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  • Some 223 members of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) have left Camp Liberty in Iraq for Albania over the past few weeks, the Fars news agency reported on Friday.  …

  • The deputy interior minister stressed the need to create effective mechanisms to help Afghan refugees return to their homeland and said, “The reconstruction and development of Afghanistan is the…

  • The president of Italy's Chamber of Deputies says Iran has a crucial role to play in ensuring stability in the region.   

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei expressed his support for the extension of the talks between Iran and the major powers on Tehran's nuclear program, saying the…

  • Iran and the major powers will try to conclude a nuclear deal before a new summer deadline, EUbusiness quoted a senior European diplomat as saying on Wednesday.     …

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani says many economic problems are not due to sanctions, but they are rooted in mismanagement. “I do not believe that all problems are due to sanctions, but many economic…

  • The commander of the navy said six new warships, which are equipped with short-range and medium-range surface-to-surface missile systems, will be unveiled on Monday, the Fars news agency reported…

  • A parliamentary delegation, comprised of members of the Majlis Judicial and Legal Committee, left Tehran for Kuala Lumpur on Friday to hold talks with Malaysian judicial officials on legal issues…

  • British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said London is working with Iranian officials to reopen the British Embassy in Tehran in spite of some “technical difficulties”.

  • Following a decision by Iran and the major powers to extend their talks on a final settlement to Iran's nuclear dispute for seven more months, the ambassador to France commented, "All parties have…

  • Calling for expansion of all-out ties with Azerbaijan, Iran's First Vice President Es'hagh Jahangiri underlined on Wednesday that the security of the two neighbors "is tied together," IRNA…

  • British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said a final deal on Tehran's nuclear program would offer great benefits to the world.    

    Hammond made the remarks on Tuesday in…

  • After months of controversy over who should run the ministry of higher education, lawmakers finally reached a consensus among themselves to give a vote of confidence to President Hassan Rouhani's…

  • A former Russian foreign minister has said that conditions are favorable for increasing cooperation between Iran and Russia, expressing satisfaction with the growing relations between the two…

  • The director of the US State Department’s press office said on Tuesday that the talks between Iran and the major powers over the past year have brought them closer to a final deal to resolve the…

  • The director of the Expediency Council’s Center for Strategic Research   said Iran is prepared to share its experience with the neighboring countries that are keen to take advantage of…

  • The ambassador to Ankara and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed issues of mutual interest in a meeting on Tuesday.   

  • Unknown gunmen have killed three police personnel early on Wednesday in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, which borders Pakistan.

  • New domestically developed naval systems were put on display on Wednesday in a ceremony held on the occasion of National Navy Day. An X-band navigation radar system, a sea-based fire control…

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Tuesday that it was a "sensible move" to decide to extend the talks between Iran and the major powers on a long-term settlement to the nuclear dispute.  "…

  • Hours after Iran and the major powers agreed on Monday to extend the talks on a final deal over Tehran’s nuclear program in Vienna, President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran “will continue dialogue…

  • In a phone conversation on late Monday, President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed bilateral cooperation, regional issues and Iran’s nuclear talks. …

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the United States and its European allies joined hands to "bring the Islamic Republic to its knees" over the nuclear issue, but…

  • The White House said on Monday Iran should be given more time to address concerns about its nuclear program and that imposing fresh sanctions on the Iranians could be counterproductive, Reuters…

  • Iran has taken the necessary steps to continue to comply with an interim nuclear agreement, according to a UN nuclear agency report seen by Reuters on Monday, as Tehran and the major powers gave…