The deputy foreign minister says Tehran is ready to help Kurdish fighters in Kobane, who are defending their town against Islamic State (IS) militants, as part of its policy to back the Syrian…
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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei went hiking on Friday in mountains in northern Tehran for the first time after undergoing surgery in early September. Ayatollah…
Ambassador to Beirut Mohammad Fathali held talks with Lebanese Defense Minister Samir Moqbel about a military grant Tehran has offered to the Lebanese army to help it in its fight against…
The former French prime minister says Iran's potential should be used to help contain regional crises.
Dominique de Villepin made the remarks in a meeting with the head of the Majlis…
Iran and its negotiating partners are set to resume nuclear talks next week in Vienna.
"Arrangements are being made so that the talks resume… we will have bilateral and multilateral talks…
The head of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has said Iran and some Latin American countries share similar views on various issues.
Iran has informed the Lebanese government of the nature of the pledged military aid, the ambassador to Lebanon said on Tuesday after Tehran announced it would donate military equipment to the…
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham has criticized the recent UN human rights rapporteur's report on Iran as "one-sided" and "far from the reality."
Afkham said, "This report has…
Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has said the mood among the public is that of "optimism" thanks to the reasonable policies implemented by the administration of President Hassan Rouhani "in…
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has used the United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee to voice its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism. As the movement’s current chair, Iran represented…
The Majlis Councils Affairs Committee has approved a motion which would increase the number of parliamentarians from 290 to 310, the Fars news agency reported on Wednesday. The motion should now…
The spokesperson for the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee told IRNA that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attended a meeting of the committee on Tuesday and gave a report…
In the cabinet meeting on Wednesday, President Hassan Rouhani thanked security officials for managing to maintain the country's security while the region is afflicted with insecurity.
A senior member of the Combatant Clergy Association told the Tasnim news agency on Wednesday that all principlist groups have been invited to attend a congress which will be held on Saturday with…
A lawmaker has described the British Treasury’s move to remove sanctions on a number of Iranian companies and an individual as the first step toward lifting such “illegal” measures altogether.…
There is practically no time left for reaching agreement on Iran's nuclear program, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Monday.
President Hassan Rouhani has said the administration will remain committed to the promises he made to the academic community during his election campaign.
Rouhani said, "The administration…
Deputy Interior Minister Hossein Zolfaqari has urged the international community to assist in the development of Afghanistan and pave the ground for the voluntary return of Afghan refugees to…
Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi appeared before parliament on Tuesday to respond to questions posed by a number of lawmakers led by Javad Karimi-Qoddousi, who is known as a vocal critic of the…
The foreign ministry spokesperson has condemned the international community’s indifference toward the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Syrian town of Kobane, which is the target of…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin in Tehran.
In the meeting on Monday, the foreign minister said Iran has put…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that nuclear talks with the major powers have developed in a way that Europe can play a “serious” and “prominent” role to “strike a balance” between…
A senior lawmaker has said the so-called US-led international coalition against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq and Syria is a “political show” by the United States and its allies in the…
First Deputy Interior Minister Hosseinali Amiri told IRNA on Monday that the election law is to be revised so that the regulations concerning the conduct of elections will be “integrated” and…
The deputy foreign minister for consular affairs on Tuesday warned the youth of the severe consequences of illegal emigration attempts to countries like Australia, IRNA reported. Hassan Qashqavi…
