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President Hassan Rouhani is to visit New York later this month to take part in the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly, Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri announced on Sunday.

Lawmakers said simultaneous sanctions imposed by the US on Russia and Iran were undoubtedly aimed at driving a wedge between the two regional allies, noting that expansion of relations need to…

Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's top diplomat, who is nominated for another four-year term in office, vowed to make economy the watchword of the diplomatic apparatus and work to facilitate the entry…

Lawmakers believe recent allegations of Iran's interference in the 1990s Tajik civil war are part of a foreign plot aimed at driving a wedge between Iran and its neighbors.

Russia could convene a meeting with the United States, China, France, the United Kingdom and Germany to address concerns regarding the agreement between Iran and the six major powers on Tehran’s…

The reelected President Hassan Rouhani was in parliament on Tuesday to outline his plans for the next four years in office and defend the ministerial choices nominated to join his second Cabinet…

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps rejected US claims that a drone made an “unsafe approach” to an American aircraft carrier.

Iran has formed 10 rapid-response brigades to boost its counterterrorism efforts, President Hassan Rouhani’s pick for the post of defense minister said.

Iran’s support to help de-escalate the crisis in Yemen remains strong as well as their commitment to a political solution, UN spokesperson, Farhan Haq, said during a press briefing on Monday. “…

Chairman of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri arrived in Ankara on Tuesday for talks with top Turkish military and political officials. The…

Iranian lawmakers voted to raise spending on the nation's missile program and elite forces, bolstering twin pillars of the security establishment that are at the center of a growing dispute with…

Russia, Iran, Syria and Iraq have immense potential for boosting counterterrorism cooperation through the four-party coordination center in Baghdad, Russian Ambassador to Iraq Maksim Maksimov…

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed energy projects and the situation in Syria during a telephone call with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the Kremlin said in a statement on Monday.…

Former judiciary chief, Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, has been appointed to serve a five-year term as chairman of the state arbitration body, Expediency Council.

In a decree on…

A Russian official described a bill passed by the Iranian Parliament on Sunday in response to recent US sanctions as logical. “This is quite logical. This is what happens when one country [the…

A lawmaker said the warm atmosphere dominating their meetings with President Hassan Rouhani’s Cabinet nominees indicates all would-be ministers will obtain the vote of confidence to take office…

President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Pakistan's new prime minister on taking office, hoping for expansion of relations between the two neighboring countries. In a message on Sunday, Rouhani…

Tehran and Dushanbe should engage in dialogue to address a recent spat over the Tajik state TV's allegations of Iran's interference in Tajikistan's civil war in the 1990s, a lawmaker said.

The Foreign Ministry spokesman said the time to use military threats and pressure against independent countries as a weapon has come to an end.

Lawmakers have welcomed the new priorities of the incoming Foreign Ministry, including promotion of economic diplomacy, saying that for the plan to be effective, the structure of Iranian…

President Hassan Rouhani appointed two members of the Cabinet on Sunday. Isa Kalantari is appointed to lead the Department of Environment and Ali Asghar Mounesan will head Iran’s Cultural…

Chairman of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri will lead a high-level military-political delegation to Turkey at the invitation of his…

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran called US President Donald Trump "delusional" over his latest allegations that Iran has failed to uphold the spirit of the 2015 nuclear deal.…

Iranian lawmakers overwhelmingly adopted a bill in retaliation for new US sanctions, formulating a comprehensive response to American support for terrorists and human rights violators, as well…

Iranian lawmakers are preparing a motion that would oblige the president and his ministers to present "a yearly report" to the parliament for promoting transparency and accountability.

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