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The US Senate will vote to renew sanctions on Iran for 10 years before adjourning next month, the chamber’s Republican leader said on Wednesday, sending the bill to the White House where President…

US Senator Bob Corker cast doubt on Wednesday that president-elect Donald Trump will reverse the Iran nuclear deal, saying such a decision would distract his fledgling administration in its first…

Iran's security forces have confiscated nearly two tons of explosives from terrorists linked to the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group in the city of Garmsar, southeast of the capital…

The government is set to succeed in its efforts to defeat the "monster" of air pollution, although its major steps to overcome the formidable challenge may take time to produce tangible results.…

French President Francois Hollande says he doubts that US president-elect Donald Trump would scrap Iran’s nuclear agreement with world powers.

“This accord gives us all security ... Could…

Iran's Defense Ministry plans to unveil a domestically developed helicopter and an advanced tank in the near future, Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan said on Wednesday.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and Indonesia’s ambassador in Tehran explored avenues for strengthening relations between the two Muslim nations, particularly in the economic sphere, as…

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Iran feels no concern about the results of the recent US presidential vote because it has never tied its foreign policy to changes…

The parliament is ready to hold next year's city council polls electronically, a senior lawmaker said, in another attempt to replace old-school ballot boxes with voting machines in Iranian…

A senior parliamentary official warned the United States that it will face the Islamic Republic's retaliation, should it violate the Iran nuclear deal. The warning came a day after the House of…

The Foreign Min istry spokesman said the human rights mechanisms of the United Nations are not meant to be exploited by western powers in their "political games" to put pressure on independent…

US President Barack Obama said on Monday he expects that his successor will likely reconsider campaign vows to undo some of Obama’s signature international accomplishments, including the Iran…

Iran is fully prepared to hold joint military drills with China, said the chairman of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.

Seventy-six national security experts urged US president-elect Donald Trump on Monday to reverse his hostility to the nuclear agreement signed with Iran last year and to use it as a tool to ease…

Iran’s Foreign Ministry deplored as unacceptable the killing of Nigerian Muslims by the police in the African country’s northern state of Kano.

“The recurrent scene of cruel massacre of…

A top advisor to the Leader of Islamic Revolution on international affairs reiterated that Iran’s advisory role in neighboring Iraq is aimed at averting a disintegration of the war-ravaged Arab…

President Hassan Rouhani plans to go on a tour of the Caucasus and Central Asia in the near future, which will take him to Armenia, then Kazakhstan and finally Kyrgyzstan.

President Hassan Rouhani called for closer defense cooperation with China and joint efforts to safeguard security in Asia.

"One could not make a distinction between security in different…

President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic Republic and Russia will proceed with their "strategic" cooperation in the campaign against terrorism until the elimination of this malicious phenomenon…

Top military aide to the Leader of Islamic Revolution Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi expressed hope that US president-elect Donald Trump would change the country’s hostile policies toward Iran…

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi underlined that religion plays no role in the differences between Iran and Saudi Arabia, stressing that Israel is benefiting the most from the rift between…

The top EU diplomat said last year’s nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers is enshrined in a UN Security Council resolution and cannot be altered by one government, stressing that it is in…

The European Council released a statement at the end of its meeting on Iran on Monday, in which it reiterated its commitment to helping facilitate the full implementation of the Iran nuclear deal…

Iranian and Chinese defense chiefs signed a defense agreement in Tehran on Monday, a sign of strengthening alignment between the two militaries in the chaotic West Asia.

President Hassan Rouhani called for closer cooperation between government and the public to help address unemployment, water shortage and environmental crises, the country's top problems.