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  • A lawmaker called for the government's sincere, effective response to the popular demands that resulted in recent protests across the country.

    "People's demands should receive a…

  • The US administration is planning to impose blanket sanctions on Iranian state television, as part of measures to punish those allegedly involved in the crackdown of protestors following the…

  • Several foreign officials attending a conference on regional security in Tehran held meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for talks on regional and international issues.…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif proposed an inclusive and integrated security model for the Middle East, which can meet the needs of all regional countries, stressing that alliances and…

  •  A senior nuclear negotiator said Tehran is ready for any decision by the US on its approach to the 2015 nuclear deal.

  • A lawmaker said the move by British parliamentarians to propose sanctions on the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps over its alleged role in putting down the recent violent protests over economic…

  • The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps dismissed the allegations leveled by the US and its allies about Iran's provision of missiles to Yemeni forces.

    "Missiles fired at…

  • A senior Iranian official said on Monday Iran always supports the sovereign states and is against the disintegration of regional countries. "We are ready to hold talks with regional countries to…

  • Iran's foreign minister confirmed he would attend a meeting later this week with Europeans that, he said, would only discuss the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive…

  • President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the wide range of demands shouted in recent anti-government demonstrations, dismissing the attempt by his conservative opponents to portray economic…

  • Domestically-developed missile defense system “Bavar-373” has successfully passed all initial tests, a military commander said.

    In an interview with Tasnim News Agency on Saturday,…

  • Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said security forces will soon give a “crushing response” to terrorists and groups hostile to the Islamic Republic operating in the region.

    “Iranian…

  • Any new US sanctions against Iran regarding the recent sporadic protests in several Iranian cities over economic hardships would constitute a violation of international law and Iran's national…

  • An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hit a western Iranian town, injuring 21 people. The quake occurred in Sarpol-e Zahab, Kermanshah Province, at around 06:52 p.m. local time on…

  • The majority of those arrested during the recent anti-government demonstrations have been released on bail, a police spokesperson said.

    "Most of the detainees in the recent unrest have…

  • The secretariat of the second edition of Tehran Security Conference, which opens today, said the confab is a platform for promoting dialogue, confidence and cooperation among West Asian…

  • Lawmakers have expressed favorable views on the reports suggesting that negotiations between the Iraqi federal government and its semi-autonomous Kurdistan region are in prospect, saying such…

  • Iran’s security forces disbanded a local outfit linked to the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization terrorist group, which had carried out acts of sabotage during recent protests in some Iranian cities…

  • A lawmaker called for action on the part of the three branches of government to ease the economic pain of the people and effectively crack down on rampant corruption, which are seen as the…

  • A lawmaker called for urgent reforms in the country’s administrative system to tackle rampant corruption, which recently prompted thousands of protestors to converge on streets of dozens of…

  • The Trump administration is working with key lawmakers on a legislative fix that could enable the United States to remain in the Iran nuclear deal, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said.

  • Iran's foreign minister dismissed as a foreign policy "blunder" a US attempt to rally international support for its hostile stance on Tehran by calling for an emergency United Nations Security…

  • US senators and Trump administration officials met at the White House on Thursday, hoping to hammer out compromise legislation to tighten restrictions on Iran while keeping Washington in the…

  • Russia considers a US proposal for an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council on the turmoil in Iran “harmful and destructive”, RIA news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister…

  • French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said it was important to maintain dialogue with Iran, warning that the tone of comments adopted by the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia toward…