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Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, discussed Middle East conflicts with the former UN secretary general, Kofi Anan, on the sidelines of a peace mediation conference in the Norwegian capital.…

An informed source at the European Union has confirmed that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has recently written a letter to the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, on the…

The US administration's decision to waive a law calling for the relocation of its embassy from Tel Aviv to occupied Beit al-Muqaddas is to sway public opinion and coerce the Palestinians into…

The plan by Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government to hold a referendum on independence would be to their own "detriment", a MP said, stressing that an "integrated, stable and democratic" Iraq will…

Lawmakers intend to propose a motion to question President Hassan Rouhani over his government’s poor regulatory oversight over the banking industry and failure to crack down on unlicensed lending…

European foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said on Tuesday she is confident the United States would stick to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, despite its protestations to the contrary, because…

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called on a committee entrusted with monitoring the implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal to be strict in its verifications and keep a…

As the support by Russia and China has given a fresh impetus to the process of Iran's accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, experts, interviewed by Sputnik, explain why Tehran and…

President Hassan Rouhani said the much-needed boost in employment figures is contingent on attracting investments, streamlining the key banking sector and developing knowledge-based companies.

A foreign policy advisor to the Leader of Islamic Revolution dismissed recent remarks by a Saudi official to bring “the battle” for regional influence to Iran as empty rhetoric, noting that Riyadh…

The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said new reliable intelligence has been obtained by the IRGC that reconfirms Saudi Arabia ordered the self-styled Islamic State to carry out…

Promoting security in neighboring countries and the wider region is a foreign policy priority of the government in Tehran and the security of all Middle East nations, including Saudi Arabia, is…

Littoral states in Gulf of Aden are making deliberate attempts to disrupt the presence of Iranian naval flotillas in the high seas, the Navy commander said. He, however, noted that Iranian forces…

In his introductory statement to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors in Vienna on Monday, the director of the UN nuclear watchdog updated the members on the enforcement of…

A former envoy to Germany listed evidence to bolster Tehran's case that Saudi Arabia was behind last week's terrorist attacks on the Iranian Majlis and the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini…

President Hassan Rouhani has underlined the need to promote greater political and ethnic tolerance in society.

Identifying the root causes of domestic “ethnic, gender-related and political…

The chairman of Majlis Education Commission said his panel opposes the enforcement of the UN Education 2030 plan, which has recently emerged as a major bone of contention between the government…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in the Norwegian capital on Monday to attend the Oslo Forum, an annual international conference on ways to promote international peace attended by…

In a message to his Russian counterpart, President Hassan Rouhani called for closer cooperation between the two countries at the international level.

Foreign Ministry spokesman reiterated Iran's call on all sides involved in a political crisis between its southern Arab neighbors to show restraint and solve their differences through dialogue.

President Hassan Rouhani said preferring peace with foes is more difficult than choosing war, and tolerating peace is much harder than confrontation with adversaries.

He made the statement…

The Navy commander announced that Iranian warships have provided security for thousands of oil tankers and cargo ships in the high seas.

A nuclear negotiator said the US Senate’s recent legislation to impose new sanctions on Iran runs counter to Washington’s commitment under the nuclear deal to act in good faith and refrain from…

Qatar's foreign minister expressed desire for constructive relations with Iran after several Persian Gulf Arab countries and Egypt cut their diplomatic ties with Doha.

A lawmaker has called on organizers to hold future elections using e-voting machines, saying this is "the only safe, proper and indisputable" way of conducting polls.