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  • The US president should try respect instead of threats and sanctions in dealing with Iran, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday in response to Donald Trump's offer of direct talks…

  • The government spokesman resigned on Tuesday. In a  tweet he said President Hassan Rouhani has been under pressure to shuffle his cabinet.  Mohammad Bagher Nobakht said Rouhani had…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday in Colombo where the two sides called for boosting ties.  Sirisena referred to the…

  • US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would be willing to meet Iran’s president without preconditions to discuss how to improve ties after he pulled out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal,…

  • President Hassan Rouhani has once again denounced the US withdrawal from the 2015 international nuclear deal, saying the ball is now in Europe’s court to make up for Washington’s absence and…

  • Iranian and UN officials discussed a range of issues related to Syria, particularly the humanitarian situation, in a meeting in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi late on Monday. 

  • Iran has denied violations of religious freedom after participants in a meeting hosted by the United States accused it of persecuting religious minorities.

  • The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps criticized the Rouhani administration for not taking a strong action in the economic war launched by enemies that is pushing up consumer…

  • The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says the European package to save the 2015 nuclear deal may not be ideal but could be an opening for the future.

  • Russia’s ambassador to Israel on Monday defended Iran’s crucial role in the campaign against terrorism in  Syria, adding that calls for the withdrawal of foreign forces from the Arab…

  • With ample experience and resilience in facing the brutal Iraqi-imposed war in the 1980s, the Armed Forces are prepared to counter any threat, Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi…

  • India-Iran relations have improved considerably because of growing energy and trade dependency and greater recognition on both sides of the conjunction of strategic interests. India should not…

  • There is some feeling of cautious optimism that talks with Europe to salvage the nuclear deal after the US exit will produce positive results, a spokesperson said Monday, expressing hope that a…

  • Judiciary spokesman Gholam Hossein Mohseni Eje’i said 29 people have been detained for suspected malpractice and disrupting the economic process and will be put on trial soon.

    “Many of…

  • In a meeting in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, representatives from Russia, Iran, and Turkey are discussing issues related to the war in Syria.

  • The United States is unlikely to respect the judgment of the UN's top court but Iran should follow up its recent lawsuit against Washington to prove to the world that its stance is based in…

  • Iran and Indonesia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to broaden cooperation in fields related to empowering women.

    The MoU was inked between Iran’s vice president for women…

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani warned of the US government’s overt and covert plans to increase pressure on Iran and undermine the economy.

  • Health officials from the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps and the Omani Army agreed Monday to develop bilateral cooperation. A health delegation from the medical wing of the Omani Army, headed…

  • The Trump administration's bid to create a new security and political alliance with rich Arab countries is aimed at exploiting their wealth and expanding the unwanted US presence in the…

  • US President Donald Trump does not appreciate the fact that Iran will not succumb to pressure and his approach lacks a detailed policy necessary to hammer out international agreements.

  • A member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said the legislative body has started talks with ambassadors of neighboring and Muslims countries in a bid to counter…

  • Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami says the Islamic Republic will never submit to the imprudent  demands of hostile powers.

    Hatami said Saturday that enemies wrongly…

  • Twenty people were injured after a 4.1 magnitude earthquake jolted the western province of Lorestan late Saturday.

    “Seventeen of those injured were treated on the site and two others…

  • Iranian and French officials on Saturday underlined the importance of closer cooperation to help find a political settlement to end the years-long crisis in war-torn Syria.