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  • Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov described US President Donald Trump’s remarks against the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers as “irresponsible”, emphasizing that…

  • Iran's military chief met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday during a visit to Damascus to discuss a joint military strategy, Syria's state news agency reported.

  • Iran's UN ambassador denounced the US threat to pull out of the two-year-old Iran nuclear agreement and called on the community of nations to help stave off the emergence of what he called a "…

  • Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said his country welcomes a deepening engagement with Iran to address security challenges in the conflict-ridden region.

  • The UN atomic watchdog chief said on Thursday his inspectors had yet to encounter problems with Iran a week after US President Donald Trump refused to certify that Tehran was complying with the…

  • The Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Europe’s opposition to the US administration’s push to scuttle the 2015 nuclear deal is “good but insufficient”.

  • President Hassan Rouhani said Iran’s stable market has proved to be resilient in the face of mounting pressure from the US administration, which culminated in US President Donald Trump’s fiery,…

  • The US envoy to the United Nations seeks to focus world attention on Iran's actions in the Middle East in an early test of whether US President Donald Trump's toughening position on the Islamic…

  • Iranian officials have called on European leaders not to link non-nuclear disputes between Iran and the US with the landmark 2015 atomic deal, whose future hangs in the balance after US…

  • Chairman of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri is in Syria to hold military and defense talks. Heading a high-ranking delegation, Baqeri left Tehran for…

  • A senior legislator said the blockage of the third US federal government’s travel ban targeting Iran, among other countries, by a Hawaii court indicates state authorities are out of tune with…

  • Former French president, Francois Hollande, on Tuesday slammed US President Donald Trump’s hardline stance on the Iran nuclear deal, which Paris helped to negotiate, as a “double fault”, warning…

  • A senior official said Iran's military has played no role in the ongoing Iraqi operation to take back northern territories under Kurdish control, including the oil-rich city of Kirkuk on Monday…

  • A vice president said US President Donald Trump has missed an opportunity for building “constructive” relationship with Iran, after the hawkish president accused Iran of failing to comply with…

  • Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov will meet Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Moscow this week to discuss the Iran nuclear deal, Interfax quoted the Russian official…

  • A delegation from Canada’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is visiting Iran to hold regular diplomatic talks, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.

    In a statement on Monday, Bahram…

  • A parliamentarian warned Iran's neighboring Arab kingdoms who rushed to back US President Donald Trump after his recent bombastic anti-Iran speech not to be assured of unflagging US support for…

  • Washington's recent decision to quit the UN cultural agency calls into question its status in international organizations, a lawmaker said.  

  • US Senator Bob Corker, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, urged US President Donald Trump's administration on Monday to work closely with European allies as it…

  • Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani met Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) Organization Lassina Zerbo on Monday on the sidelines of the annual assembly of Inter-…

  • French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he told US President Donald Trump not to tear up the Iran nuclear deal, as doing so could lead to a similar standoff as the one with North Korea…

  • Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri plans to visit Ankara to meet senior Turkish officials and participate in a conference of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation. Heading a high-ranking…

  • European Union foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said on Monday she expected strong backing from EU foreign ministers for the 2015 nuclear deal, which US President Donald Trump has…

  • Iranian parliamentarians have called for a concerted action by international bodies to stop the "genocide" of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

  • The administration of President Hassan Rouhani ought to work toward convincing Europe of the need for adopting a joint stance against the hawkish US President Donald Trump who has vowed to ditch…