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  • The spokesperson for the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has cited Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi as saying that the major powers engaged in the nuclear talks with…

  • Former Norwegian prime minister Kjell Magne Bondevik says the sanctions that have been imposed on Iran are “unconstructive”.

    Bondevik made the remarks in a meeting with Foreign Minister…

  • The secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said the attempts by the supporters of terrorists to wage a "war of attrition" in Syria are "doomed to failure."

    Ali Shamkhani…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that the rise in violence and extremism in the region is the consequence of “wrong policies and thinking” of some regional countries.…

  • Iran and Russia reviewed a three-year joint plan of action to combat transnational organized crime.

  • In its meeting on Tuesday, the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution decided by a unanimous vote to establish December 18 as National Day of Campaign Against Violence and Extremism, ISNA…

  • The ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other international organizations in Vienna renewed Tehran’s call for turning the Middle East into a zone free from nuclear…

  • The nuclear chief says Iran has no plan to launch its uranium enrichment machines that are installed but are not operational as the talks between Iran and the major powers on a final nuclear deal…

  • National Security Advisor to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says relations between Iran and Pakistan, particularly in the commercial and economic spheres, are “following an even path.”…

  • Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said Iraq can play an effective role in helping resolve the issues facing Syria and Lebanon.  Rafsanjani made the remarks…

  • Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said on Monday that 20 former mid-level managers who had served in the previous administration had been detained over a series of financial offences which were…

  • The spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said Tehran has not violated its obligations under an interim accord it signed with the major powers last year over its nuclear…

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said the Syrian nation's resistance against the plots hatched by foreigners deserves praise.

  • President Hassan Rouhani expressed hope that “unity” and “brotherhood” among the Afghan nation would help root out terror and violence in the country.

    In a meeting with Deputy Chief…

  • President Hassan Rouhani proposed that December 18 be designated as international day against violence and extremism.  

    He made the proposal at the high-level international Conference…

  • Iran and Russia signed an agreement to cooperate in the campaign against illicit drugs.

    Interior Minister and Drug Control Headquarters Secretary General Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli and…

  • New domestically developed air defense systems will be tested in late December, the commander of the Khatam ol-Anbiya Air Defense Base told IRNA on Tuesday.

  • Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attended a meeting of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Tuesday to give a report on the talks with the major powers on a final deal…

  • Pakistan's military attaché in Iran said the anti-piracy operations of Iranian naval forces in international waters are "valuable" and "praiseworthy".

    "Iran's navy has made great progress…

  • Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani met with senior representatives of seven major political parties on Monday.

    Issues concerning the general policies of…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the recent Israeli airstrikes against Syria were aimed at boosting the morale of the so-called Islamic State (IS) terrorist group.

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Monday urged authorities to make firm and practical decisions in the fight against corruption.

  • US Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed hope that Iran and its international negotiating partners would be able to reach a final nuclear deal within three or four months.

  • Members of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee held a meeting with Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani on Monday.

    A wide range of…

  • The secretary general of the Popular Front of Reforms has commented that the efficiency of the system helps boost public confidence.  “The existence of corruption erodes people’s confidence…