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  • A publication on the website of European Council on Foreign Relations warned about the consequences of the likely collapse of the Iran nuclear pact for Europe, saying the Europeans need to do…

  • A lawmaker called on Saudi Arabia to modify its policy toward Iran, seeing it as a powerful neighbor, not a foe.

  • A United States Republican senator who has been working on anti-Iran legislation intends to partner with a senior Democratic colleague, seemingly sidelining a junior fellow Republican known for…

  • An American destroyer has come to the aid of an Iranian fishing boat after a pirate attack off Yemen, the US Navy said on Wednesday.

    Iran’s Coastguard called the US naval command in…

  • The Leader of Islamic Revolution cautioned the Iraqi government against placing its trust in the US, as Washington is pushing Baghdad to distance itself from Tehran.

  • The US House of Representatives voted nearly unanimously on Thursday for new sanctions on Iran's ballistic missile program, part of an effort to pressure Tehran without immediately moving to…

  • Islamic Revolution Guards Corps forces attacked a terrorist band in the northwestern end of Iran on Wednesday night, killing all of the terrorists and confiscating their weapons.

  • Iran lashed out at "impudent, deceptive and interfering" remarks by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson about what he called the need for the Iranian people to take back control of their…

  • Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with top Nigerien officials, including Prime Minister Brigi Rafini and President Mahamadou Issoufou, about a range of issues,…

  • Iran rejected a recent report by a UN rights rapporteur, saying it has failed to take into account US sanctions on Tehran and thousands of victims of terrorist attacks in the Islamic Republic.…

  • A lawmaker said the idea that each community could hold a referendum to form a separate state runs counter to principles of democracy.

  • Neutral Switzerland’s embassies in Riyadh and Tehran have signed agreements to represent Iranian interests in Saudi Arabia and Saudi interests in Iran, the Swiss government said on Wednesday.

  • The UN nuclear chief, Yukiya Amano, will fly to Tehran on Saturday for talks over how to advance the two sides' cooperation on the implementation of Iran's two-year-old nuclear pact with major…

  • High-ranking Iranian and Azeri military officials have discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between the two neighboring countries in the defense sector.

    The first meeting of Iran-…

  • Iran sentenced to death an individual found guilty of cooperating with Israel’s Mossad spy agency and providing information to it, Tehran’s Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said.

  • Lawmakers dismissed as unacceptable the provisions of a US Congress anti-Iran bill, still in the making, to toughen restrictions placed on Tehran's nuclear program under the 2015 nuclear accord…

  • As a new round of Syria peace talks will be held in the Kazakh city of Astana later this month, ranking diplomats from Iran and Russia held a meeting to discuss the latest developments in Syria…

  • The ambassador to Britain said the vast international support behind the 2015 nuclear deal makes it too costly for the US administration to dismantle.

  • The Leader of Islamic Revolution reiterated Iran's stance that its defensive capabilities are non-negotiable, saying Tehran will hold its ground against pressures by adversaries to undermine "…

  • Former US secretary of defense, Leon Panetta, on Monday said he is concerned that countries will not trust the word of the United States following President Donald Trump's announcement he would…

  • Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Es’haq Al-Habib said Iran’s missile program is not open for negotiation and will continue with strength and according to the Islamic Republic’s national…

  • Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi defended the role of Iran-backed militias at a meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Baghdad on Monday.

    Tillerson arrived on Monday…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with South African President Jacob Zuma in the African state's administrative capital Pretoria. At the meeting on Monday, the two sides discussed…

  • A lawmaker said last week's visit by a Hamas delegation to Tehran indicates that the resistance group is trying to correct its previous regional stances which were at odds with those of Iran.…

  • A lawmaker welcomed a move by his Russian counterparts to rally western legislatures behind the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which is facing a serious threat from US President Donald Trump.