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  • Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the people of Gaza should be proud of their resistance against the Israeli regime.

  • The interior minister said Iran is keen to expand cooperation with Iraq in security, business and economic areas.

  • The head of Tehran Criminal Courts said on Sunday the ruling for former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's top aide has been "mostly upheld" by the Supreme Court.  

  • The former Turkish president says the settlement of the standoff over Tehran's nuclear program could have positive "strategic" implications for the Middle East region.    

  • Political directors from Iran and the six major powers held a meeting in Geneva on Sunday in an effort to narrow differences in their positions on a comprehensive agreement to end the long-running…

  • A Republican lawmaker has expressed fury over President Barack Obama's remarks that "donors" are driving the US Congress to impose sanctions on Iran.

    House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy…

  • Kelsey Davenport, director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association, says the United States has an "historic opportunity" to resolve the dispute over Tehran's nuclear program,…

  • The deputy chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee says US officials should not make attempts to frighten the nation with threats of imposing new sanctions because…

  • The commander of the naval force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran’s defense capabilities have compelled the US military to change its strategy in the Persian Gulf, adding…

  • In a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, former president Mohammad Khatami condemned violent and extremist actions around the world, which are carried out under various banners…

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani leading a parliamentary delegation will travel to Turkey on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Member…

  • Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu is scheduled to arrive in Tehran today at the head of a high-level military delegation at the invitation Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan, IRNA reported.…

  • A former senior US State Department official said he believes new sanctions legislation against Iran is “unnecessary”, noting that President Barack Obama will “very likely” veto any bill that…

  • US President Barack Obama warned lawmakers on Friday not to trigger new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, vowing to veto any new sanctions legislation.

    He also said such a…

  • The chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee says Saudi Arabia is making every effort to block the progress of the Islamic Republic, noting that the “oil war” is their…

  • The spokesperson for the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said Iran is determined to continue negotiations with the major powers on a final nuclear deal and believes that the…

  • US President Barack Obama warned lawmakers on Friday not to trigger new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, vowing to veto any new sanctions legislation.

     

    He also…

  • The US State Department said on Saturday Iran has not violated the terms of an interim nuclear agreement it signed with the major powers and the UN Security Council resolutions by planning to…

  • The deputy foreign minister said US officials have sent "direct and indirect messages" to Iran on regional issues, including the Syrian crisis and the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group.

  • Senior diplomats from Iran and its international negotiating partners held intensive bilateral meetings in Geneva as part of efforts to narrow the remaining gaps between Tehran and the major…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said "freedom of thought and belief" should be respected along with freedom of speech.

  • Iraq's Interior Minister Mohammed Salem al-Ghabban was scheduled to arrive in Tehran on Saturday to hold talks with his Iranian counterpart Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, IRNA quoted the head of the…

  • An international conference on Gaza will be held in Tehran on Sunday, IRNA reported.

  • Former national security adviser Condoleezza Rice told jurors on Thursday she was stunned to learn that a classified mission to thwart Iran's nuclear program — now at the heart of a criminal leak…

  • A foreign ministry official denied reports that Major General Qasem Soleimani, a commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), has been injured in Iraq.

    “Major General Soleimani…