The Iranian Consulate General in Sulaymaniyah announced that visas issued to Iraqi Kurds saw a 4-fold increase during the Iranian month of Mordad (July 23-Aug 22) compared to the same period…
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China and Russia have reaffirmed their commitment to the Iran nuclear deal, saying that they will continue to cooperate with Tehran.
Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Friday Sweden stands behind the EU's efforts to keep the 2015 international nuclear deal with Iran alive. Lofven told Swedish Radio News that the deal…
Iran has delivered a strong diplomatic protest to Georgia against Tbilisi airport police’s disrespect for Iranian women passengers were forced to remove their headscarves during security check…
US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has formed a so-called “Iran Action Group” to coordinate and run Washington’s increasingly aggressive policy against the Islamic Republic.
Pompeo…
Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi reiterated Iran’s policy to strengthen ties with Baghdad and help promote stability in the Arab country.
Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said cooperation between Iran and Pakistan can and should help establish peace and stability in the region. He made the remark in a phone talk with the newly-…
European countries should take effective steps to counter US unilateralism and the effects of re-imposed sanctions against Iran, says Tehran's ambassador to international organizations…
President Hassan Rouhani in a letter to his Italian counterpart, offered condolences over the deaths and injuries caused by the collapse of a giant motorway bridge in Genoa.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that Iran wants a 20% share of the Caspian Sea seabed, dismissing claims that its rights could be compromised by the recently signed…
The United States is trying to push Iran into surrendering through the imposition of sanctions, First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said on Wednesday.
“The first priority for all…
Iran has reiterated its position that there is no military solution to the protracted conflict in Yemen and said it is ready to cooperate with all concerned parties to help restore peace in the…
The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement said on Tuesday that US sanctions against Iran will not have major effects on the country and will not lead to regime change in Tehran. Sayyed…
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi offered condolences to the Italian people and government over the collapse of a giant motorway bridge in Genoa that killed dozens of people. In a…
Saeed Barati, an Iranian border guard kidnapped by terrorists last year has been freed, a senior official said Wednesday.
He was released thanks to the efforts by the country’s security…
Iraq plans to reduce visa fees for Iranian pilgrims wanting to visit the country for a major religious occasion later this year, AP reported.
Iran has “categorically” rejected a report by UN experts which claims that al-Qaeda leaders in Iran “have grown more prominent” and have been working with the extremist group’s leader, Ayman al-…
Iraqi Interior Minister Qassem al-Araji said he has reached agreement with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts to increase cooperation in border control and fight illicit drugs.
President Hassan Rouhani said the agreement signed by the five Caspian Sea littoral states' leaders in Kazakhstan thwarted US and NATO plots to deploy forces in the region, describing it as a “…
Pakistan’s prime minister-in-waiting Imran Khan will visit Iran and Saudi Arabia after taking oath as the prime minister of Pakistan expected later this month.
Khan has been…
Saudi Arabia has freed three Iranian fishermen detained by the kingdom’s coastguard last year, IRNA quoted an Iranian official as saying on Tuesday, following negotiations between the two…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will go to the Majlis on August 21 to shed light on the convention signed this week by Iran and four ex-Soviet nations on the legal status of the Caspian…
Iran and Iraq signed a border control agreement in Tehran on Tuesday, in a bid to enhance security and fight terrorism.
"We believe that cooperation in border areas will lead to…
Former ambassador to Damascus highlighted the Syrian government’s recent victories against foreign-backed terrorists and said under the “new conditions” even other warring parties acknowledge…
Assyrian churches in Tehran have issued a statement condemning the claims of US officials that religious minorities face discrimination in Iran.
