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A lawmaker said the ball is in Saudis’ court to take action for rapprochement with Tehran, as Riyadh severed bilateral relations.

Ten-Day Dawn ceremonies kicked off across Iran on Tuesday, marking the runup to the 38th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which put an end to the monarchy of the US-backed Pahlavi…

Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan denounced Israel's settlement activities in occupied Palestinian territories for jeopardizing the Middle East security and called for concerted action against the…

Despite a hostile stance by the new US president toward the nuclear agreement, other international parties are intent on seeing through the historic pact, officially called the Joint Comprehensive…

Iran’s Foreign Ministry announced the formation of a committee to deal with the affairs of Iranians outside the country following a recent US travel ban. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi…

Tehran's hospitality and assistance to refugees is exemplary, the representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Iran, Sivanka Dhanapala, said.

"I…

Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said the IR-8 centrifuges tests recently conducted by AEOI are within the framework of the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint…

A senior lawmaker said the recent remarks of British Prime Minister Theresa May against the Islamic Republic are driven by London's desperation and setbacks in the Middle East.

Iran's top diplomat said Tehran's missile activities do not contravene a UN resolution that endorses the nuclear deal, and should not be used by the US as an excuse to stir tensions.

US President Donald Trump and Saudi King Salman want to "rigorously" enforce the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the White House said on Sunday, despite the US…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called Iran a "kind neighbor and old partner", praising long-lasting bilateral relations that are based on "equality of rights, mutual respect and trust".

The US government intended to invade the Islamic Republic in 1991 or 2001, but did not dare to do so, Iranian Army’s Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said.

A senior Iranian official criticized a controversial decision by the new US government to block entry into the country from Iran and six other Muslim states, saying such moves would be detrimental…

The new US President Donald Trump would run the risk of confrontation with European allies if he were to violate the 2015 nuclear deal, a lawmaker said.

“Europeans should try to dissuade…

President Hassan Rouhani renewed a pledge to promote national interests by tapping into the scope for deepening international engagement in the wake of the nuclear deal, despite resistance from…

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei praised the firefighters who recently lost their lives when a blazing high-rise collapsed in downtown Tehran. The Leader issued a message…

Iranian Ambassador in Baghdad Hassan Danaeifar renewed Tehran’s support for the Iraqi government and nation in the ongoing fight against terrorism.

“I reaffirm Tehran’s support for Baghdad…

Iran's top diplomat said the US decision to restrict arrivals from the Islamic Republic shows Washington's baseless claims of only having issues with the government in Tehran, stressing that the…

The injection of uranium gas into Iran's latest generation of centrifuge machines, IR-8, is a "turning point" in the development of the national nuclear industry, a nuclear negotiator said.

The schedule of a visit by French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, who will arrive in Tehran at the head a high-ranking politico-economic delegation on Monday, was announced by Iran's Foreign…

French President Francois Hollande said he has called on US President Donald Trump to respect Iran's historic nuclear deal with major powers. 

This is the first official telephone…

A lawmaker said he believes regional failures have prompted Saudi Arabia to seek the resumption of ties with Tehran, but a sense of pride has caused it to use intermediaries, pointing to the…

The top Iranian and Russian diplomats said the recent Syria peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana were an “efficient platform” for conducting direct talks between the Syrian government and…

After the new US President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring Iranian travelers along with citizens of six other Muslim-majority countries from entering the US for 90 days, a senior…

In a statement on Saturday, Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Iran would ban Americans from entering the country in response to Washington's "offensive" move to temporarily deny Iranians…