Iraq does not agree with US sanctions against Iran but will abide by them to protect its own interests, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday. “As a matter of principle we are against…
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Intelligence forces nabbed members of a terrorist team that had recently launched a failed grenade attack on a police station in a border area and also foiled a plot to smuggle explosives into…
Less than two months after a landmark US-North Korea summit in Singapore, North Korea’s foreign minister apprised President Hassan Rouhani of the historic summit.
In a meeting in Tehran…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran has received messages from Switzerland and Oman offering mediation between Tehran and Washington, but no talks are currently underway between…
Iran is open to negotiations if the United States shows "sincerity", President Hassan Rouhani said late on Monday, but added that such talks would be meaningless while the country is being…
North Korea’s top diplomat held talks in Tehran on Tuesday on a range of issues, including bilateral ties and regional and international developments.
New US sanctions against Iran took effect on Tuesday, and President Donald Trump, who defied Washington’s allies to impose them, pledged that firms doing business with Tehran would be barred…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with the newly-appointed ambassador of Pakistan Riffat Masood and the new secretary general of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of…
The Assembly of Experts, a top body tasked with electing the leader of the Islamic Revolution has called on the three branches of the government to take practical and effective steps to improve…
Iran’s new ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad Jalal Firouznia submitted a copy of his credentials to Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil on Monday.
In the meeting, the two sides discussed the…
Iraqi President Fuad Masum said Monday that due to the circumstances of Iraq and the nature of its relations with Iran complying with new US sanctions against Tehran will be "difficult".
As the Trump administration readies to re-impose sanctions on Iran that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear accord, America's European allies fear greater regional instability.
President…
Following a motion put forward by 80 lawmakers to question President Hassan Rouhani about his administration's poor handling of mounting economic challenges, officials have reflected on the…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that negotiating with the Trump administration is hard to imagine after its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.
Interacting…
European leaders said Monday that they were working to preserve the nuclear deal with Iran despite renewed US sanctions against Tehran as the European Commission brought into enforce a so-…
Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi held separate talks with the military attachés of Japan and Pakistan in Tehran on Monday.
Enhancing bilateral ties between Iran and China can help neutralize US unilateral sanctions, said Chinese Ambassador to Iran Pang Sen.
He made the remarks on Sunday in Tehran in a…
The Foreign Ministry in a message Monday sympathized with the people and government of Indonesia after strong earthquakes that left scores of people dead and injured. Expressing sorrow…
Iran should not tie its own hands in dealing with sanctions with an outright rejection of direct talks with the United States, says a former diplomat.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps confirmed recent reports about its naval exercise in the Persian Gulf in southern Iran and said it was part of routine drills.
The United States would be to blame if tensions increase in the already volatile Middle East, says a former Iranian diplomat who believes that the fallout of any wrong move by Washington would…
As the US is expected to hit Iran with new sanctions on Monday, one official in Tehran said European powers need to take outright measures before imposition of the restrictions if they really…
Two overhauled Mirage and F5 fighter jets were unveiled in northeastern Iran on Sunday.
The overhaul operations on Mirage were accomplished by Air Force experts and engineers at Shahid…
The Foreign Ministry spokesman on Sunday strongly condemned the drone assassination attempt on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Bahram Qasemi condemned the attack, saying “we…
Saudi Arabia has agreed to issue visa for the newly-appointed head of Iran’s Interests Section in the kingdom, an informed source told IRNA. “Saudi Arabia has agreed to issue visa for an Iranian…
