.
In an interview with…
Europe is not helping preserve the Iran nuclear agreement program by seeking and asking for additional talks on issues like missiles, a senior cleric said.
The Iran Embassy in Baghdad announced that it will support the new Iraqi government irrespective of which political group or faction takes the helm.
A deputy foreign minister has called on countries to do their fair share in the campaign against international drug trafficking in and from the Middle East largely sourced from Afghanistan, the…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Mongolian Deputy Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh discussed a issues of mutual interest including ways to boost bilateral relations in diverse areas…
Slovenian President Borut Pahor said his country is interested in closer relations with Iran.
Pahor made the remark Monday during a meeting with Iran’s new Ambassador in Ljubljana Kazem…
The interior minister said Sunday it is high time for Europe and other rich countries to give shelter to the millions of people seeking refuge and also fund the economic, social and political…
A official has criticized international bodies and laws for their insufficiency and incapability to stop the wars and conflicts ignited and abetted by the US and its allies.
A senior international adviser to the Majlis speaker condemned a recent move by the US administration to end funding for the UN agency responsible for providing education, health care and other…
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said Iran will continue to stand by neighboring Iraq, regardless of which political faction(s) form the next government in Baghdad.
Militants must be “cleaned out” of Syria’s Idlib Province, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday as he prepared for talks with Syria and Russia about dismantling the last major…
Armenian-Catholic church in Tehran issued a statement condemning US officials’ claims that minorities’ rights in Iran are violated as “biased”, expressing the concern of Iranian Christians over…
A senior commander said Monday the Army’s Air Force wing and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Air Force can deal with any kind of threat and neutralize any kind of hostility against Iran.
Iran plans to boost its ballistic and cruise missile capacity and acquire modern fighter planes and submarines, a senior Defense Ministry official was quoted as saying on Saturday.
The visiting UK Junior Foreign Minister Alistair Burt has been urged to work for a swift European action on a planned package of economic measures to offset the US pullout from the 2015 nuclear…
Delegations from Iran, Iraq, Russia and Syria led by their respective deputy chiefs of staff, attended a security meeting in Baghdad Saturday to broaden security and intelligence collaboration…
A member of the parliament’s presiding board said Sunday President Hassan Rouhani’s failure to convince lawmakers on economic-related questions will not be referred to the judiciary.
The Majlis on Sunday called off a planned vote to impeach the education minister, offering some respite to the embattled government of President Hassan Rouhani.
Twenty-nine lawmakers…
Iraq’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday it was “astonished” at a Reuters report that Iran had moved missiles to Iraq and that the article was “without evidence” .Iraq is not obliged to respond to…
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the possibility of military hostilities against Iran is bleak in light of ongoing political developments, but the Armed Forces…
