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Iranian security and armed forces thwart 15 to 20 terrorist attempts and threats every year, a senior military official said.

President Hassan Rouhani confirmed his participation in a trilateral meeting with Russian and Turkish counterparts to be held in the Kazakh capital Astana on the Syrian crisis.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps ruled out the possibility that Syrians will allow Saudi Arabia and Qatar in the upcoming Syria peace talks, but noted that Turkey can play a positive role if it…

Secretary of Iran’s Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijani asked for the appointment of special UN human rights rapporteurs for countries that are directly and indirectly involved in…

Iran continues to produce heavy water as actively as before and the 2015 nuclear deal, despite capping Tehran's stocks of the strategic product, has helped it gain a foothold in the world market,…

With less than five months left until the three incoming polls, the body in charge of organizing them, Interior Ministry, is busy making preparations.

The presidential, city council and mid…

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem and Ali Mamlouk, the head of Syria's National Security Bureau, arrived in Tehran on Saturday for high-level talks on the Syria crisis.

President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the of Iranian ambassadors' task of promoting his government's policy of deeper engagement with other countries in line with his plans to jumpstart the…

Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army Lieutenant General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan hailed a wargame staged this week by the Air Defense Force, saying the drill conveyed the message that Iran is…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif welcomed a Russia-Turkey brokered nationwide ceasefire in Syria, which took effect on Thursday night, in the latest bid to end nearly six years of crisis…

President Hassan Rouhani in a message to Italy’s prime minister-designate highlighted the age-old friendly ties between Tehran and Rome, and called for expansion of relations. Rouhani sent a…

Iran's foreign minister said the blame game between the West and the East does nothing to eradicate the "twin problems of terrorism and extremism", calling for genuine global cooperation to…

An Iranian official warned of the repercussions of continued support for terrorists in Syria, saying playing the card of terrorism is tantamount to playing with fire.

A lawmaker said the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers has not banned Iran from possessing nuclear waste, produced in the process of enriching uranium, in addition to the 300 kilogram of low-…

Iranians took to the streets across the country to commemorate the seventh anniversary of rallies held on December 30, 2009, to defend the Islamic Republic.

President Hassan Rouhani called on all state sectors to help his administration in the campaign against corruption and, by extension, revive the sanctions-hit economy.

Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan censured Washington's lack of seriousness in the fight against the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group, saying the US has nurtured militants and now wants…

A US State Department spokesman reiterated the stance that Washington is not opposed to Iran-Russia-Turkey talks on the resolution of Syria conflict, a new round of which is said to be held around…

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said sharing nuclear knowhow with neighboring countries will pave the way for regional development.

AEOI Spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi also noted that…

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi warned Saudi Arabia not to interfere in its internal affairs, after Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir accused Popular Mobilization Units of committing…

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, a foreign policy advisor to Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, met a top-level delegation from the Houthi Ansarullah movement on Wednesday to discuss the latest…

Iran’s Air Defense Force on Wednesday carried out the first operational test of Sayyad-3 missiles paired with Talash homegrown missile system, during a large-scale wargame in southern parts of the…

Air defense forces practiced high-precision targeting of mock enemy aircraft on the second day of a major joint wargame by the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps.

A lawmaker said e-voting machines for the city council elections will be unveiled next week.

Qasem Mirzaei-Nekou made the statement in an interview with ICANA on Tuesday. E-polling helps…

A lawmaker said Cairo's widening rift with Saudi Arabia has pushed Egypt toward Syria and its allies, namely Iran and Russia, indicating a major change in the region's political equations.