The apparently contradictory stance adopted by Europeans is geared toward maintaining their US alliance, while protecting the lucrative Iran nuclear deal from the threats of hawkish US President…
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A senior military commander said Iran will develop its defense power in the face of escalating US sanctions against Tehran, which he said are aimed at harming the Iranian economy under various…
Iran's Air Force has started military maneuvers involving all the bases under its command throughout the country. The two-day drills, codenamed Defenders of Velayat's Sanctuary 7, began on…
Heads of the three branches of government discussed a plan to attract more international firms into the domestic market by promoting an investment-friendly environment.
Over 90 leading US nuclear scientists publicly threw their support behind the Iran nuclear deal on Monday, appealing to the US Congress to save the accord in the face of President Donald Trump's…
The Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appointed former lawmaker Hossein Fadaei to head the Inspection Bureau of his office. The bureau is in charge of dealing with…
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday strongly condemned the recent Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip, describing the attack as “brutal”.
Representatives of Iran, Russia and Turkey, the three peace guarantor states participating in the international Syria talks, held a trilateral meeting in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on Monday.…
President Hassan Rouhani rebuffed a request from US President Donald Trump to meet at the United Nations in New York in September, a day after Trump made a speech highly critical of Iran. “A…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to visit Turkey in the near future, Turkish Ambassador Reza Hakan Tekin announced.
“Zarif will travel to Turkey in the coming days,” Hakan Tekin…
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said any viable solution to the Yemen crisis would require an end to the devastating war followed by an inclusive dialogue among all Yemeni groups.
A senior diplomat said the second tripartite meeting among presidents of Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan scheduled for Wednesday will focus on regional conflicts. Speaking to reporters on Sunday,…
Iran is fulfilling its commitments under the nuclear deal with world powers and UN inspectors are facing no problems in their verification efforts, the International Atomic Energy Agency's…
A senior Austrian diplomat said European countries are opposed to any self-willed measure endangering the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, throwing Vienna's weight behind the deal.
A diplomat said the recent tour of African nations by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the third such visit in the last four years, indicates Iran's determination to put promotion of wide-…
Lawmakers voted to confirm nominees proposed by President Hassan Rouhani on Oct. 21 for the two remaining vacant places in his 18-minister Cabinet.
The parliament had a week to…
US President Donald Trump's decision to decertify Iranian compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal has undermined the trust of Europe, which is now bracing for "major disruptions" in ties with…
A resolution proposed by Iran aimed at the disarmament of nuclear states has been approved by the United Nations despite obstructive moves by the US and its allies. The resolution calls on all…
A lawmaker said last week’s sanctions approved by the US House of Representatives against Iran aim to undermine Iran’s regional clout, noting that the US seems to be avoiding “any hard and…
A parliamentarian believes Canada's renewed willingness to normalize ties with Tehran, demonstrated by the recent dispatch of a diplomatic team to Iran to promote bilateral dialogue, indicates…
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said there is a "powerful argument" that US President Donald Trump's threat to scrap the Iran nuclear deal could imperil efforts to negotiate a…
UN nuclear chief, Yukiya Amano, reconfirmed Iran's full compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal on Sunday, during a visit to Tehran that sent a strong signal to the beleaguered, anti-deal US…
A political analyst said the European Union has adopted a comprehensive strategy to deal with the US push to undermine the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Tehran's nuclear program, taking…
New Finnish Ambassador to Iran Keijo Norvanto submitted his credentials to President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on Saturday. The president highlighted the vast potentials for investment offered by…
More than a dozen US senators, in a letter to the US envoy to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, expressed concern over what they called “shortcomings” in the UN nuclear agency’s inspection regime…
