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  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed ways of fostering mutual cooperation with Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in the capital Bangkok on Friday.

    In the meeting held…

  • Moscow says it is set to deliver Russian-made surface-to-air S-300 missile defense systems to Iran before the end of the year.

    "I think we will deliver the S-300 by the end of the year ……

  • Iranian Ambassador to Australia Abdolhossein Vahaji said no repatriation deal will be signed between Tehran and Canberra to return thousands of Iranian Asylum seekers to their homeland.

  • The Foreign Ministry said on Thursday the test-firing of ballistic missiles earlier this week is not a violation of last year's landmark nuclear deal with major powers and the UN resolution…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called for economic partnership between Iran and Brunei.

    Zarif also referred to numerous potentials for developing economic cooperation and making…

  • A senior judiciary official said 22 people have been officially charged over the attack against the Saudi Embassy in Tehran. Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi on Tuesday said the people…

  • Iran has exported heavy water, a key component for a kind of nuclear reactor, to the US as part of the nuclear agreement with major powers. The Tuesday report quotes Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas…

  • A lawmaker said the reopening of the Canadian Embassy in Tehran will be welcomed, if Canada rethinks its misguided anti-Iran policy and adopts a "rational" approach.

    A member of Majlis…

  • Iran's missile tests are intended as a deterrent against its adversaries, a top military commander said.

  • Australia hopes to send thousands of Iranian asylum seekers back to their homeland under a new deal with Tehran, Australian officials said Wednesday.

  • Russia and the West overcame differences to strike a landmark nuclear deal with Iran, but are now divided on how well the UN atomic agency is reporting on whether Tehran is meeting its commitments…

  • Government spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht on Tuesday underlined Iran’s positive view of Afghanistan and emphasized that the neighboring country’s progress is significant to Tehran. “The growth…

  • The Iranian human rights chief said the country needs to revise its drug-related laws so that it could dramatically reduce the number of executions related to narcotics crimes.

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said people and officials are obligated to preserve green areas, particularly woodlands and ranges.

  • Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday reiterated his desire to see Canada’s Embassy reopen in Tehran, but said reestablishing relations with Iran is a long process that is just…

  • Security forces have busted a terrorist group planning to carry out acts of sabotage in the country.

    The members of the group were killed in an armed operation by security forces on Sunday…

  • A top Singaporean official said the southeastern country is ready to push for better economic relations with Iran.

    Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the implementation of the…

  • Senior Iranian and Russian diplomats once again reaffirmed the importance of settling the five-year-old crisis in Syria through political approaches.

  • A deputy foreign minister said the UN nuclear agency's move to open an office dealing specifically with Iran's nuclear program is legitimate and in line with the agency's commitments under the…

  • The German ambassador to Iran said the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action has created a real opportunity for economic partnership between Tehran and Berlin, considering the…

  • The outgoing Assembly of Experts, a clerical body empowered to appoint and dismiss the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and monitor his performance, convened its last two-day meeting on Tuesday…

  • The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has launched ballistic missiles in an exercise over the past days, a senior commander said. Various types of ballistic missiles with ranges of 300 to 2,000…

  • Over 200 parliamentarians in a statement on Monday denounced a recent move by the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council to label Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah a terrorist group. The…

  • International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano announced on Monday the establishment of the Office of Iran Safeguards Verification in the IAEA's Department of Safeguards on March…

  • The government looks forward to joining hands with the incoming parliament to help advance ongoing initiatives aimed at revitalizing the domestic economy, the president said.