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Imposing sanctions on a country's foreign minister signals the failure of diplomacy, Iran's top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif said in reaction to the United States' recent sanctions against him…

Persian Gulf Arab states are signaling their willingness to resolve their differences with Iran through diplomacy because they feel let down by US President Donald Trump. 

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said the UAE and Saudi Arabia prefer a political approach to their problems with Iran. Emphasizing continued cooperation between the two…

A foreign tanker smuggling fuel to neighboring Arab states was seized by Islamic Revolution Guards Corps forces in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday, according to a Sunday statement by IRGC. …

Any suggestion of progress in talks between Iran and Europe on saving the 2015 nuclear deal is just a nicety, because the only way out of the current impasse is fulfillment of Tehran's major…

Iran will likely implement the third phase of a plan to scale back its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal under the current circumstances, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on…

The administration of US President Donald Trump on Wednesday extended waivers allowing foreign firms to work at Iranian nuclear facilities without US penalties.

Senior Iranian and foreign officials have expressed their support for Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif who was sanctioned on Wednesday by the US administration, with the European Union…

Iran will continue its negotiations with the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, but is pursuing plans based on the presumption that the talks will not produce the desired outcome,…

Iranian and French presidents in a phone call on Tuesday agreed to work in the coming weeks on preserving all components of the 2015 nuclear deal. 

Europe should not let the United States hamper its efforts to protect trade with Iran through INSTEX, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday, reiterating Tehran's demand that…

Iran should welcome détente with regional countries, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, because such an attitude would give the country the upper hand amid tensions with the United States, a…

The new government led by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed continued support for the Iran nuclear deal at an emergency meeting of international powers trying to save the 2015 accord.…

The Iranian Parliament supports the disposition of high-level authorities toward closer ties with China, Iran's top lawmaker said on Tuesday. 

China regards expansion of relations with Iran as highly important and pursues a policy of "long-term strategic" ties with Tehran, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Monday. 

A more "transparent" atmosphere has been created in diplomatic efforts aimed at saving the 2015 nuclear deal, but Iran is still waiting for practical steps by Europe, a senior official said on…

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for increased cooperation between Tehran and Muscat to maintain the security of the strategic waterway shared by the two countries.  “Iran and Oman…

Baghdad would benefit greatly from de-escalation of tensions between Tehran and the West, and the Iraqi premier's recent visit to Iran was apparently aimed at achieving this goal, a political…

Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday the extraordinary meeting of the Joint Commission of Iran's 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, was…

The path chosen by Iran to salvage the nuclear agreement could prove to be "difficult" and "costly", but seems to be the only option for the country at this juncture, a political analyst says.…

Oman's Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi held talks with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, in Tehran on Saturday, as tensions mount in the Persian Gulf over oil tankers. The visit…

Russia has called on France, Germany and Britain to take the responsibility of preserving Iran's 2015 nuclear deal by ensuring the country's unimpeded international trade. 

Iran cannot rely only on its nuclear technology capabilities to persuade Europe to change its nuclear deal stance, says a political analyst, who believes that a stronger economy and an intensive…

Iran has released nine out of 12 Indians who were on board the ship MT Riah that was detained on a charge of fuel smuggling in early July, official Indian sources said on Thursday.

Romanian diplomat Cornel Feruta has become the interim head of the International Atomic Energy Agency until member states agree on a permanent successor to deceased Director General Yukiya Amano…