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Ebrahim Raeisi, who is running in the May 19 presidential election, hit back after another contender, incumbent President Hassan Rouhani, filed a complaint with the Election Campaign Monitoring…

Claims that Iranian efforts to increase its missile power undermine the July 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, are false, a senior military…

German State Secretary Markus Ederer reiterated Berlin's adherence to the 2015 nuclear pact between Iran and world powers. "Germany will remain committed to the pact and do its utmost for…

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called on people from all walks of life to vote in the upcoming elections, saying a massive turnout would guarantee the country's…

Russia, Turkey and Iran agreed in a memorandum signed on May 4 to establish four separate de-escalation zones in Syria for at least six months, according to a text detailing the agreement…

President Hassan Rouhani said increasing public welfare depends on rising state revenues, chiding electoral promises of multiplying cash payments made by his principlist rivals in the May 19…

A pro-reform activist described the upcoming presidential election as a referendum that pits the progressive policies of incumbent moderate President Hassan Rouhani against those advocated by his…

Despite conflicting views on the dividends of the July 2015 nuclear deal, the six hopefuls running for the May 19 presidential marathon say they are committed to upholding the international pact…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is making an official visit to neighboring Afghanistan today to hold talks with senior Afghan officials on a range of issues, including ways of boosting…

Prominent political analyst and Tehran University professor Sadeq Zibakalam called for a huge turnout in the upcoming presidential election to help reinforce the nation's move along the…

Iran condemned an airstrike on civilians at a school in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul, stressing that the Iraqi nation will uproot terrorism in the near future. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram…

The foreign policy advisor to the Leader of Islamic Revolution said Iran's efforts to defend regional countries, including Syria and Iraq, are in line with the policy of promoting regional…

Iran's atomic organization dismissed a presidential candidate's criticism of the nuclear pact that the government of incumbent President Hassan Rouhani negotiated with major powers in 2015.

The European Union is making every effort to uphold the Iran nuclear pact, despite the US hardening stance toward the landmark agreement, the bloc's top diplomat said.

"The Europeans are…

Incumbent President Hassan Rouhani's reelection bid received a boost on Friday, as influential figure Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri endorsed him for the May 19 presidential vote. Nateq-Nouri, a former…

A deputy foreign minister singled out the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers as the signature achievement of President Hassan Rouhani who is standing for reelection in the May 19 vote.

Presidential hopeful Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said his prospective administration stays bound by the July 2015 nuclear deal, but it would get the other side of the deal to give Iranians the expected…

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has called on candidates of the May 19 presidential election to avoid making promises concerning cash handouts to the people as the decision rests with the…

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of coal miners in northeast Iran, calling for all measures to rescue those trapped underground.

Representatives of the three guarantors of a nationwide ceasefire in Syria, namely Russia, Turkey and Iran, on Thursday agreed to establish "de-escalation zones" in Syria.

It came at the…

Over 70% of Iranian electorate are expected to vote in Iran's upcoming presidential election, a new poll has found.

Some 63.5% of respondents surveyed by the Research Center of the Islamic…

Iran's UN Ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo urged the global community to take action against Saudi Arabia's support for terrorism and extremism.

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman rejected the possibility of normalization of ties with Iran, after Tehran announced the possibility of de-escalation if Riyadh…

Two powerful principlist-minded bodies on Tuesday threw their weight behind Ebrahim Raeisi, a leading challenger to incumbent Hassan Rouhani's reelection bid in the May 19 poll.

US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said he will make every effort to add Russia sanctions proposal to a bill aimed at imposing more financial penalties against Iran.

“I’m glad we’re doing…