President Hassan Rouhani is due in New York on September 22 to take part in the annual UN General Assembly meeting.
Rouhani is scheduled to deliver a speech at the UN headquarters in New…
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President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday visited Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei who is in hospital recovering from a successful prostate operation.
The Leader…
President Hassan Rouhani has said the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) are keen to have better relations with Iran in all areas, especially the economic sphere.
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North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong is scheduled to hold a meeting with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif today in Tehran.
The North Korean official has travelled to Iran to…
The deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces has ruled out any military cooperation between Iran and the United States against Islamic State (IS) militants.
“Such cooperation…
A French parliamentary delegation has travelled to Iran to hold meetings with lawmakers and foreign ministry officials to discuss bilateral ties.
The delegation, which will be in Iran…
Ambassador to Baghdad Hassan Danaeifar says Iran has not yet been invited to a conference in Paris on Monday to discuss how to tackle Islamic State (IS) militants, but it will make every effort to…
Bahrain has welcomed Iran’s willingness to join forces with the international community against the Islamic State (IS), the Gulf Daily News reported on Saturday.
Bahrain’s Foreign Minister…
Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi said Iran is resolved to expand ties with the Latin American countries and the same intention is seen on the other side. He made the remarks in a…
The security chief has described the US efforts to form a coalition against the Islamic State (IS) as "dubious", saying the United States is seeking to maintain its unilateralist policies and…
Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi has dismissed a new UN report on human rights in Iran saying the issue should not be politicized.
"The fact is that all countries should move to…
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi has traveled to Moscow to hold consultations with Russian officials on bilateral ties.
The Fars news agency reported…
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on Friday sent a message to his Iraqi counterpart Salim al-Jabouri congratulating him on the formation of the new Iraqi government.
Larijani said the completion…
Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj announced on Friday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to visit Iran next year. Swaraj also said Tehran and New Delhi have historical relations,…
South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has said Pretoria defends Tehran’s right to access nuclear technology for peaceful purposes and supports efforts meant to end economic…
President Hassan Rouhani has called on the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to take collective measures to counter the West's sanctions.
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has described Iran as a reliable country, saying Harare is seeking to enhance ties with Tehran.
He made the remarks in his meeting with Deputy Foreign…
A foreign ministry official on Thursday expressed serious reservations about the emerging US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS).
“There are serious ambiguities about the so-called…
Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday the talks between Iran and the three European countries involved in the international diplomacy on Tehran’s nuclear program were “useful” and…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said Beijing is seeking to establish strategic ties with Iran.
He made the remarks on Friday in a meeting with President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of…
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said Iran will not be involved in the emerging US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS), CNSNews reported on Thursday.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif issued a message on Wednesday congratulating Ibrahim Jaafari on his appointment as Iraq's foreign minister.
Zarif called for increased…
IRGC forces have foiled a terrorist attack on a border post in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, the public relations department of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground…
Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency Reza Najafi has written a letter to IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano asking the UN nuclear agency to condemn the recent Israeli drone…
Iran may be able to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the near future, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
