Lawmakers lauded the "positive points" of the Cabinet lineup proposed by President Hassan Rouhani, saying "pragmatism" dominates the ministers' agendas.
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The Iranian government's engagement in closer interaction with other parties to the 2015 nuclear deal would compel the US administration to abandon its hostile approach toward the pact over…
As Tensions between the United States and Iran have reached new heights in recent weeks, a former senior official with the US Central Intelligence Agency has voiced concern over US President…
The parliament is due to decide on giving votes of confidence to President Hassan Rouhani’s second-term Cabinet on Sunday.
Akbar Ranjbarzadeh, a member of Majlis Presiding Board, made…
A lawmaker underlined the need to facilitate the implementation of the government’s plans aimed at boosting foreign trade in the wake of the country’s relief from economic sanctions under the…
Turkey and Iran have agreed to boost defense cooperation after talks in Ankara this week between Iran's military chief and Turkish leaders, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman said on…
The US shipping firm Blue Sky Blue Sea, Inc. has agreed to pay more than half-a-million dollars for violating sanctions against Iran 140 times, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of…
Russia, Turkey and Iran, which are the guarantors of Syrian truce, are satisfied with the course of intense consultations ahead of the Astana talks on Syria, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat…
President Hassan Rouhani in a message to his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, congratulated the people and government of Indonesia on the Southeast Asian country's National Day.
President Hassan Rouhani's defense minister-designate underlined his determination to help boost Iran's ballistic missile capabilities if he receives the parliamentary confirmation for the post…
The US keeps imposing sanctions on Iran because its allies, such as Saudi Arabia and Israel, want to put pressure on Tehran to prevent it from expanding its power in the region, said Kaveh…
The source of increased funding for Iran's missile development and regional anti-terror operations required under a parliamentary bill has been kept secret on security grounds, a lawmaker said…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described US unilateral sanctions against Tehran as “unacceptable in principle”, and said Russia supports Iran’s right to develop its weapon capabilities…
Chairman of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday.
The agenda included “…
Moscow is seeking to convince Tehran to stick to its commitments under the two-year nuclear deal despite being struck by several rounds of fresh US sanctions as part of Washington's toughened…
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said Iran has received no signal pointing to Riyadh’s desire to improve its relations with Tehran. “Though we have not seen any clear sign showing Saudi…
The administration of US President Donald Trump is conducting a comprehensive Iran policy review to assess, among other issues, Tehran’s compliance with its obligations under the 2015 nuclear…
President Hassan Rouhani is to visit New York later this month to take part in the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly, Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri announced on Sunday.
Lawmakers said simultaneous sanctions imposed by the US on Russia and Iran were undoubtedly aimed at driving a wedge between the two regional allies, noting that expansion of relations need to…
Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's top diplomat, who is nominated for another four-year term in office, vowed to make economy the watchword of the diplomatic apparatus and work to facilitate the entry…
Lawmakers believe recent allegations of Iran's interference in the 1990s Tajik civil war are part of a foreign plot aimed at driving a wedge between Iran and its neighbors.
Russia could convene a meeting with the United States, China, France, the United Kingdom and Germany to address concerns regarding the agreement between Iran and the six major powers on Tehran’s…
The reelected President Hassan Rouhani was in parliament on Tuesday to outline his plans for the next four years in office and defend the ministerial choices nominated to join his second Cabinet…
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps rejected US claims that a drone made an “unsafe approach” to an American aircraft carrier.
Iran has formed 10 rapid-response brigades to boost its counterterrorism efforts, President Hassan Rouhani’s pick for the post of defense minister said.
