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  • A senior lawmaker says the regrouping of the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group toward Afghanistan requires the strengthening of Iran's defense strategy along its eastern borders. …

  • Russian, Iranian, and Turkish foreign ministers will discuss Syria during a meeting in the Kazakh capital Astana in March, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Monday.

  • President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to leave Tehran for New Delhi on Thursday for a three-day visit.

  • Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the high turnout in nationwide rallies celebrating the 39th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution gave a firm response to foreign…

  • Russia's foreign minister criticized US President Donald Trump's policy on Iran as "biased", citing his unilateral push for new curbs on the Islamic Republic's ballistic missile program.

  • Judiciary officials are investigating a case involving a number of suspects arrested on espionage charges, including an individual who recently committed suicide in detention.  

  • A new coercive approach toward Iran over its regional and missile policies will not result in its capitulation and is bound to lead to a dangerous escalation, say two political experts. 

  • Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on officials to step up their efforts to root out corruption and discrimination and work to improve people's standard of…

  • The West must ensure the 2015 Iran nuclear deal succeeds before trying to negotiate other issues, a senior diplomat said in a suggestion that Tehran could discuss matters such as its regional…

  • The presidents of Turkey, Russia, and Iran agreed on Thursday to meet in Istanbul to discuss the conflict in Syria, a Turkish presidential source said, Reuters reported.

  • An Iranian politician dismissed as “old news” on Thursday a report in the western news media that Washington had reached out to Tehran in December to establish back-channel talks to negotiate…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the spokesman for Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah movement held talks on the latest developments in the Arabian peninsula country and the ongoing human…

  • A senior official on Saturday rejected allegations that Israel had intercepted an Iranian drone launched from Syria, saying Tehran only provides military advice to the Arab country. 

  • President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the importance of an inclusive approach to government by underscoring the need for the contribution of all groups to the government's plans aimed at steering…

  • The US administration has been orchestrating a campaign based on "shortsighted policy decisions" to create a false impression that war is the only way to deal with Iran and get Americans on the…

  • An Iranian envoy to the United Nations aired grievances over the world body’s failure to confront the US hostile unilateral actions, describing it as a frustrating setback to international…

  • Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu arrived in Tehran on Wednesday on a daylong trip for talks with his counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, and President Hassan Rouhani about bilateral and…

  • Iran’s top military commander says the United States is transferring militants of the self-styled Islamic State terror group to Afghanistan now that the terrorists have lost their strongholds in…

  • President Hassan Rouhani called on Turkey to stop its military operation in the northern Syrian enclave of Afrin against Kurdish militants, saying it will only result in more deaths on both…

  • If China, Russia, and Europe take a united stance on the Iran nuclear deal and establish new channels of communication, the agreement could survive even if the United States pulls out, says a…

  • A lawmaker said the foreign policies adopted by Russia in the past indicate that Moscow is only seeking to promote its interests when expanding its relations with other nations, an approach he…

  • The economy has picked up significantly in the wake of relief from international sanctions under the 2015 nuclear deal, despite US attempts to complicate Iran's access to the pact's benefits,…

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, discussed Tehran’s nuclear agreement and regional issues in a telephone conversation, the Kremlin said in a…

  • An international meeting in Astana on settlement of the situation in Syria is planned for late February, Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov told reporters on Tuesday, TASS news…

  • Iraqi forces are preparing an operation to consolidate control of an area near the Iran border to be used for the transit of Iraqi oil, two officials said on Monday, highlighting concern about…